Victoria Derbyshire - Season 5 / Year 2019

Victoria speaks to two people who lost treasured belongings in a huge fire at a self-storage warehouse in Croydon.

And the show revisits the first 'legal' red-light zone in the UK to see if it has worked.

Victoria talks to the family of a woman who died of cervical cancer. She was campaigning to lower the cervical screening age to 18.

Plus, should police improve their response to MP abuse?

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

With 78 days to go until Britain is due to leave the EU, Victoria looks at what happens if we leave without a deal at all. And is a no-deal Brexit what the country voted for?

Chloe Tilley hears from rapper Octavian, winner of BBC Music's Sound of 2019.

And the man who found out that his adult sons weren't his after being diagnosed as infertile.

Victoria talks to a young woman who was left with severe disabilities after being attacked by her father as a baby. Now she is officially homeless despite being offered compensation for her injuries. Plus Victoria looks at a new government clean air strategy.

On the day of a historic vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal, Victoria is in Westminster talking to MPs on all sides, including many who are choosing to defy their party or their constituents. Can the prime minister, and Brexit, survive?

After MPs' overwhelming rejection of Theresa May's Brexit deal, Victoria Derbyshire gets reaction from MPs and voters, and asks what they want to happen now.

Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Gina Martin, the woman who has succeeded in making upskirting a crime after two men took a photo up her skirt at a music festival.

And shops are told to stop selling real fur as fake.

As the UK faces growing shortages of some common medicines, Chloe Tilley speaks to a pharmacist about why he can't get hold of enough supplies for his customers.

Victoria talks to New Zealand's prime-minister Jacinda Ardern about babies, Brexit, and future relations between the two countries.

And a look at new measures to protect victims of domestic abuse.

Should online abuse of people with disabilities be made a criminal offence? A campaign by Katie Price on behalf of her son Harvey has won support from MPs.

Victoria speaks exclusively to the family of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown who was killed in a speedboat accident on the River Thames.

The family of a woman who died in a speedboat crash on the Thames tell Joanna Gosling they believe her killer showed 'unbelievable arrogance' when he appeared on TV

Chloe Delevingne has a cervical smear test live on the show to help remove fears after having a cancer scare herself. And what stops many people in the UK Asian community seeking help for dementia?

A former sports minister tells the programme the government is failing to bring in a law banning sports coaches from having sexual relationships with teenagers they are training

Victoria speaks to two teenagers who are now in hiding after hacking tens of thousands of home and office printers in support of YouTube star PewDiePie

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The programme features an exclusive report on the moment a woman who tried to kill herself was reunited with the train driver who saved her life.

And a woman targeted by rape threats from fellow students at Warwick University tells Victoria she is 'terrified' of seeing them again on campus.

More exclusive revelations on the Warwick University online rape threats case.

Victoria speaks to a motorist stuck in the snow on the A30 in Cornwall and a headteacher who was stranded with her schoolchildren.

There are new calls for a drug that could change the life of 8-year-old Luis - and many others with cystic fibrosis - to be available on the NHS.

And an exclusive report that FGM is being increasingly performed on babies in the UK.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme with original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

On the day seven MPs leave the Labour party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, Samira Ahmed gets reaction in a special programme.

Joanna Gosling speaks to Alex Skeel, who was told he was 10 days away from death when he escaped a violent, controlling relationship with his girlfriend. She was the first woman in Britain to be convicted of using coercive control in a relationship.

Joanna also speaks to Labour members and activists about their reaction to a split in the party after seven MPs leave to sit as an Independent group in Parliament.

And as MPs call for clothing brands to be charged a penny for each garment they sell to tackle fast fashion, Joanna speaks to a designer who has built a clothing brand out of recycled materials.

Britain's largest teaching union exclusively tells the programme that it's against a proposal to make teachers criminally responsible if they suspect one of their students is at risk of forced marriage.

We hear from Samuel Wendt who converted to Islam as a teenager and went to live under so-called Islamic State in Syria. He was cleared of terror charges when he returned to his native Germany and tells us about his reaction to the Shamima Begum case.

And after a tattoo artist pleads guilty to performing illegal body modification including tongue splitting and nipple removal, we speak to a man who has dedicated his life to having his body modified.

Victoria speaks to an audience of voters and party activists about whether the new Independent Group is for them.

And an exclusive report on the white helmets group who helped save the lives of men, women and children in Syria.

The father of a British jihadi killed in Syria tells Victoria he's desperate to find his grandson left behind in the country. Also on the programme, MP Ian Austin who's quit Labour tells Victoria Jeremy Corbyn is not fit to be Prime Minister. And a group of students take the first steps in their challenge to live a more sustainable life - challenge one - can you make greener decisions about the clothes you buy?

