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Women's Football, Covid-19 - Impact on Children, The Lives of Houses, Loneliness and Isolation

Covid-19 - the impact on Children, and Women's Football. The Lives of Houses - and what they can tell us about the person who lived there. Isolation and loneliness for women.

All professional and grassroots football matches across the country have been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As the men鈥檚 teams are forced from the pitch and income falls away what will happen to the women鈥檚 teams they supported? Jen O'Neill, editor of shekicks.net and Kerys Harrop, Captain of Birmingham City Ladies, discuss the issues.

The Children鈥檚 Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, told Woman鈥檚 Hour at the start of the year that the system of support for the most vulnerable children was under strain. The Covid 19 crisis has put additional pressures on that system, with many vulnerable children now out of school and many of their services closed. She says that she鈥檚 especially concerned about one million children who were at risk -living in households which are not stable, where there might be domestic violence, drug or alcohol addiction, financial hardship and severe mental health issues. She explains what these children need now.

The Lives of Houses 鈥� a collection of essays which asks what a house can tell us about the person who lived there. Hermione Lee describes why we are so fascinated by the homes of the famous and often long dead.

And, as the word home takes on a new significance in this lockdown 鈥� how hard is isolation if you live alone and how can you avoid suffering from loneliness? Jenni speaks to Kate Shurety the executive Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness and Rosie Weatherley from the mental health charity Mind.

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  • Wed 1 Apr 2020 10:00

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