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After the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February 2022, Elena Kostyuchenco, one of Russia鈥檚 most fearless independent journalists, crossed into Ukraine to report on what was happening in the country. The paper she had worked at for 17 years, Novaya Gazeta, was shut down just months later in response to her reporting. Elena鈥檚 latest book, I Love Russia, gives a rare insight into her homeland, bringing us voices we have never heard. She speaks to Emma Barnett.
We hear from Karen Farquharson who has been awarded 拢37,000 at an employment tribunal after her boss told her she used the menopause as an 鈥渆xcuse for everything鈥�.
In a separate case, a woman assisted by the Equality and Human Rights commission says her menopausal symptoms should be considered, in her case, as a disability. The economist Vicky Pryce comments on the potential implications of the case.
We talk to 大象传媒 Wales political correspondent Teleri Glyn Jones about the victimisation of a whistle-blower and a complainant who made allegations of a serious nature about the Plaid Cymru MS Rhys ab Owen. Both say they were harassed by a family member of the MS who has been suspended from his party since last November pending an investigation by the Welsh Parliament鈥檚 standards watchdog. Emma Barnett also talks to former Plaid Cymru politician Nerys Evans who recently produced the damning report into Plaid鈥檚 sexual harassment complaints procedures earlier this year.
Innes Fitzgerald is the current under 17s UK number one in the 3000 metres and she鈥檚 made the conscious decision to no longer fly to any championships or running events abroad. She鈥檚 been nominated for Young Athlete of the Year in the 大象传媒 Green Sports Awards. She joins Emma to tell us more.
Presenter: Emma Barnett
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Studio Manager: Sue Maillot