56 black men have joined forces to highlight how they are stereotyped because of the colour of their skin. The programme hears how they are using a photography campaign to change people's negative perceptions.

The programme also looks at whether there should be an end to prescription charges to treat asthma as a new report claims three quarters of people with the condition struggle to pay for their medication.

Plus, the campaign to change the abortion laws in Northern Ireland. Derry Girls actress Siobhan McSweeney talks about why she is among a group marching in Westminster.

Should the word ‘debt' be replaced on student loan repayment statements? A leading finance expert tells Victoria why he thinks the current wording is misleading and causing unnecessary worry.

The NHS needs to take the link between autism and anorexia seriously – that's what one charity exclusively tells this programme, as research shows that one in five women who develop anorexia may also have autism.

And we look at the so-called Momo Challenge, a creepy image of a doll started by hackers and now targeting children online. Victoria hears from a mum whose teenage daughter was contacted.

Why the MP David Lammy has criticised an image of presenter Stacey Dooley working for Comic Relief in Uganda.

Plus training hairdressers and beauticians to spot signs of domestic abuse.

Two men tell Victoria that they were sexually abused 'hundreds of times' by Michael Jackson.

And there have been warnings over the risks of extremely potent 2C drugs.

Victoria Derbyshire talks to two women who say they are not having kids because of climate change.

Should transgender athletes compete in women's sport?

As the UK's highest ranking police officer contradicts the prime minister and says there IS a link between violent crime and falling police numbers, we have exclusive access to Nottinghamshire Police's knife crime unit where officers deal with, on average, two stabbings a day.

Victoria Derbyshire speaks to a woman who had her first smear test after watching a live demonstration on this programme.

And do women pay more than men for everyday items like deodorants and razors? Victoria speaks to the MP who is calling for an end to the so-called pink tax.

Michael Jackson's nephew Taj Jackson defends his uncle against sexual abuse claims, and there is an exclusive report on the rise in crowdfunding sites for cancer treatment.

A Grenfell survivor reacts to the news that criminal charges may not be considered until 2021.

And the show investigates a private clinic in Germany which charges tens of thousands for cancer treatment.

Victoria talks to the two young women, wounded in the same gun attack in 2012 as Malala Yousafzai, about their campaign to make sure all girls get to go to school.

And the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Iraq since 2016, tells us about the latest moves to secure her freedom.

The fourth and final week for our student house taking on a month-long sustainability challenge.

And a warning that hundreds of council-run nursery schools could have their funding reduced next year.

Millions of pounds will be offered in compensation by Manchester City to men who were abused by former City youth coach Barry Bennell as young boys. Some of the survivors may get six figure sums in damages.

Plus the programme has exclusive access to paramedics in the West Midlands, who say they are carrying out life-saving surgery on knife crime victims by the roadside.

Victoria hosts a special 90 minute programme from Westminster after MPs rejected Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal deal on Tuesday night.

A leading addiction treatment firm tells the programme there's been a dramatic rise in the number of people they've seen for video gaming. Victoria hears from some of those affected and a therapist providing help. Plus, after more dramatic events at Westminster, a leading Eurosceptic Tory MP tells the programme the Prime Minister's authority is ‘seeping away'.

Victoria Derbyshire reports on warnings of growing far-right extremism in the UK, in the wake of last week's massacre at mosques in New Zealand. And a victim of trafficking tells the show she was failed by the system that was set up to help her.

Victoria talks to a group of bereaved mothers whose sons were all fatally stabbed. They speak about their loss and their grief, and what they want done to tackle knife crime.

The programme also interviews a teenage former drug dealer who carries weapons because he's scared of being attacked.

Domestic abuse perpetrators are 'sewing GPS trackers into teddy bears' to track down their exes. Domestic violence charity Refuge tells the programme that of the 6,500 people they support each day, 95% of those cases now involve 'tech abuse'.

And the founder of trans charity Mermaids tells the programme the reason she complained to police was not because someone on twitter 'misgendered' her daughter who transitioned as a teenager – the programme hears from Susie Green, in her first interview since the row began.

As Theresa May blames MPs for the Brexit shambles, the programme debates who should take responsibility and where the deal is headed next.

Plus an exclusive interview with two men who were wrongly forced to leave the UK as MPs accuse the Home Office of 'serious failings' in the way they send illegal immigrants home.

As the UK is given until the 12th of April to either accept Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement or choose a different course of action, the programme hears from a group of people who all voted to leave to get their views on the latest development.

