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1957 episodes transcribedHow To Build A Girl – based on Caitlin Moran’s non-fiction memoir of the same name - has now been turned into a film It introduces us to Johanna Mor...
The mental health charity, Mind is calling for the government to publish their White Paper on the Mental Health Act. They have been pushing for reform...
Karen Gibson aka 'Godmother of Gospel' shot to worldwide fame in 2018 after she appeared conducting The Kingdom Choir at the Royal Wedding of Harry an...
In a landmark ruling handed down at York County Court, housing benefit discrimination has been judged unlawful and in breach of the Equality Act. Rese...
Tomorrow the United Arab Emirates will launch its first ever mission to Mars. The probe, called Hope, aims to give the most complete picture yet of t...
A highly-critical review of three medical treatments for women in the UK found thousands of lives had been harmed because officials failed to listen...
It's 41 years this Sunday that Olive Morris died. She was a Black British feminist and civil rights campaigner. A couple of weeks ago, Google marked w...
One in 5,000 women are born without a womb and many may have to have it removed because of cancer or other conditions. In the past decade there’ve be...
The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety review has been released this morning. Baroness Cumberlege led the review into the the effects o...
The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, also known as the Cumberlege review, is finally being published tomorrow after being dela...
“Gendered power dynamics underpin the AI debate,” says Ivana Bartoletti. She’s an expert in data privacy and has set up a network called, Women Leadin...
The Domestic Abuse Bill 2020 is currently making its way through Parliament, and will reach the House of Lords by the end of July. For the first time...
What do you do when your toddler is a fussy eater? A guide for parents about fussy eating which has been available for over ten years, has just been r...
Lynn and Lucy is a new film about the lives of two best friends in a close-knit community in Essex whose relationship is tested after a tragedy happen...
The stereotypical view of a gamer is a socially-isolated teenager who could be doing something better with their time. Liz Vickers is a 74 year old ga...
Dawn Bilbrough is a critical care nurse from York who in the early stages of COVID-19 posted an emotional video on social media that went viral. She w...
Last week Johnson & Johnson announced it will cease production on two lines of skin-lightening products sold in countries across Asia and the Midd...
How might our relationship with our bodies and appearance change after the pandemic? As part of the BBC's Rethink series, Laura Bates, the founder of...
Today’s Rethink essay comes from the musician and artist Brian Eno, he asks what the response to the pandemic has taught us about leadership, and how...
Michaela Coel’s new drama “I May Destroy You” on BBC 1 is receiving rave reviews on Twitter and in the papers. The story centres around a writer calle...
