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England Netball win, Body positivity movement, Author Emilia Hart

England coach Jess Thirlby and former England captain Pamela Cookey join us.

England have won the Netball Nations Cup for the first time after beating South Africa. It proved sixth time lucky for the Vitality Roses after being defeated in the five previous finals. To celebrate, Nuala McGovern is joined by head coach Jess Thirlby and former England Netball captain, Pamela Cookey.

Last month, Eleanor Frances received a settlement of 拢116,000 from two Whitehall departments that she worked in as a civil servant, the agreement was reached without liability. She had claimed constructive dismissal after raising concerns about a lack of impartiality in HR policies on gender and sex. DCMS and DSIT are now revising their Gender Reassignment policies. In her first broadcast interview, Eleanor tells Nuala why she brought the case.

With New York fashion week in full swing we take a look at the decline of the body positivity movement. As with everything in fashion, trends come and go but when the body positivity movement hit the catwalk and more diverse models were used many thought the change was here to stay. To discuss, Nuala is joined by fashion writer Victoria Moss and plus-sized model Enrika.

Laila Souief has been on hunger strike for 134 days, campaigning for the release of her British-Egyptian son Alaa Abdel Fattah, who is being held as a political prisoner in Egypt. Today she is calling for the Prime Minister to take more decisive action in getting him released. She tells Nuala how she鈥檚 dealing with the hunger strike aged 68, and what she wants from the government.

Inspired by the convict ships that transported prisoners from Ireland and England to Australia and the misogyny that鈥檚 travelled down through generations, Emilia Hart鈥檚 new book, The Sirens, explores the healing power of water and sisterhood.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Emma Pearce

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