NOCs, visas and control in relationships

Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Wednesday, 9 April 2025 - 1 hour 20 minutes

A wife wants to work, her husband and sponsor doesn't want her to - so what happens? It's a query that created a stir on social media in Dubai this week - so we put it to employment lawyer Thenji Moyo and family lawyer Madeleine Mendy...

Also on today's show, the UK is celebrating its first live birth after womb transfer - bringing the total babies born globally after the procedure to an estimated 120. Dr Partha Das from Orchid Fertility is on hand to explain the potential impact.

As a new study shows microplastics are being found in GUM and can even change how we look, we speak to Amanda Grogor, board director at Azraq, about how to stay safe.

And what can the toxic trio at the heart of White Lotus tell us about female relationships? Therapist Marissa Peer, and Gill Whitty-Collins, author of Why Men Win At Work, wade in...

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