Webchat: International Development minister Lynne Featherstone

FGM protest

TODAY, 1-2pm: Although the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK, it is estimated that up to 20,000 girls are at risk, and that more than 60,000 women have already undergone the procedure. Earlier this year, Lynne Featherstone spearheaded a government announcement on a five-year programme to help eradicate FGM within a generation. Follow the webchat to find out more, and post your questions for her now.

Tennis clubs where you are

Tennis

Mumsnet Local: With Wimbledon just around the corner, are you looking for somewhere to show off your own racket skills? Our Local editors have picked out the best clubs and courts across the country.

Children "cry for a month" in formal French nurseries

French nursery

Guest blog, Neil Leitch: Liz Truss praised French nurseries for their teacher-led approach - but when I visited I saw distracted children fidgeting so much that staff had fitted tennis balls to the chair legs to stop the noise.


Mumsnet campaign: Bounty Mutiny

Bounty mutiny

We're calling for a ban on Bounty sales reps in maternity wards after our survey found 82% of you think it's unacceptable for the NHS to give commercial companies access to patients. Find out how the campaign is progressing.

Knitting and crocheting: our brand new guides

Crafts

Crafts: Wish you were a knitter? Secretly covet crochet hooks? Get started with our new guides to all things woolly: you'll be knocking out scarves and bags in no time. 



"When I was younger, I wanted to open a cattery"

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Webchat: Holly Willoughby and her sister, Kelly, came online to talk about their first book, School for Stars: First Term at L'Etoile. Read their answers to your questions on everything from who writes what to their original dream jobs ...

'It's time to call violence against women by its name'

Nigella Lawson

Guest blog, Glosswitch: When we describe the images of Charles Saatchi grasping Nigella Lawson's throat as a 'row' or a 'playful tiff', we distort their meaning.


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Readers! It's giveaway time

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Baby names: we're here to help

Top 2011 baby names

Use our baby name finder to discover what a name means, whether you're following the flock and even what Mumsnetters 'predict' for your child's future based on their name.



Campaign of the week

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Ovulation explained

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Use our ovulation calculator to figure out your most fertile days - and take a look at our advice on preparing for pregnancy and what to do if you're struggling to conceive.


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