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The Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and actress LeAnn Rimes joins us in the studio. Her unforgettable ballad "How Do I Live" holds the record as Billboard鈥檚 Hot 100 all-time #1 hit by a female artist. She talks about the inspiration her latest album, God鈥檚 Work.

A woman who served in the Royal Navy for 20 years speaks for the first time about how she was raped and sexually assaulted during her career. The woman who we are calling Catherine says that when a senior colleague discovered she was pregnant, they suggested that an appointment be made for her to have an abortion.

The Conservative MP Sarah Atherton serves on the Defence Select Committee, and led an inquiry last year into the experiences of women in the armed forces, which heard from 4200 women, including some 9% of women currently serving in the armed forces. The Atherton report found that 64% of female veterans and 58% of currently-serving women reported experiencing bullying, harassment or discrimination during their careers. She gives her response to Catherine鈥檚 story.

Lotte Wubben-Moy has become the latest women鈥檚 football player to say she won鈥檛 be watching the World Cup in Qatar, because of where it鈥檚 being held and their stance on homosexuality and equal rights. Suzy Wrack from the Guardian tells us why women speaking out about this is so significant.

Althea McNish was the first Caribbean designer to achieve international recognition and is one of the UK鈥檚 most influential textile designers. There鈥檚 currently a major retrospective of her, Althea McNish: Colour is Mine at the Whitworth in Manchester. Rose Sinclair, Lecturer in Design Education at Goldsmiths, University of London, co-curated the exhibition.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Lucy Wai
Editor: Louise Corley