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Lorraine Kelly CBE has been described as the queen of morning television. Now after a lifetime of wanting to, she has written her first novel, The Island Swimmer, a story of family secrets, island communities and overcoming fear. Lorraine joins Anita Rani to discuss her novel, her life and her 40-year career.

It\\u2019s been almost 40 years since most UK coal miners went on strike over pit closures and proposed redundancies. It was one of the most divisive conflicts of a generation \\u2013 but what role did women play? And how did it change things for them? Nuala McGovern is joined by two women who were there at the time \\u2013 Lisa McKenzie and Heather Wood \\u2013 to share their experiences.

Violence and abuse against shop workers rose to 1,300 incidents a day last year. That\\u2019s according to new figures from the British Retail Consortium. Nuala hears from Michele Whitehead, a workplace rep for the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, on what it\\u2019s like for her.

Four years ago, Avon and Somerset Police offered Channel 4 unprecedented access to its Counter Corruption Unit, the people who police the police. Emma Barnett speaks to their Chief Constable, the first woman to hold the post, about why she made the decision to let the cameras in, and the consequences of doing so.

Lauren Rowles is a two-time Paralympic Gold, World and European champion rower, who was on the Woman\\u2019s Hour Power List of Women in Sport. This summer she\\u2019s hoping to break a record at the Paris Paralympics \\u2013 she tells Nuala about that, and her work away from sport advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those struggling with their mental health.

Presenter: Anita Rani\\nProducer: Lottie Garton