Meet the women breaking barriers

Laura London, 41, lives in north London and is a professional magician. I saw magic for the first time when I was eight and was instantly obsessed. After that, I spent all my pocket money on tricks. I

Three women share how persevering against all odds can lead to a wealth of new opportunities

Liz Radley, 50, lives in Suffolk with husband Kris, 50, and their daughter Tilly, 10. In my 20s I worked at a leprosy charity and visited colonies in India as part of a fundraising challenge. I was de

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If you’d told me 10 years ago I’d be sitting in the public gallery at Westminster, crying as my name was read out in a parliamentary debate on bee pesticides, I’d have raised an eyebrow and gone back