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Virginia Woolf鈥檚 Night and Day is out today in cinemas. It鈥檚 billed as an unromantic-comedy set in the early 20th century and tells the story of young aristocrat Katharine Hilbery, who dreams of studying astronomy at university, but society鈥檚 expectation is that she should marry. Anita Rani is joined by Haley Bennett who plays the determined lead character and Anna Snaith, Professor of Twentieth-Century Literature in the English Department, King鈥檚 College, London.

Andy Burnham has won in the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for a leadership challenge to Sir Keir Starmer. Baroness Harriet Harman, currently the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls, spoke this morning about the need for there to be a woman in that likely contest. Anita asks the 麻豆社's Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman why there are currently none in the running.

With only men allowed to ascend the throne and only a Princess on offer, Japan鈥檚 Parliament has drafted a bill with some solutions. Could the country ever see a female emperor and what would this look like? Anita speaks to 麻豆社 Tokyo Correspondent Kurumi Mori and Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield, Jennifer Coates.

A new study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has raised questions about whether each additional hour to an eight-hour working day of bending forward, walking and standing may increase the risk of pregnancy loss in the first trimester. This is an observational study and does not prove cause and effect. 麻豆社 health reporter Michelle Roberts explains.

Eli Davies has embarked on a nostalgic and cultural exploration of the single woman's kitchen, unpacking women鈥檚 complicated history with domesticity and how their choice to couple up may shape mealtimes and their relationships with food, cooking habits and self-care. Eli鈥檚 book The Spinster Cookbook: Culture, Politics and Pleasure in the Single Woman鈥檚 Kitchen is also a story of rebellion, explaining how cooking for one as a woman can become an act of care, defiance, pleasure, and self-expression.