8 d. ago Council pays domestic abuse victim £1,600 after leaving him homeless for weeks

‘Waltham Forest Council let this man down when he approached it for help,’ a watchdog finds

Economics

1 week ago Police unveil 'revolutionary' new handheld gadget that captures even slightest bruising on domestic abuse victims for use as evidence

Britain's biggest force is today unveiling the device which will allow frontline officers to gather forensic-grade material that can be used as evidence in court within minutes of first contact.

Events

1 week ago Funding secured for tech solution to help domestic abuse victims contact 999

The pilot platform will be run by Belfast-based company Inclutech after landing a £400,000 investment.

Events

1 week ago Ayr dad demands social work review after foster care threat kicked down the road

The dad, aged 53, revealed how he lived with a violent partner for 15 years and was a victim of domestic abuse.

Events

1 week ago Migrant child victims of domestic abuse will receive support thanks to London Freemasons

Migrant child victims of domestic abuse will receive support thanks to London Freemasons  London Post

Events

2 w. ago New rule change that will affect every UK household with a driveway

It has now come into force

Politics

2 w. ago Scottish courts must give longer sentences to domestic abusers and support victims

"The courts need to start reflecting the horror felt by right-minded people at prolonged and violent abuse of women."

Events

2 w. ago Single dad who was victim of domestic abuse faces losing daughter to foster care 'threat'

The dad claims social workers want to take his daughter away from a 'loving, nurturing home' and place her in foster care.

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3 w. ago Legalising assisted dying means 'people will lose their lives who do not need to', MPs are warned ahead of crunch vote TODAY

Opponents to a change in the law on suicide said that vulnerable people including domestic abuse victims, the disabled and anorexics could all be at risk if doctors are allowed to help them to die.

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3 w. ago Domestic abuse victims and care leavers given social housing help under rules change

Deputy PM Angela Rayner said vulnerable groups must not face 'unfair barriers' to social housing as she confirmed plans to scrap the need for local links from next month

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3 w. ago Assisted dying law could result in hundreds of domestic abuse victims being coerced into taking their own lives, MPs warned

The Other Half warned that victims of such abuse are already at a higher risk of taking their own lives and the situation could be exacerbated by the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

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3 w. ago Holloway review – brave women go back to prison to unlock their stories

In this powerful documentary, six former inmates revisit their old cells to reflect on the childhood trauma and domestic abuse that led them to prisonYou can be told the statistics: 30% of women in prison spent time in care as children, and 70% have been the victim of domestic abuse. But what this powerful documentary from Sophie Compton and Daisy-May Hudson (the latter of whom is the director of just-released film Lollipop) does is to demonstrate the cruelty and injustice of a system that incarcerates the vulnerable.Shot in 2021, it follows six women returning to HMP Holloway in London before demolition began a year later. In the first scenes, they walk back into the prison, some into their old cells. The building is abandoned, ivy creeps up through the floorboards, but it’s still Holloway: “Fuck, I remember this smell,” says one. During a week-long workshop the women – brave and unfailingly articulate – share their stories. All of them experienced trauma in childhood, most masked ...

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3 w. ago House prices fall as sellers told they will need to 'be realistic'

House prices usually rise in June, but the rules have changed this year

Politics