The parents of an autistic woman who died after being hit by a lorry on the A1 say they feel 'completely vindicated' after a coroner found there had been multiple failures in her care and described her death as 'an avoidable tragedy'. Colette McCulloch had high-functioning autism, anorexia and anxiety.

Plus, how easy is it to be environmentally friendly? The programme looks at how the group of students got on in their month-long sustainability challenge, covering everything from fashion and plastics to food and energy.

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The BBC's daily news and current affairs programme.

MPs get to show today if they can break the brexit deadlock - and are you stockpiling in the event of no deal? We speak to people who are.

And on one housing estate in London, why some kids who live there can play in the big playground but others have to use the smaller one? Residents say it's segregation. The government says this morning it's investigating.

After yesterday's political turmoil at Westminster, Victoria presents a special programme, What Next for Brexit?

On the day Britain should have been leaving the EU, Victoria hosts a special Brexit debate with a group of voters and a variety of MPs.

With a report on the scandal of vulnerable patients locked in secure patient units for years. Their parents don't know how to get them out. One family, whose daughter has been in secure units for seven years, was so desperate to escape she swallowed a toothbrush.

After police were given new stop and search powers, the government is now discussing whether to impose a legal duty on health workers and teachers to report young people at risk - and treat knife crime like a disease.

Victoria talks to campaigners who are furious that vaginal mesh implants could once again be offered on the NHS under certain conditions.

And Britpop icon Meg Mathews tells the programme why she's campaigning to get women more information and support on the menopause.

One couple planning not to have their next child vaccinated meet experts who say that they should. And Windrush scandal victims label the home secretary a coward after claiming they have been snubbed from an official event.

On the programme today, the pioneering project helping mums who are having twins or multiple births.

Plus the story of a couple who have been happily married for more than 20 years but are now being prevented from having sex because of the wife's learning difficulties. The local council is arguing that she no longer has the mental capacity to consent.

Exclusive: The Victoria Derbyshire programme learns that the video-sharing app TikTok is being investigated by the Information Commissioner. It comes as a BBC investigation found it is failing to ban people using the app to send sexual or threatening messages to children.

And we speak to some of the 500 pupils from footballer Raheem Sterling's old school who are off to Wembley to watch his team's FA Cup semi-final match after the Manchester City striker arranged their tickets.

Victoria discusses the new legislation trying to make it safer for children online and hears from the minister in charge.

And the man thought to be the UK's first openly trans grime rapper says he expects a backlash for coming out and worries that some artists won't want to work with him. Nate Ethan Watson, who's 34 and from Wolverhampton, is 9 months into transitioning from female to male and has performed with some of the UK's biggest urban grime stars in the last decade.

As Fleabag ends, stars Sian Clifford (Claire) and Bill Paterson (Dad) plus director Harry Bradbeer join Victoria in the studio.

Also, the UK's most prolific cyber-criminal is sentenced. From his bedroom in Essex, unemployed student Zain Qaiser made hundreds of thousands of pounds blackmailing porn users with cyber-attacks.

Behind the scenes with Extinction Rebellion: saving the world or wasting police time? The climate change campaign group urging people to break the law.
And former England and Manchester United footballer Paul Parker gives advice to non-league player Linford Harris who says he's going to quit the game over racist abuse.

Victoria speaks to people about the reality of living with Parkinson's. Plus, the families who took on a housing giant to have their ‘crumbling' new-build homes repaired.

With original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

An exclusive report on an autistic teenager who was put in a school isolation booth 245 times and is calling for them to be banned.

And Victoria hears from a family who survived the Grenfell Tower fire and now face eviction from their temporary home.

A looks at an exclusive report on a dramatic rise in the number of men being reported as victims of slavery and trafficking in the UK.

Plus new guidelines for journalists on reporting domestic violence-related murders.

As relatives of knife crime victims hold a demonstration to call for more government action on knife crime, Victoria hears from teenagers themselves about why some of them carry knives.

Plus she speaks to the owner of a Scottish castle who has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for a raffle they say is unfair, after the winner was given a cash prize £65,000 instead of the castle itself.

Joanna Gosling discusses whether the 10-year limit for women to fertilise their eggs should be changed – and hears from one woman facing agonising decisions before she runs out of time. Also on the programme – what impact will the Extinction Rebellion protests have on the climate change debate. And Joanna previews the full publication of the long awaited Mueller Report into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election.

Exclusive: how many girls are in gangs? The Children's Commissioner for England tells us one-third of gang members aged 10 to 15 are girls, and says she is highlighting the problem because they are being 'failed by authorities' and need support.

Should four-year-olds be tested as soon as they start school? New assessments starting in 2020 will ask four-year-olds simple questions like, 'how many teddies are in the box?'

