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Woman's Hour: Lionesses' legacy, Sarah Greene, Care leavers, Abortion

Lionesses' legacy, Sarah Greene, Care leavers, Abortion

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Lionesses' legacy, Sarah Greene, Care leavers, Abortion

Impact on UK girls, after England's Lionesses reach the FIFA Women's World Cup final.

Football legacy of England's Lionesses, Home abortion denial, A level results, University challenges for care leavers, Ex-Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene hosts new TV quiz

England are through to the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in history. But while the Lionesses are excelling in Australia and New Zealand, what’s it like for girls playing football back in the UK? Are they feeling the impact of England’s success? Samerah, Charlotte, and Isabelle, teenagers involved in the Football Beyond Borders programme, share their experiences, and Anita speaks to Ceylon Andi Hickman, the charity’s director of external relations, about how to ensure the legacy of the World Cup reaches girls from all backgrounds.

A 22 year old woman has denied carrying out an illegal abortion during lockdown. Bethany Cox was accused of two charges on Tuesday in relation to using drugs and poison to end a pregnancy in July 2020. She pleaded not guilty to the charges in court and has been released on bail. Anita Rani speaks to Hannah Al-Othman, a reporter for the Sunday Times who was in court.

It's A level results today across the UK for hundreds and thousands of students. The proportion of A or A* grades is 27.2%  down from a peak of nearly 45% in the pandemic. That means it is more or less back to where it was in 2019, the last year of exams before COVID. Grainne Hallahan, senior analyst from TES Magazine, looks into how girls performed. 

In 2023, a survey of 10,000 university students found that only 14 percent of pupils who had been in the care system progressed to higher education by age 19, compared to 47 percent of all other pupils. Anita is joined by Kim Emenike, who was in care as a child and Katharine Sacks-Jones, Chief Executive of the charity, Become, which supports young care leavers to discuss the challenges they face.

TV presenter Sarah Greene, most well-known for her work on Blue Peter and Going Live is back on our screens with a brand new BBC 1 quiz show, The Finish Line. She joins Anita Rani to reflect on her career and to tell us all about her new role. 

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Rebecca Myatt
Studio manager: Steve Greenwood

00:00 Opener
01:21 Football
20:19 Abortion
27.49 Exam results
36:42 Care leavers Uni
45:58 Sarah Greene

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