The number of rape prosecutions has fallen to its lowest level since the data began being collected. Over three years up to May 2020, prosecutions and convictions for rape more than halved. We explore what rape crisis centres say could be the reason
Have your teeth and gums been affected by the menopause? Dr Uchenna Okoye and Dr Louise Newsom discuss how changing hormones affect oral health and what you can do about it.Hot flushes are probably the first thing you associate with going through the menopause.
Today the government is pulling together a specific plan to help Afghan refugees come and settle in the UK. Girls and women will be especially helped. Women's rights activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has called for world governments to open their borders and take 'bold stances for the protection of women and girls' in Afghanistan. But what might that bold stance look like? Emma Barnett speaks to Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy.
Rape prosecutions have fallen dramatically - to the lowest ever level since data started being collected. But to what extent is this a result of intrusive requests by police and the CPS to access victims' records? Rape crisis centres around the UK are telling Woman's Hour that requests for everything from counselling records to school reports can deter women from taking the case further. Denying access to records may also lead to the case being dropped.
It's August and for lots of parents, it's time for back to school supply shopping. But it's not just kids that want all the latest products. In 2020 alone, households in the UK bought £3.52 billion pounds worth of stationery and drawing materials. And today, we're looking specifically at pens - buying them, trying them out and even watching videos of people writing with them.
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