Liverpool University has apologised this morning and is conducting a review of its policies after this programme found that disabled students were being charged for long-term assignment extensions due to medical needs.

And prisons in crisis – junior prison officers should be given a corruption amnesty and governors should wear uniforms to help them restore law and order in prisons, according to a new report out today.

Two women who took part in the London Marathon speak to Victoria about being called 'fat' and 'slow' and being sprayed with chemicals by contractors cleaning up around them. Also on the programme, a look inside the UK's first LGBT homeless shelter. And as a new report calls on the UK to lead the global fight against climate change – Victoria discusses what individuals and business can do to help.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The government has announced it will review how family courts work and a three month project will look at how the courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

An exclusive report on up to 50 vulnerable patients ‘stuck in secure units'. And is this the end of the line for British Steel?

Presented by Joanna Gosling.

An exclusive report on the hundreds of British teenagers of Somali origin sent by their parents to East Africa to avoid knife crime in the UK.

Plus women given faulty breast implants are visited by bailiffs.

Conservative leadership candidate Rory Stewart talks Brexit and his unusual campaigning style in an in-depth interview with Joanna Gosling.

A look into the online multiplayer game Roblox and the fear that it is being used to groom children. Also a look at a change in university tuition fees.

Chloe Tilley hears from the father of a British jihadi killed in Syria trying to find his grandson, who is still in the country.

Plus an exclusive report on a letting agency which has been illegally evicting tenants.

Victoria interviews Conservative leadership hopeful Esther McVey live in the studio.
And ahead of the return of the UK's most popular reality show Love Island tonight, we hear from Laura Anderson and Samira Mighty from last year's series.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Ahead of commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings Victoria hears one man's account of his experience in Normandy as a radio operator in a special operations regiment.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Joanna Gosling talks to the adventurer Ben Fogle about giving up single-use plastics. And more fallout from the Peterborough by-election.

More than 100 Grenfell survivors and relatives are taking legal action in the US against three firms they blame for the fire. If successful, it could cost the firms tens of millions of pounds.

An exclusive report on severely ill patients being turned down for NHS funding for care they should be eligible for. Some families are having to spend their life savings. Victoria hears from those affected.

Plus the postcode lottery of speech and language therapy for children.

Victoria hears exclusively from a woman who says she was forced to sell herself for sex after claiming universal credit.

And why was Sherif kicked out of Love Island?

Victoria speaks to Tory MPs as voting begins in the Conservative leadership race, and a former Southampton footballer who says he was sexually abused as a boy by his coach.

Two years after the Grenfell tower fire in London killed 72 people, survivors say some residents still haven't got a permanent place to live where they feel safe.

Exclusive: the family that has no electricity bills and no gas bills – we meet the family-of-four living off grid. Plus Victoria speaks to Sherif Lanre in his first broadcast interview on why he was booted out of Love Island.

Gay men are barred from giving blood after sexual activity, and Ex-EastEnders star Danniella Westbrook tells us she was taking several grams of cocaine and drinking a bottle of vodka a day last year.

Victoria discusses last night's leadership debate with Conservative members and MPs including Rory Stewart.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Joanna Gosling speaks to Greenpeace about how events have unfolded after Mark Field was filmed pushing a female climate change activist out of an event in London.

As Jeremy Hunt calls on his Conservative leadership rival Boris Johnson to stop shying away from public scrutiny, Victoria speaks to two MPs who are backing Mr Johnson.

Victoria takes a closer look at Boris Johnson's first TV interview of the leadership race. Plus a look inside the nightclubs of Korea, amid a string of allegations.

In the midst of a fresh debate over US border policies, we hear from a lawyer who's been to one of the worst detention centres where children are held in 'inhumane' conditions.

The contenders to lead the Liberal Democrats following Vince Cable's departure take questions from a live studio audience – and from viewers around the UK.

Leasehold disputes over ground rents and service charges are taking their toll on some people's mental health- a new survey suggests many who've had leasehold issues feel anxious about their future.

Bobby Norris tells Joanna Gosling about his campaign to make homophobic abuse that occurs online a criminal offence. And should people accused of sexual offences have an automatic right to anonymity?

Joanna Gosling speaks to people who are pro-choice and those who are anti-abortion to debate whether any government would or should seek to change abortion laws.

Riz Lateef hears about app TikTok which has found children feeling exploited into sending money to their favourite stars. Also Riz speaks to the father of the first British woman killed in Syria.

Joanna Gosling hears from the father of Max, an eight-year-old boy who suffers from a rare fatal illness and can't get the treatment he needs. And should mobiles be banned at work?

