8 h. ago Warning issued to domestic violence victims ahead of UK Emergency Alerts system test

Charities and the police have issued a warning

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35 h. ago Twist revealed as Rudy Giuliani breaks silence on car wreck over domestic violence ‘victim’ he says flagged him down

The situation was a ‘total 180 from what we thought,’ Ted Goodman, the former mayor’s spokesperson, says

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36 h. ago 'Armageddon alarm' could see domestic violence victims attacked by their abusers when they find hidden phones, charities warn

At around 3pm on Sunday, 7 September, all 4G and 5G mobile phones in the UK will blare a 10-second siren blast and display a test alert from the Government.

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37 h. ago Bruised Rudy Giuliani pictured in body brace as he gives health update after horror car crash

The former New York City mayor sounded upbeat as he joked about his harness-like brace, but admitted he was still in pain and remains 'injured pretty badly.'

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60 h. ago Police share new details on Rudy Giuliani car crash after his spokesperson referenced ‘domestic violence incident’

‘This is a man who survived 9/11—so a little car accident won’t be slowing him down,’ Giuliani’s head of security told The Independent

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63 h. ago Olivia Colman admits she was uncomfortable with The Roses script as she and Benedict Cumberbatch defend domestic violence 'jokes' amid controversy over 'dangerous' allergy scene

The Peep Show actress, 51, and Sherlock actor, 49, star in a new film about a husband and wife whose fierce competition destroys their marriage.

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3 d. ago Camilla fought off indecent assault attacker with her shoe, book reveals

The Queen has never spoken publicly about the attack, preferring to focus on survivors of domestic violence and sexual assaults she supports.

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3 d. ago Domestic violence charity warns national alert will put people at risk

There is a step by step guide for people who want to protect themselves this weekend

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4 d. ago Rudy Giuliani hospitalized after car accident in New Hampshire

New York City’s ex-mayor, 81, in ‘good spirits’ after being treated for fractured thoracic vertebrae, cuts and bruisesNew York City’s former mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized after getting injured in a car wreck in New Hampshire over the weekend.On Sunday, Giuliani’s head of security, Michael Ragusa, released a statement, saying that the 81-year old was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday evening. According to Ragusa, prior to the incident, Giuliani was flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Rudy Giuliani seriously injured in car accident after stopping to help domestic violence victim, his spokesperson says

The 81-year-old suffered a back injury after his car was hit from behind, his spokesperson says

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6 d. ago ‘Too many women choose death over divorce’: the Indian retreats taking the shame out of separation

Divorce is not an end but a beginning, says Rafia Afi, who gets women together to change ideas about toxic marriagesOn the bus making its way through Kerala to the misty hills of Vagamon, a group of 15 women, many wearing hijabs and dupattas, with colourful shirts pulled over jeans, hum a melodious tune, clapping and swaying in rhythm.Once off the bus, the women start their hike through the lush tea plantations. Reaching a peak, they stop to face out over the vast valley, link hands and sing a hopeful song about newfound freedom. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Friend of tragic Strathaven woman hits fundraising target thanks to car company

Arnold Clark has donated £1,000 to support Jen Strachan taking on the Kiltwalk in memory of her close friend Phoenix Spencer-Horn who tragically lost her life to domestic violence at the age of just 21.

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9 d. ago Domestic abuser with “appalling” record for violence is jailed again

He damaged a doorbell device before attacking the woman at her Hamilton flat.

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9 d. ago Domestic violence screening tool has ‘obvious’ problems, says Jess Phillips

Ms Phillips said she was reviewing the entire system used to support victims.

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1 week ago The Menendez brothers were denied parole. They have to wait at least 18 months for their next chance

Erik and Lyle Menendez have both been denied parole by a California board after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion

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1 week ago Lyle Menendez denied parole a day after brother Erik’s bid rejected

Parole board rules against elder Menendez brother, convicted over killing parents in Los Angeles in 1989Lyle Menendez was denied parole for his role in the 1989 killings of his parents on Friday, just a day after the California parole board denied the release of his brother Erik.California governor Gavin Newsom will have the final say in whether or not the 57-year-old will be released. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago California man killed his wife so she couldn’t testify against him in domestic violence case, prosecutors say

The case was the first ‘no body homicide case’ to be filed in Shasta County in California, say prosecutors

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2 w. ago Pressure grows on Tanzania to free victim of domestic violence who has been on death row for 13 years

Lemi Limbu, who was convicted of murdering her daughter, has severe intellectual disabilities and ‘absolutely should not be in prison’, say campaignersPressure is mounting on the Tanzanian government to release a woman with severe intellectual disabilities who has been in prison awaiting execution for 13 years.Lemi Limbu, who is now in her early 30s, was convicted of the murder of her daughter in 2015. A survivor of brutal and repeated sexual and domestic violence, she has the developmental age of a child. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A mother of three was randomly shot and killed outside her California home. A decade later, the murder suspect has finally been arrested

Anthony James Tyree, 34, ‘Dot Diggla,’ is charged with the 2015 killings of Maria Soza and Donte Glenn

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2 w. ago Man struck and killed on freeway after fleeing immigration agents, California official says

A man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway

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