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Woman's Hour

Charlotte Edwards; Jeffrey Donaldson convicted; Inclusive fashion; SEND inclusion bases

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

One of Northern Ireland's most high-profile politicians Jeffrey Donaldson is now convicted of 18 child sex abuse charges, including one charge of rape. One politician said the victims showed 'jaw dropping courage' in coming forward. We'll hear from the BBC's Tara Mills who has been in court throughout the trial.

Since the start of the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup, the England team have won all three of their group matches against Sri Lanka, Ireland and Scotland, with the West Indies next up tomorrow at the Lords. Nuala is joined by England’s head coach and former captain and player Charlotte Edwards, one of the most successful figures in the history of the women's game, and Tilly Corteen-Coleman, the 18-year-old spinner who is the youngest member of England's World Cup squad and one of the country's most exciting young prospects, to discuss the tournament and the growth of women’s cricket.

An inclusive fashion show happening in Manchester this weekend is hoping to shine a light on how difficult it can be for people with disabilities, including autism, to find clothes which suit their bodies and feel good. Ellie Brown, the founder of inclusive clothing brand ReCondition, is hosting the fashion show. She chats to us. We’re also joined by Sam Stein, a YouTuber who makes content about living with autism, who shares how little changes can go a long way. The education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said inclusion bases – specialised areas in schools to support SEND pupils - are being misused to punish disruptive pupils. Later this week, the Department for Education will publish guidance for schools to tackle what they describe as the conflation of bad pupil behaviour with special educational needs and disabilities. Nuala is joined by Margaret Mulholland - SEN and inclusion specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, and Hayley Harding a SEND parent and organiser and founder of campaign group Let Us Learn Too - to discuss how these designated SEND spaces can be used as a bridge to school life, and not as a barrier to it.

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0:00.0

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0:06.9

Hi, I'm Zing Singh.

0:08.3

And I'm Simon Jack.

0:09.3

And together we host Good Bad Billionaire.

0:11.4

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0:22.8

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0:30.0

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0:31.3

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0:34.6

Hello, this is Neula McGovern, and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast.

0:39.4

Hello and welcome to the programme this morning.

0:42.0

One of Northern Ireland's most high-profile politicians, Geoffrey Donaldson,

0:46.0

is now convicted of 18 child sex abuse charges, including one charge of rape.

0:51.3

One politician in response said that the victims showed jaw-dropping courage in coming forward.

0:58.3

We'll hear from the BBC's Tara Mills, who has been in court throughout that trial.

1:02.7

Also, the Education Secretary has said that inclusion basis designed to support children with special educational needs and disabilities

1:09.5

are being misused to punish

1:11.7

disruptive pupils. Bridget Philipson plans to issue guidance on them on Thursday. We'll hear today

1:17.8

how parents of children with send find inclusion bases now. Also today, the women's cricket

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