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Two nurses, Heather who is a Specialist Community Nurse for a London NHS Trust and Mary, who works as an A&E nurse in Leeds, explain why they are joining the picket line today.\\nCally Beaton had a high-flying career as a TV executive. But she swapped the boardroom for the comedy club after receiving career advice from none other than Joan Rivers. Cally joins Jessica Creighton to describe how she has now achieved her comedy goal by making her debut appearance on the Christmas Special of Live at The Apollo\\u2019 at the age of 53. \\nBreaking up for the Christmas holidays is exciting for a lot of children but for some it means a stop to one guaranteed warm meal a day in a heated place. We\\u2019re joined by teacher Andria Zafirakou, who\\u2019s seeing children come to school hungry and unwashed.\\nLockdown caused a lot of us to change our habits permanently including when it comes to our hair. Lots of people let their natural grey take over \\u2013 and now there\\u2019s even a trend emerging where people are purposefully showing their roots. Hairdresser Sofia Sjoo joins Jess.\\nFor those who are grieving the loss of a loved one - Christmas time can be a very difficult period \\u2013 even more so when it\\u2019s the first Christmas without them. One listener got in contact us with to suggest that we feature an item at this time on how to talk to parents whose child or children have died. Ruth\\u2019s son Fergus was just twelve years old when he died of cancer in May this year. She joins me now.

Presenter: Jessica Creighton\\nProducer: Lucinda Montefiore