2 h. ago 'Momentous day' as NHS ramps up support for domestic and sex abuse victims

The Government has pledged to end the postcode lottery of support as part of the biggest crackdown on violence against women and girls in history

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12 h. ago Five key moments in the assault on the rights of women and girls in 2025

Since Trump’s second term began in January, global healthcare, especially for sexual and reproductive health, has been under constant attackThis time last year, women’s rights organisations were bracing themselves for a second Trump term. Few were prepared for the chaos that would be unleashed in January. The volume and speed of executive orders coming out of the White House were seen as a deliberate tactic to overwhelm and create panic. In many ways it worked – there was confusion, anger and exhaustion as organisations scrambled to fill the gap left by the USAID freeze. But that was just the beginning.The US administration has been the key driver, supported by intense advocacy work by ultra-conservative groups using the moment to strengthen global ties with political allies. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago 'Classic Peeping Tom' used AI bot to create naked photos of underage girls

Thomas Milton, who worked as a technician, used a spy camera to record women and teenage girls in changing rooms and used AI to create indecent pseudo-photographs of children

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67 h. ago Women fleeing Mali's conflict say they were sexually assaulted but silence hides many more

Women and girls from Mali are alleging rape and sexual assault by Russian fighters with Africa Corps, a new military unit under Moscow's control

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3 d. ago Every police force to get rape probe teams as part of Shabana Mahmood's blitz on sex crimes in 'largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history'

Specialist rape and sex offences investigation teams will be set up in every police force in what the Government calls 'the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history'.

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3 d. ago Police forces in England and Wales to get units that tackle violence against women

Specialist teams will deal with offences such as rape and stalking as part of VAWG strategy, home secretary saysAll police forces in England and Wales will have dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029, the government has said.The plans are being unveiled as the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, prepares to outline a delayed strategy on violence against women and girls (VAWG) next week. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘My niece Zara Aleena’s death is forcing change but reform MUST be cross

The families of aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena and student Libby Squire have welcomed measures under the Government's violence against women and girls strategy

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3 d. ago The government’s ‘crackdown’ on violence against women must be more than words

Editorial: Shabana Mahmood promises to deal with a ‘national emergency’, but the home secretary must match her rhetoric with action

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6 d. ago Girls and women 'are being targeted by sexual predators in mixed changing rooms'

Eighty sexual assaults, 16 rapes and 65 incidents of voyeurism happened across leisure centres in England and Wales in 2023, according to police data obtained by the Women's Rights Network.

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7 d. ago Dangerous paedophile who raped young girls in Aberdeen jailed for 12 years

Yuen Lawson, 37, targeted women and girls as young as 14.

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7 d. ago 'Edgy girl pays hot men and women for romps – she claims it's her right'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who is worried his successful girl is getting carried away with herself

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8 d. ago Terror as 'Monster of Tamuín' who murdered four girls and woman could be freed

Filiberto 'N' has been accused of killing five people - four of whom were women and girls - before dumping their bodies in sugarcane fields around Tamuín, Mexico

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8 d. ago Harbor London Builds Momentum with Two Key Hires in Growing VFX Department

Harbor London Builds Momentum with Two Key Hires in Growing VFX Department  Little Black Book | LBBOnline

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9 d. ago Seven key moments that led Lando Norris to F1 glory after stunning World Championship victory

Lando Norris has won the Formula 1 drivers' championship after finishing third at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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9 d. ago Ben Stokes says England have been ‘letting the pressure get to us’ in Ashes

Captain says his dressing room ‘isn’t a place for weak men’Coach McCullum says England ‘overprepared’ Ben Stokes has admitted that the way England have folded in key moments during the first two Ashes Tests has led him to question the character of his players, and insisted: “A dressing room that I am captain of isn’t a place for weak men.”After Australia won the second Test in Brisbane by the same eight-wicket margin with which they secured the first, Stokes suggested the telling difference was that the home side had been superior in the “moments in the game where the heat is on and the pressure is really, really cooking” whereas his players “have all been guilty at moments [of] letting the pressure, the occasion, the circumstances, get to us”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Brits ruin Christmas surprises by 'accidentally' walking in on key festive moment

A third of British adults have accidentally walked in on Christmas gift wrapping, spoiling surprises for loved ones, so a major hotel chain is going to help families preserve the Christmas magic

Politics

1 week ago Major UK city reveals secret plan to keep women and girls safe this winter

Extra police - including undercover officers - will be drafted in to help protect women and girls in Manchester as the city's nightlife gears up for the festive season

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1 week ago GMP roll out extra resources to protect women and girls in city centre over festive period

It's part of a nationwide Home Office-led campaign to crack down on anti-social behaviour

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1 week ago Five key moments from Princess Kate’s Together at Christmas concert

The Princess of Wales has spearheaded her fifth annual festive carol service, with the royal family showing up to support the holiday celebration

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1 week ago North Lanarkshire Council's support for campaign against gender

This year’s theme, “All Together to Prevent and End Violence Against Women and Girls”, sends a powerful message: violence against women and girls is everyone’s business.

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