Women

One in 10 pregnant women smoking at delivery time
The levels in 2024 are also up by 2.7% on the island from the year before, health bosses say.
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Guernsey
Posted
1 day ago
'I started farming at 17 after my dad died'
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
7 August
'I am not just a farmer's wife'
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Dorset
Posted
7 August
Cancer survivor says smear test move 'horrendous'
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
1 August
Rape crisis centre to launch single-sex only meetings after trans row
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Sussex
Posted
30 July
The Girls Squad helping women meet new friends
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Suffolk
Posted
27 July
In a Haitian city ruled by gangs, young rape survivor raises baby she was told to abort
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Latin America
Posted
24 July
'Hair treatment got my swimming confidence back'
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
23 July
Why victims are quitting the criminal justice system
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London
Posted
16 July
Cornwall's 'inspirational women' in art exhibition
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Cornwall
Posted
12 July
'It's heartbreaking leaving women sleeping rough'
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Somerset
Posted
10 July
Smear test 'saved my life' after detecting cancer
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Wiltshire
Posted
9 July
Welsh group makes suffragette sashes for every female MP
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Wales
Posted
2 July

Women's health

'The worst decision you could ever have to make' Video, 00:01:21
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Health
Posted
2 hours ago
Periods have 'massive impact' on female athletes. Video, 00:00:58
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Health
Posted
2 hours ago
Expectant mothers encouraged to use vital service
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England
Posted
1 day ago
Support network helped us to breastfeed, say mums
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Gloucestershire
Posted
7 days ago
New support helps parents cope with ICU trauma
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London
Posted
5 August

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One in 10 pregnant women smoking at delivery time
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Guernsey
Posted
1 day ago
'I started farming at 17 after my dad died'
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
7 August
'I am not just a farmer's wife'
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Dorset
Posted
7 August
You're Dead to Me. Viking Women: wives, weavers and warriors. Audio, 58 minutes
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about the fascinating women of the Viking age.
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BBC Radio 4
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Cancer survivor says smear test move 'horrendous'
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
1 August
AntiSocial. Dating and toxicity. Audio, 54 minutes
Are women-only dating advice groups doing more harm than good?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Rape crisis centre to launch single-sex only meetings after trans row
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Sussex
Posted
30 July
The Girls Squad helping women meet new friends
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Suffolk
Posted
27 July
In a Haitian city ruled by gangs, young rape survivor raises baby she was told to abort
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Latin America
Posted
24 July
'Hair treatment got my swimming confidence back'
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
23 July
Why victims are quitting the criminal justice system
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London
Posted
16 July
Cornwall's 'inspirational women' in art exhibition
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Cornwall
Posted
12 July
'It's heartbreaking leaving women sleeping rough'
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Somerset
Posted
10 July
Smear test 'saved my life' after detecting cancer
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Wiltshire
Posted
9 July
Welsh group makes suffragette sashes for every female MP
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Wales
Posted
2 July
'Every word has come back to haunt me': China cracks down on women who write gay erotica
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Asia
Posted
29 June
Womb lining test offers miscarriage hope to women
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Health
Posted
26 June
'Staggering' increase in reports of rape and attempted rape
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Scotland
Posted
24 June
Yorkshire beach chosen for body confidence campaign
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North Yorkshire
Posted
21 June
The Rest Is History. The Golden Age of Japan: (Part 1) Audio, 52 minutes
A window into the alien Heian court of Imperial Japan, and the world's first novel.
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BBC Sounds
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Unpaid carers should not be the 'forgotten army'
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Kent
Posted
15 June
Assignment. Balochistan: The women of the vanished. Audio, 27 minutes
In Pakistan’s largest province, Balochistan, women wait for news of missing loved ones
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. Balochistan - the women of the vanished. Audio, 27 minutes
In Pakistan’s largest province, Balochistan, women wait for news of missing loved ones
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Artworks. Monstrous Regiment. Audio, 30 minutes
The dramatic story of the pioneering theatre company that dared to put women centre stage.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year