11 h. ago Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner

A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find himOn 26 April 2020 Georgia Barter, a long-term victim of domestic abuse, died in hospital after taking a fatal overdose of painkillers. Last week, in an extraordinary verdict, a coroner ruled that Georgia, 32, was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner.A court heard how GPs, nurses and police officers all had chances to intervene in Thomas Bignell’s violent campaign against Georgia, but failed to do so. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Perthshire Women's Aid calls for support as it marks 50 years of supporting women in the region

Donations will make a significant difference in the lives of women and children facing domestic abuse.

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50 h. ago How Iran became the world's WORST executor of women... by slaying those who defend themselves from abusive husbands and dared to challenge the day

Engineering student Asfaneh Rajabi was just 22 when faceless grunts of Iran 's Ayatollah regime raised their guns and shot her dead in 1981.

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55 h. ago Block on small boat migrants claiming British citizenship could be ruled 'unlawful' under new human rights legal challenge

An application for a judicial review could leave the Government unable to block citizenship applications from migrants, the Daily Mail can reveal.

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64 h. ago BREAKING: Evil GP Thomas Kwan who dressed as nurse in bid to kill mum's partner admits second horror plot

GP Thomas Kwan sent intended victim Patrick O'Hara wine laced with thallium as well as 'genuine bottles to lure the victim into a sense of security.’

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65 h. ago Evil GP jailed for posing as Covid nurse to inject mother's partner with poison admits trying to kill him on further occasions using wine bottles laced with deadly substance

Thomas Kwan, 54, sent at least three bottles of the poison thallium to Patrick O'Hara, 73, after convincing him to sign up to a bogus wine delivery company he had created.

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3 d. ago ‘I carved until my fingers were bleeding’: inside the baffling word of pumpkin obsessives

Fans of the orange vegetable are flocking to farms to pick their own, commissioning intricate lanterns and even dressing their kids up as the gourd. How did the humble pumpkin become October’s overlord?I’m in a field in Pontefract watching a masked, miniature Spider-Man clamber through a heart-shaped pumpkin arch as his dad, in a pumpkin bucket hat, takes pics. To my left, a family in russet, pumpkin-themed knitwear queue for their turn on a plaid-blanket-draped bench beneath a Hello Pumpkin sign; to my right, a dutiful Instagram boyfriend captures his partner – wellies, impeccable ’fit and killer pout – in front of a Chevy truck full of pale-yellow squashes.The fields beyond are dotted with orange orbs. People walk among them with wheelbarrows, silhouetted against the sun, like figures from a Millet painting as they bend to examine promising specimens; toddlers stagger around with pumpkins bigger than they are. As I stare, an orange-faced scarecrow with a pretty intense energy come...

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3 d. ago ‘I carved until my fingers were bleeding’: inside the baffling world of pumpkin obsessives

Fans of the orange vegetable are flocking to farms to pick their own, commissioning intricate lanterns and even dressing their kids up as the gourd. How did the humble pumpkin become October’s overlord?I’m in a field in Pontefract watching a masked, miniature Spider-Man clamber through a heart-shaped pumpkin arch as his dad, in a pumpkin bucket hat, takes pics. To my left, a family in russet, pumpkin-themed knitwear queue for their turn on a plaid-blanket-draped bench beneath a Hello Pumpkin sign; to my right, a dutiful Instagram boyfriend captures his partner – wellies, impeccable ’fit and killer pout – in front of a Chevy truck full of pale-yellow squashes.The fields beyond are dotted with orange orbs. People walk among them with wheelbarrows, silhouetted against the sun, like figures from a Millet painting as they bend to examine promising specimens; toddlers stagger around with pumpkins bigger than they are. As I stare, an orange-faced scarecrow with a pretty intense energy come...

