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Catholic Church Abuse. Recycling Shaming, Maureen Lipman

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A woman who won a settlement from the Catholic Church after reporting the abuse she suffered, is now launching a personal injury claim against Westminster Diocese. It's because of a series of emails which she says describe her as needy, manipulative and a bully. She explains to Woman's Hour what she wants to achieve.

A legal challenge began in the High Court this week about municipal waste incinerators. It's being brought by Georgia Elliott-Smith, an environmental engineer and campaigner, who says the level of incinerator emissions is "staggering". She hopes the legal challenge will result in a judicial review.

It's The Duke of Edinburgh's funeral on Saturday. He was married to the Queen for nearly 74 years, and she's acknowledged that he will leave a β€˜huge void’. But how do you come to terms with such a loss after so long? Actor, writer and comedian Dame Maureen Lipman recently lost Guido Castro, her long-term partner, having already been widowed in 2004 when her husband Jack Rosenthal died after 30 years of marriage.

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44 minutes

Chapters

  • Municipal waste incinerators

    • Municipal waste incinerators

      This week a legal challenge began targeting emissions from municipal waste incinerators

      Duration: 10:42

  • Older widows

    • Older widows

      Dame Maureen Lipman talks about coming to terms with the loss of a partner

      Duration: 13:08

  • Catholic church abuse

    • Catholic church abuse

      A woman has won a settlement from the Catholic Church after reporting abuse

      Duration: 13:14

  • Widows - listeners

    • Widows - listeners

      We speak to two listeners to talk about their experience with being widowed

      Duration: 03:29

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  • Thu 15 Apr 2021 10:00

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