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Nicky Morgan joined the Cabinet nearly six months ago when she became the Minister for Women. In July she was promoted, becoming Secretary of State for Education, while retaining the women鈥檚 brief. Jenni talks to her about what she鈥檚 done so far, the conversations she鈥檚 having with women at conference and across the country, and what the party plans to offer women voters at the General Election in May.

October is breast cancer awareness month and although the disease is still a frightening and potentially fatal illness, advances in treatment and greater awareness mean that survival rates are constantly improving.听 But the picture varies in different parts of the country.听 In East London, for example, the one year survival rate for breast cancer was recently reported to be 92% - the lowest for the geographical areas covered by NHS cancer networks in England. 听Cancerkin is a breast cancer charity based at the Royal Free Hospital in North London.听 In 2009 they started an outreach programme into East London, which is particularly aimed at women from the many ethnic minority communities who live in that area.听 Cancerkin run groups where women with breast cancer can meet one another and receive support and complementary therapies.听听 They also run awareness sessions and Louise Adamson has been to one of those meetings, held in Tower Hamlets in the heart of the East End.

Iryna Dovgan made international headlines when she was photographed being kicked by a passer-by as she stood on a street corner with a placard round her neck that read, 鈥淪he is a child killer鈥�. Her treatment by pro-Russian separatists behind closed doors was, she says, even worse.

Iryna was accused of being a spy for the Ukrainian army but was released when the photo of her sparked global outrage. She speaks to Jenni about her experience.

Have you ever lied about your natural hair colour to a partner? 听Or forgotten to mention that you detest football?听 Or even that you鈥檝e been married before? 听The much anticipated adaptation of Gillian Flynn鈥檚 bestseller Gone Girl is released nationwide on Friday and at the heart of the film and the book is the question; how well do you really know your partner?听 How much do we adapt our behaviour and edit our pasts in order to appeal to our lovers?听 And at what stage should you let the mask drop? 听Journalist Polly Vernon and advice columnist Marie O鈥橰iordon join Jenni to discuss the right time to show your partner your true self.