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Today the Church of England Synod in York will debate on new options for a way forward on women bishops.听 Last November, the Synod rejected draft legislation that would have allowed female clergy to become bishops by just six votes.听 Today鈥檚 debate is to consider the proposal to revive legislation allowing women to become bishops. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Religious Affairs Correspondent, Robert Piggott joins Jane from the debate to update the story.

Two contemporary themes -听on-line relationships and the right to die -听 are at the heart of Lottie Moggach鈥檚 debut novel, Kiss Me First.听Narrated by a socially isolated young woman, Leila, we hear about Tess who no longer wants to live, but听knows her suicide would hurt those she would leave behind. Tess enrols the support of Leila, who is tasked with becoming Tess鈥檚 online persona. With Tess鈥檚 help,听 Leila gets to know every aspect of Tess鈥檚听 life in order to assume her identity and allow Tess to slip away from the world unnoticed.听Lottie Moggach joins Jane in the studio.

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Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach is published July 2013 by Picador听

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Multi-platinum selling Scottish singer songwriter released her fourth studio album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon last month. Recorded in Arizona, the Scottish singer says the album is 鈥渇ull of songs from the heart鈥� and follows from the sad death of her father last year. She joins Jane Garvey in the studio to talk about her life and career, and to play Invisible Empire 鈥� her upcoming single from the album of the same name.听

KT Tunstall鈥檚 latest album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon is out now on Virgin Records, and the single Invisible Empire is out in August

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Margaret Wintringham was the first British born female MP.听She was the second woman to take a seat in the House of Commons after American born Nancy Astor.听Overshadowed by the witty American, who was Mrs Wintringham and what were her achievements?听Margaret Wintringham鈥檚 niece Patricia Moore and Dr Helen McCarthy, Senior Lecturer at the School of History, Queen Mary, University of London discuss.

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The children鈥檚 TV presenter Cerrie Burnell is a familiar face to many children and their parents. She started out with roles in Grange Hill, Eastenders and Holby City before joining CBeebies to be one of their main presenters in 2009. She鈥檚 just written a children鈥檚 book and is touring with a stage show which she鈥檚 written herself. The play is partly based on her own experience of growing up and the main character Libby is a young girl who has one hand and dreams of being a ballerina.