Forgotten Children, Women in the Green Industry, La Clique
Forgotten Children: what does the government intend to do about those with parents in prison?
This week Woman鈥檚 Hour has featured the Forgotten Children series about the impact on children when a parent is sent to prison. So what do the Government intend to do about the problem? Anita Rani speaks to Labour MP Jake Richards and Conservative MP Richard Holden about the possibility of cross party action on this issue.
A video has been going viral since yesterday: New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke brought the country鈥檚 parliament to a halt by performing a haka in protest at a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with M膩ori people. Maori journalist Jamie Tahana tells Anita what happened, and what it means for the country.
Actor Halle Berry attended a fashion show wearing the same dress she memorably wore while accepting the Oscar for best actress in 2002. Thanks to her role in 鈥淢onster鈥檚 Ball,鈥 Berry was the first black woman in history to take home the accolade, making the gown 鈥 which features a burgundy skirt and sheer bodice adorned with floral appliqu茅 鈥 all the more special. Anita explores this with Rosana Lai fashion editor at Glamour UK.
COP29 - the UN's climate conference 鈥 has been taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan this week. The assembled delegates have been discussing ways to limit and prepare for future climate change with a particular focus on how to finance poorer countries adaptation to climate change. To coincide with this annual event LinkedIn has released some new data about green jobs and skills. Anita speaks to Sue Duke, VP of Global Public Policy for LinkedIn & their spokesperson for global gender parity.
The Oliver award-winning cabaret, comedy and circus sensation La Clique was born at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2004 and has since toured the globe. It is celebrating twenty years with a new show just opened at London鈥檚 Leicester Square. We meet two of its artists: Katharine Arnold, an aerialist and choreographer and Miranda Menzies, who specialises in the ancient art of hair suspension.
Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Louise Corley
Editor: Karen Dalziel
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