5 Live News Specials

Naga Munchetty speaks to Joanne McKinlay about suffering with chronic urinary tract infections for more than 20 years and how she founded a group – Chronic TUI Global Support – to help others. Naga is also joined by regular experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to listen to your stories and answer your questions. That Time of the Month, part of 5 Live’s Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social media.

Sir Chris Hoy sits down with BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent for his first TV interview since revealing his cancer diagnosis is terminal.The six-time Olympic champion talks about the heartbreaking moment he told his family and the huge response since going public.He shares how he wants to bring hope to others with stage four cancer and how he wants to raise awareness and improve testing for prostate cancer.You can also watch this interview in full on BBC iPlayer.

Naga Munchetty speaks to Betty Mukherjee, who took part in the BBC’s Race Across the World, about being diagnosed with MRKH at the age of 16 and her decision to talk publicly about it on the programme. MRKH, or Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, is a rare condition that means a woman is born with ovaries but no womb. Naga is also joined by Ally Hensley, who has written a book about her experience of the condition, as well as the regular experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to listen to your stories and answer your questions. That Time of the Month, part of 5 Live’s Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social media.

Marieha Hussain, a former teacher, has been found not guilty of racially aggravated public order offence.She was thrust into the media spotlight after holding a placard at a protest depicting former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman as coconuts.It’s a word that is sometimes used about a person of colour, to imply a betrayal of their ethnicity.Marieha joined Naga Munchetty to discuss the impact the case has had on her and her familyNaga also spoke to Professor Kehinde Andrews and campaigner Femi Oluwole about the meaning of the word.This item broadcast on Naga Munchetty’s programme on Tuesday 8 October 2024.

Naga Munchetty chats to Shakira Akabusi about the debilitating OCD which developed after the birth of her first child and her journey back to health. She’s also joined by regular experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to listen to your stories and answer your questions. That Time of the Month, part of 5 Live’s Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social media.

Naga Munchetty chats to Jen and Chris Moore about what it’s like supporting a partner going through terrible menstrual pain and the lengthy battle for treatment. She’s also joined by regular experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to listen to your stories and answer your questions. That Time of the Month, part of 5 Live’s Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social media.

Naga Munchetty chats to former Olympic swimmer Hannah Miley about the challenges facing women when it comes to playing sport and doing exercise while on their period. She’s also joined by regular experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi, as well as Dr Jennifer Maynard from the Hologic WTA Women's Health Taskforce, to answer your questions. That Time of the Month, part of 5 Live’s Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social media.

Naga Munchetty is joined by TV personality Vicky Pattison to talk about what it’s like living with PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder). She’s also joined by experts Dr Nighat Ari and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions on the condition. Each month Naga and the team look in depth at a key sexual or reproductive health issue Part of 5 Live’s Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social media.

Naga Munchetty is joined by experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions on trying to conceive. Each month Naga and the team will take your questions on a key sexual or reproductive health issue. Part of 5 Live's Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social.

5 Live takes an in-depth look at the available care provision to diagnose and support people with Tourette’s, a neurological condition that causes a person to make involuntary movements and sounds. Only 1 in 5 of the NHS Mental Health Trusts in England and Health Boards in Wales contacted by the BBC say they provide at least one specialist in tic disorders, including Tourette’s syndrome. Producer Isabel Kimbrey, who was diagnosed at the age of 7 picks up the story and explores some of the stigmas. In this podcast you'll hear from presenter Aidy Smith, comedian Joe Black, and TikTok campaigner Holly-Anne Maria as well as from a range of experts and others with the condition. This content was first heard on 5 Live during Neurodiversity Celebration week in March 2024 and forms part of the BBC 5 Live’s Me, My Health and I series.

5 Live takes an in depth look at autism, specifically how it presents in girls and women. Three quarters of girls with autism may not have been diagnosed with the condition. The N-8 Group, which is a collection of universities in the North of England, also found that ten times as many boys as girls are referred. As part of a day of coverage presenter Clare Mcdonnell visited Limpsfield Grange school in Surrey, the only state school in the UK for autistic girls to meet with students and staff and some goats!This content forms part of 5 Live's 'Me My Health and I' series and was broadcast during Neurodiversity Celebration Week.

Nihal Arthanayake speaks to staff at the UK's Secret Intelligence Service.

Naga Munchetty is joined by experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions on fibroids. Each month Naga and the team will take your questions on a key sexual or reproductive health issue. Part of 5 Live's Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social.

Naga Munchetty is joined by experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions on periods. Each month Naga and the team will take your questions on a key sexual or reproductive health issue. Part of 5 Live's Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social.

Parliament is once again under fire over complaints about sexual harassment and bullying, with MPs suspended from their parties and claims of a toxic workplace culture going unchecked. 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty speaks to staff members and MPs who give their accounts of sexual harassment and bullying. Exactly five years after parliament set up a new system to deal with complaints, many of those campaigning to clean up the House have lost faith in it, saying it is too slow and complex.Contains some strong language, and some distressing content, including descriptions of sexual assault and harassment. If you've been affected by issues in this discussion, there is a range of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. You can find some of them listed on the BBC's Actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

5 Live presenter Colin Murray has brought together three of his friends, actor James Nesbit, presenter Patrick Kielty and journalist Holly Hamilton to discuss their feelings about Northern Ireland. Their conversation came after dissident republican group the New IRA has admitted it shot Det Ch Insp John Caldwell in Omagh.He has suffered life-changing injuries and remains in a stable, but critical condition in hospital.

Love Island star Tasha Ghouri has a cochlear implant - a small, electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. It has two parts: one worn like a hearing aid behind the ear and the other surgically implanted. The implant turns sounds into electrical signals, instead of simply making sounds louder, like a conventional hearing aid would. So it's an option for some adults and children when a normal hearing aid won't work.When Tasha went on Love Island this year, she described her cochlear implant as a superpower. Naga Munchetty introduced Tasha to three women who she's inspired.

Has your accent helped or hindered you? A new study has found one in four people say they've been mocked for their accents at work.

19-year-old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg joins BBC 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake and answers listeners questions like ‘What do you find most frustrating about human behaviour?’ and ‘What can kids do about climate change?’

Dr Waheed Arian arrived alone in the UK aged 15 as an Afghan refugee, he’s now an NHS doctor and author. He gives Radio 5 Live’s Clare McDonnell his view on the issues at Manston migrant centre.