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This week two of the most powerful women in the London books trade, Dame Gail Rebuck and Victoria Barnsley, stepped down from their posts within 24 hours of each other. Dame Gail will stay at random House as UK chairman, but Victoria Barnsley leaves Harper Collins. Four years ago there were four women heading up British publishing, on Sunday there were three and today there鈥檚 one 鈥� Ursula Mackenzie at Little Brown. So, what鈥檚 going on?听Jenni is听joined by Victoria Barnsley.

How long can you realistically wait to have a baby? 听听The received wisdom is that 35 is the age at which fertility starts to fall. 听But there is a growing trend for women to have children later in life.听 The number of women in their 40s having babies has risen by more than 15% in five years, the biggest rise in any age group, according to NHS statistics published last December. 听On the other hand private IVF in women over 40 is a growth industry.听 And fertility treatment on the NHS will be offered to women aged over 40 for the first time, under new NICE guidelines. 听听Jenni is joined by 鈥渙lder mothers鈥� with different opinions on the subject: Claudia Spahr, journalist and author of Right Time Baby, The Complete Guide to Later Motherhood & Kate Garraway, journalist and ambassador for the Get Britain Fertile Campaign, 听who both had children in their late 30鈥檚 and 40s.

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An exhibition opening this week at 听in London promises nipped in waists from the 50鈥檚, diaphanous fabrics and short skirts from the 60鈥檚 and 70鈥檚 and diamante and shoulder pads from the 80鈥檚. 鈥楩ashion Rules鈥� features some of the most dramatic and glamorous dresses worn by the Queen, Princess Margaret and Diana, Princess of Wales and looks both at how the rules of fashion changed over those decades and how these women followed the rules of royal dressing. It鈥檚 also a chance to have a close look at some of the most beautiful outfits worn by women whose choice of dress both reflected and influenced fashion. Louise Adamson has been along for a sneak preview of the show with the curator, Cassie Davies-Strodder, as it was being set up. She also met one of the conservators from Historic Royal Palaces, Christine Housden, who explained how the dresses have been prepared to go on display and also had some hints for us mere mortals as to how we might look after our most treasured clothes. Cassie began by showing Louise a dress worn by the Queen in the late 1950鈥檚.

Over the last 20 years journalist Lucy Cavendish has tried every diet going; the Dukan, the Atkins, the South Beach and even the Blood Group diet. But recently she听 renounced diets in favour of a new way of eating: 听鈥榝ood mindfulness鈥�.听听 By tuning into her body鈥檚 wisdom about what and when to eat Lucy lost half a stone. She joins Jenni along with Sian Porter, Consultant Dietician from the British Dietetic Association to discuss how we can all learn to pay more attention to what we are eating.

鈥極mbre hair鈥� or 鈥榙ip dying鈥� is all the rage at the moment for fashionable heads, as is grey blonde for some young women and the pink rinse for oldies, thanks to Helen Mirren. As the sales of hair dye continue to rise, Jenni Murray takes a look at the latest hair dying fashions. Should you be indulging in a little 鈥榖alayage鈥� and just what can microlites do for you? Sharon Peake 鈥� the 鈥� is in studio with advice. And, as youngsters are influenced by pop idols like Rihanna to constantly change the bright colours in their hair, Keith Hobbs, from the ,听tackles the question: Just how much damage can you do with a home dye kit?