Zara Aleena's aunt, Spice Girls stamps, surge in scabies
Allegations the killer of Zara Aleena has been caught having sex with a prison worker.
Farah Naz, the aunt of murdered law graduate Zara Aleena, tells of her concerns that her niece鈥檚 killer has allegedly been caught having sex with a prison worker. Jordan McSweeney is serving a life sentence at high security Belmarsh Prison in South London.
For the first time, Royal Mail has dedicated set of stamps to a female pop group, to commemorate 30 years since the Spice Girls formed in 1994. We talk to Lauren Bravo, a culture journalist and DJ Yinka Bokinni.
We hear about the start of a new landmark Radio 4 documentary series called Child which follows a child鈥檚 development from fertilisation to first birthday from its creator India Rakusen.
There鈥檚 been a surge in the number of scabies cases and experts are warning there鈥檚 an acute shortage of treatments which is turning it into a major public health threat. Emma Barnett talks to Dr Tess McPherson about who is most at risk from catching it and how best to avoid it.
And we talk to barrister Harriet Johnson about a study which suggests rape convictions are 20% less likely in cases where victims give pre-recorded evidence.
Presenter: Emma Barnett
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Studio Manager: Emma Harth
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