Well talk to zoe dronfield, who has experience of both courts. She suffered a bleed to the brain, a stab wound in her neck and a broken arm inflicted during an eight hour ordeal at the hands of her ex. Sales of these have almost doubled in the last year, but now expert physiotherapists have told this programme that the advice from some menstrual cup manufacturers is incorrect and could scause damage to womens pelvic floors if they are not used properly. There was no warning to say this might have happened, and i had really thoroughly read the instructions, so i thought i was doing everything properly. And it didnt say this was a possible side effect. As it can happen, and it did happen to me and other people, it should be mentioned, for sure. Hi, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Plenty to come on coronavirus and the budget today. The question i want to ask you today is about having a prolapse. Have you had one . And do you know the reason why . The subject of
Now on bbc news lightsjoin now on bbc news lights join Victoria Derbyshire for the best of her show this week. Letsjoin. Hello and welcome. For the next half an hour, we will show you some of the highlights of our Award Winning journalism over the last week. On thursday, we revealed that some people who want to come off antidepressants, which are not addictive, by the way, are being sent to street drug charities for support. That is according to the Mental Health charity mind. It is estimated that at least 16 of adults in england, that is about 7 Million People, take antidepressants. Alex gatenby has this report. Inner restlessness, insomnia. Stabbing pains inside my body. Slurring my words. Waking up on and off all night. Itching all over my body. Brain zaps. No motivation, apathy. These symptoms are common with street drug withdrawal. But some people feel like this when coming off anti depressants. And weve discovered that theyre feeling forced to turn to street drug charities for he
This is bbc news and we will be bringing you todays downing street press c0 nfe re nce bringing you todays downing street press conference with all the latest on the battle of the virus. Our top stories. As a guest figure in the uk rise by 917, doctors are warning the store are not getting the macro to be needed to treat patients with coronavirus. The government must make sure that it delivers the ppe, which it says a cat has, to the front line. Going from the business of usual, normal ppe distribution to the unprecedented usage now has been a big challenge, and we have still got work to do. Number ten say the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, is making very Good Progress in his recovery from covid 19. As spains daily coronavirus death toll falls for the third day in a row to 510, the World Health Organization tells countries to be cautious about lifting restrictions too early. The United States becomes the first country in the world to record more than 2000 coronavirus deaths in a single
Charities are warning that almost a quarter of youth clubs that have been closed in the lockdown wont reopen after the restrictions are lifted. Itll leave thousands of youngsters with nowhere to socialise. Anna adams has been talking to teenagers and youth workers to see how theyre coping. Normally, youd have 30 to 50 young people here after school or in the holiday. Mervyn kay is showing me around the dumps youth club in lewisham, south london. Its been closed since the lockdown. In what ways are you having to change the way you work . Trying to meet the young people where they are, so were using tiktok, were using instagram, were basically trying to recreate the youth club and Adventure Playground experience as best we can in a virtual environment. Hi missing you hey, dante nicola is a youth worker. Shes chatting online with kids who would normally be here. Im missing you guys. How do you think youll feel if youre not able to come here for three months . I think most people are going
Heres our health correspondent, laura foster. Almost 9,000 people have died after contracting coronavirus in the uk. Including 19 contracting coronavirus in the uk. Including i9 nhs front line staff. Doctors nurses and physios cant practise social distancing while treating patients, it comes in the form of equipment. Problem is, not even who needs this gear to treat patients will get their hands on it. This front line hospital nurse says they are being forced to use things they are being forced to use things they know dont offer enough protection. The situation is is reallied pa. We are skivered. We are seeing colleagues pass away every day, so this is not fairfor us. We are on the front line, we dont deserve it. We dont deserve it. We need more. The British Medical Association says the problem is particularly bad in yorkshire and london. A survey of members found more than half of doctors working in high risk environments said they were short of face masks or had none. Two thirds said