Period poverty campaigners are urging schools and colleges to opt-in to the new scheme in England.
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Hazel Shearing
BBC News
Periods
Girlguiding Scotland is "disappointed" that the Scottish government has not backed a bill on free period products.
Read moreTheir petition gained more than 180,000 signatures and led to a change in the law.
Period myths from around the world
The list of 'don'ts' issued to girls when they start their periods may vary, but the underlying ideas are remarkably similar. Kim Chakanetsa and period activists Aditi Gupta and Lucy Odiwa discuss the prevailing period myths in India, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
It is believed to be the first-ever arrest for the centuries-old practice, which was outlawed in 2005.
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The badges - which featured a cartoon character known as Miss Period - led to complaints.
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Campaigners want women to consider switching to reusable products such as menstrual cups, washable pads and pants.
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Dhruti Shah
BBC News
Diane Shaibu's tweet about patriarchy and periods has resonated with many.
Read moreThree women were challenged to swap single-use menstrual products for reusable - how did they get on?
Georgie Bevan
BBC Look East
Thousands of women have revealed to the BBC how endometriosis has affected their lives.
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