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2095 episodes transcribedThis summer, the region of Manipur in India made headlines after two women were viciously attacked and assaulted by a mob of men. With a similar case...
Up to half of women will have a UTI at some point in their life. Earlier this year the NHS launched a new awareness campaign which the filmaker and au...
A special Woman’s Hour episode all about women who dig for the truth.Marianne Asher-Chapman from Holts Summit, Missouri has been searching for her dau...
Our Christmas Day special programme is devoted to the Brussels sprout, with some incredible women for whom they’re playing a key role in their working...
23-year-old Gracie Spinks was killed by a man who she had reported to the police for stalking her. The inquest into her death reported several failure...
A new drug called Veoza used to prevent hot flushes and night sweats has been approved in the UK. Also known as fezolinetant, it is prescription-only...
The Met Police have reported that cases of spiking - putting alcohol or drugs into another person's drink or body without their consent - have quadrup...
England goalkeeper Mary Earps has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She was a big part of the Lionesses' win at the Euros in 2022 and wa...
Kirsty Wark joins Emma Barnett to talk about stepping down from Newsnight after 30 years; what she’s planning to fill the extra time with and she also...
23-year-old Gracie Spinks was killed by a man who she had reported to the police for stalking her. The inquest into her death reported several failure...
Imelda Staunton has played Queen Elizabeth II for the last two series of television drama The Crown. As the final episodes are released this week, she...
The government is today unveiling the first ever national Kinship Care strategy, aiming to bring more awareness and more money to family members looki...
The National Crime Agency has warned parents that Facebook and Instagram are now a danger to children. That’s after Meta, the parent company of the so...
How could people step in safely if they see a woman being harassed in public? Former police officer Graham Goulden and criminologist Molly Ackhurst te...
Leading scientists are calling for a change in the law to help IVF patients donate unused embryos to biomedical research after a collapse in donations...
Israel has accused the United Nations of moving too slowly to respond to accounts that Hamas carried out widespread sexual violence against women in t...
An Ofsted inspection "contributed" to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry. That’s the conclusion of senior coroner Heidi Connor. This is the first ti...
An Ofsted inspection "contributed" to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. That’s the conclusion of senior coroner Heidi Connor. This is the first t...
Marin Alsop is one of the most famous conductors in the world. Ten years ago, she became the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms at the...
Academy Award-winning actor Julianne Moore plays Gracie Atherton-Yoo in Todd Haynes’ newest film, May December. The film tells the story of a married...
