So climbing trees was a daily ritual which made my childhood so rich and so abundant and beautiful. While you were growing up in the lap of nature, were there talks around Gender Equality as well in yourfamily . There werent any, so to say, direct conversations about it but i must admit that i didnt feel any different from my male cousins or you know, lets just say there were no special or different rules for me while i was growing up. I was encouraged to do everything that my male cousins were doing. Actually, all of my parents felt and believed that i was able to and was capable of doing whatever i wanted and that i must, you know, pursue the full potential of my being in life. Even the school i went to didnt really segregate or differentiate between girls and boys, so we were all Playing Football with the boys, we were playing basketball with the boys, we were Playing Kabaddi With The Boys and, yes, when we became adolescents, there was talk about puberty and Menstrual Health and Se
Palace on the day that prince harry announced his engagement to his american girlfriend Meghan Markle. They are to be married next spring. The couple, who will live here at Kensington Palace, became engaged in london earlier this month. The queen and the duke of edinburgh said they were delighted, the Prime Minister theresa may offered her warmest congratulations. Ms markle, who is 36 and divorced, describes herself as a strong, confident, mixed raced woman. The prince, whos 33, complained that shed been subjected to a wave of abuse and harassment when news of their relationship became public a year ago. We start this hour with this report from our correspondent richard lister. Well watch it had been anticipating this for months. Prince harry and Meghan Markle made their first appearance as an engaged couple in the garden that had been a favourite of his mother diana, princess of wales but today is all about them. Congratulations from all of us. How are you both feeling . Erm, proud. A
Month worse off under the pay cap. But is a pay rise affordable . Let us know what you think. We report on a scheme in glasgow to help refugees who previously worked as doctorsjoin the help refugees who previously worked as doctors join the nhs. Help refugees who previously worked as doctorsjoin the nhs. Lots of collea g u es as doctorsjoin the nhs. Lots of colleagues who are doctors living here and they are working other jobs. Some of them are even taxi drivers which has let down hope for a lot of people and when you hear about this, it has given us a lot of hope. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. Were also talking about endometriosis this morning, an incurable condition affecting women which causes extreme pain and often goes undiagnosed. Under new nhs guidelines should improve the treatment people get, well have all the details. Do get in touch if its something youve suffered from. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged our
Little lower, in europe this week. We will talk you through the winners and losers. And well be getting the inside track on a startup that tackles a topic thats long been taboo sanitary products. For women in the developed world, access to Feminine Hygiene Products is as easy as buying groceries. But its a very different story in developing countries. We speak to an entrepreneur who helps young women get better access to such products thanks to a subscription service. And wed love to hear from you just use the hashtag bbcbizlive to join in the conversation. Hello and welcome to business live. The people who manage the queens finances have defended their investment practices after the revelation that some of her wealth has been placed in two offshore funds. It follows a huge new leak of financial documents, dubbed the paradise papers, revealing how the rich and powerful invest their money in tax havens around the world. The bbc does not know the source of the leak, which contains more t