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Goal of the Year, Cost of Childcare, Remarrying

Jenni Murray hears that one in five parents will cut hours or consider giving up work this year due to the cost of childcare. Plus Fifa goal of the year contender Stephanie Roche.

Jenni Murray will be talking to the woman whose footwork has landed her a place on the Fifa goal of the year shortlist against footballing superstars, James Rodriguez and Robin Van Persie. Republic of Ireland player Stephanie Roche's wonder goal was witnessed live by less than a hundred people - though six million have now seen it online. Is women's football finally earning its rightful place?

New research by the charity 4Children has found that one in five parents will cut hours or consider giving up work altogether this year because of the cost of childcare. Jenni talks to 4Children CEO Anne Longfield, who's also been appointed the next Children's Commissioner, about the problem.

As British actress Tallulah Riley and the billionaire founder of paypal, Elon Musk announce they're about to divorce for the second time, having split up and got back together once before, Jenni will be asking why they remarried in the first place? Is remarrying the same person always a recipe for disaster? If you're somebody who's re-found love with your ex, whatever the outcome, we'd love to hear your story.

The news this week that the average age of the first time buyer has risen yet again - this time to the age of thirty - won't surprise anybody. But it got us wondering, where are all those twenty-somethings living in the meantime? And if your adult children move back in to save, as record numbers have done, is it okay to charge them rent? Hear the debate on Womans Hour.

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Chapters

  • Cost of Childcare

    Duration: 10:04

  • Stephanie Roche

    Duration: 05:36

  • Divorcing then remarrying the same person

    Duration: 10:02

  • Brazil's Sugar Daddies

    Duration: 06:00

  • Charging children rent

    Duration: 09:04

Divorcing then remarrying the same person

Paypal millionaire Elon Musk and wife Tallulah Riley are to divorce for the second time, having split up and got back together once before. But why on earth did they remarry in the first place? It turns out its not all that uncommon even outside of celebrity-land where remarriages like Liz Taylor and Richard Burton鈥檚 or Melanie Griffiths and Don Johnson鈥檚 are the stuff of legend. Research shows as many as 6% of divorced couples end up getting back together. But is remarrying the same person inevitably a recipe for disaster as Elon and Tallulah have found?

Stephanie Roche

FIFA are about to announce the winner of the Pusk谩s聽award 鈥� given to the scorer of the best goal of the year. Two World Cup finalists, James Rodriguez and Robin Van Persie have made ,聽but they are also聽joined by Republic of Ireland international Stephanie Roche. She's聽the first woman ever to make the final vote. Her goal,聽against Wexford Youth聽was even hailed by Gary Linekar as the goal of the season.

Brazil's Sugar Daddies

One of the first actions of Brazil鈥檚 newly elected president Dilma Rousseff has been to reform pension rules, leading to reports that she鈥檚 targeting the generous retirement provisions that make older men very attractive to younger women. So prevalent is the phenomenon that officials have dubbed it the 鈥淰iagra effect鈥�. Is this the end for Brazil鈥檚 so called 鈥渟ugar daddies鈥�? Woman鈥檚 Hour investigates.

Charging children rent

The average age of buying your first house was revealed to be 30 this week,聽and as many landlords are predicting rent increases in 2015, record numbers of young adults now live at home with their parents. More than 3.3 million 20-34 year olds live at home, and it鈥檚 getting harder for children to fly the nest. But what about the impact it has on the parents,聽and should those parents聽charge聽rent? Jenni鈥檚 joined by parenting expert Sue Atkins and Financial Journalist Annie Shaw.

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Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Stephanie Roche
Interviewed Guest Anne Longfield

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  • Fri 9 Jan 2015 10:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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