Joanna Gosling speaks to a boy who's been reunited with his kidnapped dog six years after she went missing. And protests over schools closing at lunchtimes on Fridays.

In a special programme on eating disorders, Victoria is in Halifax with exclusive access to the West Yorkshire & Harrogate Adult Eating Disorder Service. She speaks to patients, the doctors who treat them and their parents, and takes part in a group therapy session.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

The Royal College of Midwives tells the programme that the NHS should stop charging overseas visitors for treatment.

Victoria Derbyshire hosts a special programme with an audience of Labour supporters and some MPs on what next for the Labour Party.

Joanna Gosling hears from Gail Hadfield-Grainger. Her partner Anthony was shot dead while unarmed, after ‘catastrophic' failings by police.

And the three-year-old boy who was left with life-threatening injuries after he vanished down a hole.

Reaction from fans and former players to England's astonishing win in the Cricket World Cup.

And should e-scooters be allowed on roads?

Victoria meets Rose Brown - who was robbed of the power of speech after an accident – and has now been given the chance to choose her own bespoke voice.

The surgeons in Syria using ground-breaking research to help kids who have been injured by bombs. In the UK, councils say they need more monitoring of children who are home schooled.

The Madchester legend of the 80s Shaun Ryder talks to us about getting the Happy Mondays gang back together for their greatest hits tour and also we hear from the fire, ambulance and police services.

An exclusive interview with Sir Richard Branson who speaks of his concerns over a no-deal Brexit. And Joanna Gosling hears why a song can be as effective as stress relief drugs for operations.

Joanna Gosling presents. An exclusive report on thousands of women who claim they have breast implant illness. Surgeons are calling for more research.

Plus England nets World Cup bronze.

Joanna Gosling presents. As the UK waits to find out who'll be the new prime minister, we ask young Tory party activists who they want in the top job, and why. And Joanna speaks to a mum of two, who had both breasts removed after WRONGLY being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Joanna Gosling presents a special programme from Westminster on the day that Boris Johnson becomes the UK's new prime minister.

Chloe Tilley reflects on the new prime minister and what might lie ahead with an audience of MPs, commentators and voters.

Plus the UK is set for its hottest day on record.

Chloe Tilley hears from the charity rescuing dogs from dog meat farms in South Korea. And an ovarian cancer drug which has been described as a ‘game-changer'.

With cannabis now legal in Canada, Victoria Fritz talks to the MP who's been there and now thinks it should be legal here too.
And the people behind Love Island contestants' social media accounts – we find out why they've had death threats.

Victoria Fritz explores the problems families experience with children's sleep, with one expert calling it a 'hidden public health crisis'.

Plus is there life after Love Island? Three of this year's contestants discuss the future.

Victoria Fritz talks to former MP Harvey Proctor who was falsely accused of child abuse.

Plus reaction to the Duke of Sussex's comments that 'unconscious bias' can lead to racist behaviour.

With Riz Lateef. Far fewer male students than female ones have accessed university counselling and wellbeing services this year, how can universities get men to talk about their mental health?

A charity tells Riz Lateef it wants more to be done to normalise sex among people living with a disability. And why over half of dogs in the UK are overweight.

Victoria Derbyshire discusses the story of 'Vicky', an adopted child who discovered she was conceived when her mother was raped. She is now fighting to have the man she believes to be her biological father prosecuted.

Helen Wood tells Victoria why she's not ashamed of her past work as an escort. Plus, we hear why former EastEnders star Dame Barbara Windsor is now asking Boris Johnson for help.

Flight cancellations, delays and queues for British Airways passengers as the airline is hit by computer problems. Plus we speak to people who run small and medium-sized firms about the impact of a no deal Brexit.

Matthew Price hears from a woman who has carried weapons and another who has been a victim of knife crime. Plus England Women's football captain Steph Houghton speaks about period poverty.

A look at what happens to you, if your MP is unable to do their job? And is a lack of basic care causing a rise in the number of deaths from asthma?

Victoria Derbyshire hears from a young Liverpool fan who 'busted his nose' trying to get the attention of his hero Mo Salah.

And hope for some young people with cystic fibrosis.

In today's programme we look at the price of school uniforms and how parents can save money and we meet the former first lady of Somaliland – a pioneering midwife, and a survivor of FGM. Now Edna Adnan Ismail has been to meet other survivors in the UK to discuss the lasting effects of the abuse.

In today's programme we speak to the family of 12 year old Shukri Abdi who drowned in a river in Greater Manchester in June.