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3 d. ago ‘I carved until my fingers bled’: inside the baffling world of pumpkin obsessives

Fans of the orange vegetable are flocking to farms to pick their own, commissioning intricate lanterns and even dressing their kids up as the gourd. How did the humble pumpkin become October’s overlord?I’m in a field in Pontefract watching a masked, miniature Spider-Man clamber through a heart-shaped pumpkin arch as his dad, in a pumpkin bucket hat, takes pics. To my left, a family in russet, pumpkin-themed knitwear queue for their turn on a plaid-blanket-draped bench beneath a Hello Pumpkin sign; to my right, a dutiful Instagram boyfriend captures his partner – wellies, impeccable ’fit and killer pout – in front of a Chevy truck full of pale-yellow squashes.The fields beyond are dotted with orange orbs. People walk among them with wheelbarrows, silhouetted against the sun, like figures from a Millet painting as they bend to examine promising specimens; toddlers stagger around with pumpkins bigger than they are. As I stare, an orange-faced scarecrow with a pretty intense energy come...

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3 d. ago A Want in Her review – daughter’s searing portrait of family addiction and mental illness

Film-maker Myrid Carten exposes her relationship with her mother – who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism – in this painful but powerful documentaryFor anyone who has been close to an alcoholic, or someone with mental-health issues or, as is the case here, both at once, this is a hard watch. Film-maker Myrid Carten, who holds the camera much of the time as well as directing, exposes here the open wound that is her relationship with her mother Nuala, who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism. Nuala often goes missing on binges, and as the film opens we hear Myrid telling someone on the phone how she just spotted her mother on a Belfast street in a total state, but recognisable because of the glamorous high-heeled shoes she was wearing.You’d struggle to realise this is the same woman we see in news footage from years earlier: soignée, composed and described as a social worker who has written a guidance paper for police on how to handle victims of domestic abuse. The Nuala of ...

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4 d. ago NYC teen accused of decapitating mom’s boyfriend ‘looked relieved’ when cops came for him: neighbors

Exclusive: Neighbors describe the horrific aftermath of the brutal killing on a quiet Staten Island street, as the distraught partner of the victim told EMTs there was nothing they could do for him – and her son, the suspect, was led away by police

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5 d. ago Popular New Orleans meteorologist arrested on domestic abuse and child endangerment charges

Chief Meteorologist Devon Lucie was put on leave during the investigation into the domestic incident

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8 d. ago Watch in full: Outside court as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced

Watch the scenes outside the Manhattan courtroom where Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to four years and two months, for prostitution-related charges following a two-month trial that unmasked the mogul as a serial domestic abuser and drug addict.

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8 d. ago Watch live: Outside court as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced

Watch a livestream outside court as Sean “Diddy” Combs is due to be sentenced on Friday, 3 October, for prostitution-related charges following a two-month trial that unmasked the mogul as a serial domestic abuser and drug addict.

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8 d. ago Former Australian police officer pleads not guilty to killing his ex

A former police officer in Australia's New South Wales state has pleaded not guilty to murder in the killings of his ex-boyfriend and the man's partner

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9 d. ago Aspiring female lawmaker whose career was derailed by sex tape scandal is charged with domestic abuse

Susanna Gibson Payne, 42, was arrested for assault and battery of a family member on September 22. But she claims that it was her estranged husband who was the assailant.

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9 d. ago FKA Twigs reveals she still ‘doesn’t feel safe’ after settling domestic abuse lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf

The British singer filed the case in 2020, accusing the American actor of sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress during their relationship

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9 d. ago Kitten killer tortured girlfriend's tiny pet to death in sickening campaign of abuse

Lewis Aitken is facing jail after a vile campaign of domestic abuse against his 21-year-old girlfriend.

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1 week ago FKA Twigs reveals she still 'doesn't feel safe' months after settling her domestic abuse lawsuit with ex

The singer, 37, officially ended the lawsuit in July, nearly four years after filing a high-profile action accusing the actor of abuse.

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1 week ago British boyband member 'arrested for assaulting woman and child'

The star has also been issued a Domestic Abuse Protection Notice.

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