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Arianna Huffington is the President and editor-in-chief of , one of the most widely read news websites in the world. She has been named on the Forbes List list as one of the most powerful women in the US and Time Magazine ranked her among the 100 most influential people in the world. She鈥檚 now in the UK to host the which hopes to change the way we think about work and how we define success.

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Africa Fashion Week starts this Thursday in London celebrating the work of African and African inspired designers. We have two designers in the studio to talk about the success of African fashion in the UK and the best ways to wear African prints.

Vulnerable women who have been victims of human trafficking and other forms of exploitation, are getting entrepreneurship training at one of the top ranking universities in the world. Devised by the charity (HERA), and delivered by teachers at in London,听 the scheme is helping vulnerable women who have survived often traumatic situations, to become financially independent. Andrea is joined by Lynellyn Lond, founder of HERA, Rahul Bansal ,a teacher and mentors at Imperial, and one of the students, Michelle.听

Last Friday (26th July) was the 30th anniversary of the women鈥檚 800 meter world record, won by Jarmila Kratochvilova in Munich in 1983.听听听 It has not been beaten since and in the Olympics in London last year not one runner had been born when the record was set. 听In the next five years three more women鈥檚 world records will reach the age of 30: the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres.听 These records were听 obtained at a time when the use of performance enhancing drugs was rife,听 so does it make them unbeatable.听And is it听 time to start the clock again for women鈥檚 world records?听Michele Verroken Director of and formerly head of听 the UK鈥檚 ethics and doping programme joins Andrea.

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