Paedophile Vanessa George is due to be released from prison next month. Victoria hears from a dad whose child was at the Plymouth nursery who still doesn't know if she targeted his child.

Hundreds of people in the UK are turning to private clinics for medical cannabis – an exclusive report.

And should sunbeds be banned?

Joanna Gosling looks at the controversial new weight-loss app aimed at children as young as eight.

She also talks to singer and Unicef ambassador Jessie Ware about the plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees.

New research seen by this programme suggests a no-deal Brexit could cost the farming industry £850 million a year in lost profits. Presented by Joanna Gosling.

The mother of Yousef Makki, 17, who was stabbed to death in Manchester calls for tougher sentences for knife crime.

And Joanna Gosling speaks to a mum who lives in a converted shipping container with her four children.

The programme investigates the controversial Facebook groups which are being used by thousands of women to 'name and shame' men they claim have abused them.

The critically ill British man stuck in Oman who needs life-saving medical treatment.

And women working at the Edinburgh festival fringe say they face sexual harassment daily.

With Chloe Tilley.

Joanna speaks to Labour and the Lib Dems about how they plan to stop a no-deal Brexit. Plus thousands of British citizens who left the US as a child face having their UK bank accounts frozen.

Joanna Gosling gets all the latest reaction to the news that the government is to suspend parliament ahead of a Queen's speech on 14 October, which could deny MPs the time to try to stop a no-deal Brexit.

What do you think of the decision to suspend parliament? Joanna Gosling is joined by an audience of MPs and voters.

An exclusive report on the controversy over relationship education lessons in schools. Plus Chloe Tilley talks to people about balancing parenting with work.

The programme recreates a relationships lesson with a story about a chick with two male parents. A lesson that has led to protests.

Plus Conservative rebel David Gauke explains why he's risking his political career to campaign against a no-deal Brexit.

With a parliamentary showdown looming over a no-deal Brexit and a possible election on the cards, Victoria is in Westminster to discuss what happens next with MPs, experts and people increasingly concerned about the immediate future.

The programme speaks to the EU nationals who are using a scheme set up in the wake of the Windrush scandal to allow them to remain in the UK, due to their distrust of the official government system.

Victoria speaks to two Conservative rebels who have been thrown out of the party for voting against the government.

Joanna Gosling hears what politicians and voters think in a #flashbackfriday panel discussion. Plus claims that the owners of porn streaming site Pornhub are profiting from "revenge porn".

In her first TV interview since being thrown out of the Conservative party for voting against the government, Margot James tells Victoria she considers the prime minister's adviser Dominic Cummings to be ‘a deeply malevolent force'.

And we hear from actor/director Anthony Ekundayo Lennon who was at the centre of a storm when he was accused of passing himself off as a black man to get on a traineeship scheme aimed at getting more BAME people into the theatre. Both his parents are white.

Is the UK heading into a prescription drug crisis like the US? And Women's Aid responds to Sir Geoffrey Boycott's comments that he doesn't give a toss about their opinion on his knighthood.

Former Chelsea youth footballers discuss the racial abuse they were subjected to in the 1990s. Victoria gets live reaction as Scottish judges rule that the suspension of parliament is unlawful.

In today's programme we speak to the mother of a 12 year old boy who spent £3,000 in a single night on video gaming extras. It comes as MPs recommend that features known as 'loot boxes', where players pay real money for the chance of winning virtual goods, should not be sold to children.

Does the music industry need to do more to protect their artists from abuse? Joanna Gosling speaks to Miquita Oliver about her interview with Lily Allen.

Victoria Derbyshire hears from Countdown presenter Rachel Riley who has blocked over 1,500 people on Twitter because of the amount of abuse she has received. Now she and other celebrities are calling for other people in the public eye to stop engaging with online trolls altogether.

The UK's highest court begins hearings to decide if the suspension of parliament was legal – Victoria has live coverage and analysis.

The programme reports on calls for an immediate stop to the use of live facial recognition technology for public surveillance. Plus further coverage live from the Supreme Court hearing into whether Boris Johnson acted lawfully in suspending parliament.

The family of Owen Carey, who suffered from serious food allergies and died after eating a chicken burger, is calling for a new law and clearer labelling on all restaurant menus.

Joanna Gosling presents original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Joanna Gosling talks to Sally Challen, who killed her husband after 31 years in an abusive marriage and was jailed for his murder.

Original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news.

Victoria Derbyshire is live from Westminster to discuss what happens next as MPs and peers return to Parliament, after the Supreme Court ruled that the shutdown was unlawful.

Victoria Derbyshire talks to Labour MP Paula Sherriff who says MPs are ‘fighting for their lives' after angry scenes in the Commons.

