3 h. ago Expanded state powers on fossil fuel projects and water ‘betrayal’ of Australians, nature law critics say

Extracts of planned changes to the EPBC Act prompt ‘anger’ from conservation organisations that fear nature protection will be weakenedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastState governments could be given expanded powers to make decisions on fossil fuel developments under Labor’s proposed overhaul of environment law, prompting “shock and anger” from community-based conservation organisations that fear nature protection would be weakened.The Albanese government plans to introduce its planned changes to the national law – the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act – to parliament later this week, and has been briefing interest groups on its plans. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Abuse victims in debt set to be better protected after government scraps fee

The Independent has previously spoken to survivors who faced the impossible choice of remaining in debt or risking their abusers finding out where they live

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17 h. ago Alleged victim of historic sex abuse in Rochdale wrote ‘love’ note about accused, jury hears

Tahir Rashid, 54, Mohammed Saleem, 46, Sucklane Shah, 46, Amjad Mahmood, 53, Itfaq Hussain, 45, and Arshad Mohammed, 55, all deny the offences they are accused of

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18 h. ago Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs to set up their OWN commission

The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.

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20 h. ago Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs set up their OWN commission

The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.

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36 h. ago Debt fee to be scrapped for victims seeking protection from abusers

The move comes as part of the Government’s pledge to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.

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66 h. ago Tesco makes major change to deliveries impacting anyone who orders online

A Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) survey of workers found 77% were a victim of abuse and 13% were assaulted. Some 26% refused a delivery out of fear for their safety.

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5 d. ago 'Deliveroo gunman' accused of shooting girl, 8, and father in Ladbroke Grove claims he was 'set up'

Jazz Reid told his Old Bailey trial a gun was ‘planted’ outside his house as part of a plot to set him up over a £10,000 drug debt

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5 d. ago The prime minister must take charge of the grooming gangs inquiry

Editorial: Neither removing Jess Phillips as safeguarding minister nor appointing Baroness Casey to an ill-defined advisory role is likely, on its own, to restore much confidence. For the sake of the hundreds of sexual abuse victims, it is imperative that the PM now finds the right person to lead the inquiry

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5 d. ago Domestic abuse victim so intimidated by controlling partner she shaved her hair off

The woman had been driven to despair by Mateusz Duszynski's insults about her appearance.

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6 d. ago Grandchildren of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, seek posthumous pardon

The family of Ruth Ellis, from Rhyl, said she was a victim of domestic abuse that was let down by the criminal justice system and the impact of her execution had been 'devastating for her family'

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6 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage. Three victims have also resigned from an advisory group, labelling it a 'cover-up'.

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6 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage.

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6 d. ago Durham failure to contact abuse victims ‘a matter of concern’, review finds

Michael Strange has previously been convicted of 34 separate offences against 10 victims between 1993 and 2004.

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6 d. ago Labour's grooming gangs inquiry is plunged into chaos: Potential chairwoman pulls out as third abuse survivor quits panel

The departure of senior social worker Annie Hudson comes after two victims of child sexual abuse resigned from a liaison committee attached to the inquiry, citing a 'toxic, fearful environment'.

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7 d. ago Labour accused of 'sabotaging' grooming gangs inquiry after abuse victims quit panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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7 d. ago Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Giuffre claims she was raped by her own father

Virginia Giuffre claims she was raped by her own father when she was about nine. She describes a childhood so blighted by horrific abuse that she became the 'perfect victim' for Epstein and Maxwell.

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7 d. ago Former FBI Director James Comey wants his case thrown out over ‘vindictive prosecution’ fueled by Trump’s ‘personal spite’

‘The government has singled out Mr. Comey for prosecution because of his protected speech and because of President Trump’s personal animus,’ Comey’s lawyers wrote

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7 d. ago An orgy on Epstein's island, losing her baby and being raped by her father at the age of nine: All the claims made by Virginia Giuffre from beyond the grave in her new memoir

In her posthumous memoir, she describes a childhood so blighted by horrific abuse that she became the 'perfect victim' for sexual predators Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell .

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7 d. ago Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Giuffre claims she was groomed by being raped aged about nine by her own father

Virginia Giuffre claims she was raped by her own father when she was about nine. She describes a childhood so blighted by horrific abuse that she became the 'perfect victim' for Epstein and Maxwell.

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