drink. i ve got a little parcel here. i ve just made it to the south pole. wonder what it could be. preet s goal is to show people you can do anything. so as for what s next on her list? the sky s the limit. charlotte winfield, bbc news. quite incredible. and as awards season gets into full swing, dark comedy, poor things has aleready picked up several big trophies. the film sees emma stone play an adventurous and very uninhibited woman, and opens here in the uk on friday. the picture won for best comedy film at the golden globes, and stone won for best actress in a comedy or musical. tom brook has been speaking to cast members mark ruffalo and willem dafoe, who ve also been picking up accolades in film that seems very much oscars bound. award season has most definitely
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hit a wall on friday. john lewis and waitrose are the latest to join supermarkets in cutting the price of their period pants. the retailer says it will reduce the price of some period underwear by 20% in its stores from next week. charlotte winfield has this report. when it comes to our periods, we ve always been made to feel a certain way. they ve been growing in popularity for years, thanks in part to a wave of online adverts and tiktok videos which promote them as practical and eco friendly. but period pants, which can be washed and reworn, are still classed as a garment and not a sanitary product by the uk government. that means they re subject to a 20% vat, unlike other period products, such as pads and tampons, which have been exempt from the tax since 2021. earlier this month one period pant manufacturer, wuka, joined forces with a high street chain, marks & spencer, to launch
a campaign, say pants to the tax, demanding that the treasury lifts vat. now a stream of other retailers, including john lewis and waitrose, have joint m&s and tesco in voluntarily reducing the price by 20%. we believe that periods are not a luxury. sustainability is not a luxury. we want people who will to live sustainable lives should not be punished, and this is clearly what s happening. period pants are taxed at 20%, whereas disposable are taxed at 7%. in a statement, the government said it is committed to making sanitary products affordable and available to all, pointing out the decision to scrap vat on many products in 2021. it s time to start a new cycle. period pants rose to popularity at the start of the pandemic as a more sustainable option, but it s a hard sell if you re having to pay more. charlotte winfield, bbc news.