And producer Naughty Boy on how he uses music ‘as a tool' to help his mum with dementia.

Chloe Tilley hears from the lawyer representing more than a hundred Thomas Cook employees who claim the company failed to keep them properly informed of its collapse.

And BAME broadcasters rally to support BBC presenter Naga Munchetty.

Doctors tell Victoria Derbyshire that cocaine and alcohol is a 'deadly combination' which can increase violent and impulsive behaviour.

Thousands of women across the UK may have lost their lives because of a 'heart attack gender gap'.

Princess Latifa of Dubai has not been seen in public since she was captured as she tried to escape her country on a boat. In his first UK interview, her cousin tells us he wants answers.

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit out against Britain's tabloid press and launch a legal action against the Mail on Sunday, Victoria Derbyshire speaks to a former Fleet Street editor, a top media lawyer and others about whether the royal couple's actions are justified or over the top.

Belfast's High Court rules that Northern Ireland's abortion laws are in breach of the UK's human rights commitments. And this afternoon, Scotland could become the first country in the UK to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children.

Joanna speaks to a personal trainer whose photos were used to promote diet pills without his consent, and a scientist who worked on a mind-controlled suit to help a paralysed man walk again.

Victoria speaks to the family of Harry Dunn, who are calling for the wife of a US diplomat to return to the UK to help police with their investigations into Harry's death.

Victoria hosts a special programme with 11 men who have all lost a son, brother, nephew or friend to knife crime. They talk about losing their loved one and how, as men, they often feel ignored and are left to grieve alone.

The programme finds out why eating a burger, or chicken, from a fast food chain in the UK is being linked to forest fires in Brazil.

As the WAGs' row deepens Chantelle Heskey, wife of Emile Heskey tells Victoria Derbyshire she's supporting Colleen Rooney and says she also had stories leaked about her.

A special report on the impact tourism is having on the white island – Ibiza. Plus the five-year-old daughter of a British Iranian woman jailed in Iran on spying charges is back in the UK.

A Queen's Speech special bringing together voters and MPs to ask what matters most to them beyond Brexit and what they want to hear from the government to make it happen.

An exclusive report on the shops selling vaping products to underage children. And reaction after England football players were racially abused in a European qualifier.

Victoria talks to Marie McCourt, who has campaigned to prevent the release of murderers who refuse to reveal information about their victims. Marie's daughter was murdered 31 years ago and her body has never been found. Her killer is due for parole next month.

An exclusive interview with a headteacher who was prosecuted for running an illegal school. She says she is determined to keep it open.

And have the Extinction Rebellion protests gone too far?

A special programme live from Westminster where Joanna Gosling talks to voters and MPs about what they think of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.

Victoria discusses comments by Harry and Meghan about their struggles living in a media spotlight – and we have exclusive access to an experiment in Margate which tackling the housing crisis.

Victoria brings you the latest on the Harry Dunn investigation with a live news conference from Northamptonshire Police.
And in an investigation for this programme, we look at eating disorders in older people and find that over 65s are being prevented from accessing some specialist clinics.

Victoria is live in Westminster for all the latest analysis on Brexit as well as the news that 39 bodies have been found inside a lorry container in Essex

Victoria gets reaction to the breaking news that life-saving cystic fibrosis drugs will now be available on the NHS in England.

The people on Universal Credit who have turned to sex work because of the long wait for their first benefit payment.

Plus is the future a world where avatars do everything humans can do?

Victoria speaks to Ian Russell, who has campaigned for Instagram to remove material about suicide and self-harm from its platform. Ian's daughter Molly took her own life at the age of 14.

The scandalous housing conditions of people living in one estate in London are exposed. Plus a look into the Grenfell Tower report.

Victoria Derbyshire has a special programme on the Grenfell Tower fire report's findings. She talks to survivors, bereaved relatives, firefighters and politicians

Victoria Derbyshire hears from voters about how Brexit is affecting the way they are intending to vote and from three would-be MPs entering politics for the first time.

And why campaigners say that the law needs to change when it comes to women killed by men during rough - but consensual - sex.

MPs call for a stop to the inappropriate detention of young people with autism or learning disabilities. And families still struggle to obtain medicinal cannabis, now legal in the UK for a year.

MOBO award-winning rappers Krept and Konan discuss their new album and whether drill music should be banned.

Victoria also hears from the parents of Harry Dunn as they wait to see if charges will be brought against anyone in connection with the crash in which their son was killed.

The programme travels to Norway to investigate the shocking scale of self-harm and suicide material being shared on Instagram. Plus Jo Swinson launches her party's general election campaign.

