60 h. ago Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster opens up about "terrifying" sexual assaults as a young woman

Trigger warning: This article about Penny Lancaster's experiences contains reference to sexual assaults

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3 d. ago Woman who abused boy bit husband in row over TV volume as she was 'in charge'

Anne Lunt, 59, has been jailed for sexually abusing a teenage boy a crime she still 'vehemently denies' despite being unanimously convicted of the assault. The judge said she was 'controlling and rude'

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4 d. ago Abusive husband assaulted wife with holy book and burned her on boiling hot pan

Sameer Ali, 23, also took put a credit card in his victim's name without her knowledge and left in her hundreds of pounds of debt

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4 d. ago Why a man was killed in India when a music system malfunctioned

Gaya Manjhi and his wife were dragged from their home, assaulted, shaved, smeared with limestone paste, and paraded wearing garlands of footwear

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5 d. ago Epping hotel migrant 'sexually assaulted girl, 14, and told her she'd be a good wife' as court hears he 'paid £2,155 to get into UK illegally on a dinghy'

Ethiopian Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, allegedly tried to run off after grabbing the 14-year-old's thigh and trying to kiss her while she was sitting on a bench with friends after school.

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8 d. ago Emma Willis 'shocked' by confession from husband Matt after he 'abused trust'

Busted star Matt Willis opened up about the "hardest thing" he's had to admit to his wife Emma Willis, after she supported him through his past troubles

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2 w. ago R&B legend Gladys Knight, 81, speaks out after son accuses her husband, 48, of elder abuse

Legendary singer Gladys Knight is setting the record straight after her son, Shanga Hankerson, publicly accused her husband William McDowell of elder abuse.

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2 w. ago Gladys Knight speaks out after son accuses her husband of elder abuse

81-year-old ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ singer has been married to William McDowell, 33 years her junior, since 2001

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3 w. ago The Names by Florence Knapp audiobook review – a Sliding Doors

What happens to a boy called Gordon, Julian or Bear? Irish actor Dervla Kirwan narrates this smart tale about a how a boy’s name influences his lifeHow influential is a name? This is the question underpinning The Names, which opens with Cora taking her newborn son to register his birth. Her abusive husband Gordon wants his son to be named after him, though, secretly, Cora isn’t keen. She notes how the second syllable lands with “a downward thud like someone slamming down a sports bag”. She prefers Julian, which means “sky father”, though their nine-year-old daughter Maia would like her little brother to be called Bear, since it sounds “soft and cuddly but also brave and strong”.Florence Knapp’s smart debut novel features a Sliding Doors-style plot in which the three names are tried out for size, each triggering a different reality. By defying her husband and choosing Bear, Cora is subjected to a beating that prompts a neighbour to intervene and call the police; when she names him Ju...

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