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Are friendships with exes a bad idea or a sign of growing up? Journalists Olivia Petter and comedian Rosie Wilby join Nuala McGovern to explore how relationships with ex-partners evolve after a breakup, and why staying in touch can look different in straight and LGBTQ+ communities.

Global Leaders for Ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV) dedicated to preventing violence against women and girls have come together to form the All In Coalition. This new group is made up of global leaders and survivor advocates including Harriet Harman, the UK's Special Envoy for Women and Girls, and Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement. We hear from Dr Emma Fulu, who set this up, and Sima Samar, former Minister for Women's Affairs in Afghanistan.

There is new data out today from the charity Surviving Economic Abuse which reveals that 27% of mothers (with children under the age of 18) have experienced economic abuse in the past year. We鈥檒l hear more about this common yet often hidden form of abuse and control.

Pichaya Soontornyanakij has been named as the world鈥檚 best female chef by a panel of more than a thousand food and restaurant experts. She鈥檚 the first Asian women to be awarded this title. Known as Chef Pam, she鈥檚 also a TV host and culinary judge in her native Thailand. She started out by converting her family home in Bangkok into a restaurant and since then she鈥檚 gone on to obtain a coveted Michelin star. And all by the age of 36. 聽Chef Pam joins us from the Thai capital.

Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Kirsty Starkey