Boris Johnson meets the Queen before returning to Downing Street to announce the official start of the general election. The Green Party launches its campaign in Bristol, plus fake news, fake tweets and fake leaflets.

Labour and the Conservatives clash over the economy.

And Victoria Derbyshire hears from Edith Monk, a 32-year-old accountant with MS. A shortage of carers means there is no-one who can help get her up in the morning and to bed at night.

We speak to the victims of a man who conned 19 women out of £24,000.

And controversy over 'virginity testing', after it's revealed a rapper sends his daughter on a yearly check to make sure she is a virgin.

Will social care become the defining issue of the election?

Plus an exclusive report on the death, thirty five years ago, of PC Yvonne Fletcher.

Deepfake election videos – how influential are they? Plus the Brexit party MEP Alexandra Phillips tells Joanna Gosling she will not vote 'at all' in the General Election.

A live focus group with 13 swing voters who are asked what they feel about the general election, which policy areas matter, and thoughts on the party leaders.

How Western plastic is poisoning the local food chain in Indonesia. And Chloe Tilley meets teenage YouTube star Nikki Lilly.

As a charity warns that more than 22,000 young people in England face homelessness this Christmas, Joanna Gosling hears the personal stories of two young people.

In her only BBC interview, Jennifer Arcuri - the US businesswoman with controversial links to Boris Johnson - speaks to Victoria about her relationship with the PM and her anger at what she says is the way he is now blocking her.

In an exclusive interview, the programme reveals the identity of Marine E. Plus Hollywood actor and activist Rose McGowan

Joanna Gosling talks to a woman who says she was left to have a fit on a hospital floor. Plus there's a rise in the number of children under 5 who have access to the internet.

The family of a young woman held in a secure mental facility say they've been told experts 'fear for her life'. And reaction to Prince Andrew stepping down from royal duties.

Victoria presents a live 90 minute special programme from Norwich Castle in the first of her general election audience debates. She brings together voters and politicians to discuss what issues matter to them.

Victoria presents live from the Isle of Sheppey, off the north Kent coast to find out what it will take to win the votes of the 40,000 people who live here.

As the Chief Rabbi intervenes in the election campaign warning the Labour party is not doing enough to root out anti-Semitism, we speak to Labour's equalities spokeswoman Naz Shah.

An exclusive investigation for this programme has found that claims of bullying are rife within the beauty industry. The British Beauty Council is calling for a new independent body to investigate.

Supermarkets' plastic footprint is on the up, as is use of 'bags for life'. Plus a special report from Barrow-in-Furness, which voted to leave the EU.

Joanna Gosling gets Stanley Johnson's view on whether his son will be interviewed by the BBC's Andrew Neil. Plus Election blind dates with darts player Bobby George and drag performer Courtney Act.

Victoria Derbyshire is in North Berwick with voters to ask whether or not the London Bridge attack will influence the way they will vote.

The programme discovers that two state-funded Jewish schools are being accused of encouraging parents to remove their children from sex education classes

Veronika Didusenko was crowned Miss Ukraine, then stripped of her title because she is a mum. She tells Victoria Derbyshire why she is now taking legal action against the beauty pageant.

Seizures of illegal diazepam pills more than double – we hear from a mum who was addicted. Plus the latest in our election Blind Dates series.

Disability rights campaigners give their reaction after Sally-Ann Hart, the Conservative party candidate for Hastings and Rye, is criticised for suggesting employers should be able to pay people with learning difficulties below the minimum wage because some of them don't understand about money.

Live debate and discussion of the issues that matter to undecided voters in a special programme from the ultra-marginal seat of Crewe.

Victoria speaks to the mum of a baby who faced a 6-hour wait at an accident and emergency ward.

And sparks fly as the subject of war causes a conflict in the last in the series of Election Blind Dates.

The mother of Helen McCourt tells Victoria Derbyshire of her relief that the man who murdered Helen may not be set free.

And would you be less likely to eat junk food if the packaging told you how long it would take to burn off the calories?

With original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and the latest breaking news, Victoria Derbyshire presents the BBC's morning news and current affairs programme.

Victoria Derbyshire hears from three university students who are officially ‘estranged' from their parents.

Caroline Flack is to stand down as host of Love Island.

Victoria Derbyshire talks to Fallon Sherrock the first woman to beat a man at the PDC World Darts Championship. And 'mortgage prisoners' launch legal action.

'Jenny' tells Victoria of the moment her daughter told her she had been raped in an Ayia Napa hotel.

And Nandi Bushell the nine-year-old drumming sensation.

With original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and the latest breaking news, Victoria Derbyshire presents the BBC's morning news and current affairs programme.