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According to a new report from Adoption UK nearly half of families with adopted children aged 13 to 25 say they are at 鈥榗risis point鈥� or 鈥榝acing severe challenges鈥�. Author, Becky Brooks, discusses her report alongside Clare, a parent of adopted children.

Indian women wrestlers have been living on the streets of Delhi in protest after they accused their sport's federation's top official of sexual harassment and abuse. There is just three months until the World Championships and the Asian Games when ordinarily these women would be focussed on intense training. Nuala discusses the situation with Divya Arya, Women's Affairs Journalist at 大象传媒 Delhi.

A new production of Rigoletto opens next week at Opera Holland Park. Described as 鈥渁 propulsive tragedy of toxic masculinity and unfettered power鈥�, the director, Cecilia Stinton, explains why she has set it in an Oxbridge-style college post World War I, and the relevance of the story to a modern audience. The soprano, Alison Langer, who plays the role of Gilda, also joins Nuala and performs live in the studio.

New research has found that women are twice as likely to die within 30 days of a heart attack compared with men. To explore why women continue to appear more vulnerable after having a heart attack Nuala is joined by consultant cardiologist Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan.

The Happy Couple is the second novel by the acclaimed Irish novelist Naoise Dolan, whose debut Exciting Times was longlisted for the Women鈥檚 Prize for Fiction. It follows a young couple, Celine and Luke, in the run-up to their wedding and explores the creeping doubts they have about each other, marriage and monogamy. Naoise joins Nuala in the studio.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Emma Pearce