92 m. ago Lionesses stars speak out on ‘damaging’ social media abuse ahead of Euro 2025

Alessia Russo said social media comments can be ‘damaging’ after the tennis player Katie Boulter revealed the extent of the abuse she has received

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6 h. ago Alex de Minaur reveals stance on US Open mixed doubles entry with Katie Boulter

De Minaur and Boulter are not on the initial list of pairings for the event in New York

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6 h. ago Air hostess, 30, 'on holiday with Lamine Yamal', 17, sent death threats over 'relationship'

Fati Vazquez - a social media influencer and air hostess - has received death threats after online sleuths placed her on holiday with teenage Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal

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8 h. ago Katie Boulter: The toxic death threats received by British tennis star and what Judy Murray says about abuse

Katie Boulter, Britain’s world no.2 tennis player, has opened up on the detail of toxic messages received online.

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11 h. ago Katie Boulter reveals reply to online troll after receiving death threats

The British No 2 has detailed the extent of online abuse following her second round match at the French Open in an ever-increasing issue in tennis

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11 h. ago Katie Boulter opens up over ‘awful’ online abuse sent to tennis players

British player talks about receiving toxic messages‘I don’t think there’s anything off the cards now’The British tennis No 2 Katie Boulter has lifted the lid on the level of abuse aimed at some players and revealed she and her family have received death threats.Boulter shared her experiences with BBC Sport to highlight the issue of players receiving toxic messages online. The 28-year-old’s examples included a message telling her to buy “candles and a coffin for your entire family” with a reference to her “grandmother’s grave if she’s not dead by tomorrow”, one stating she should “go to hell” as she had cost the poster money, and another stating “hope you get cancer”. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Katie Boulter reveals online abuse sent to her and other tennis players

British player talks about receiving toxic messages‘I don’t think there’s anything off the cards now’The British No 2, Katie Boulter, has revealed the level of abuse aimed at some players and said she and her family have received death threats. Boulter shared her experiences with BBC Sport to highlight players receiving toxic messages online.The 28-year-old’s examples included a message telling her to buy “candles and a coffin for your entire family” with a reference to her “grandmother’s grave if she’s not dead by tomorrow”, one stating she should “go to hell” as she had cost the poster money and another stating “hope you get cancer”. In 2014, Boulter detailed the harassment that can accompany a higher profile in the game. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Wimbledon British hopeful Katie Boulter reveals she receives 'astronomical levels' of death threats and unwanted messages about how she looks

The 28-year-old British number two explained how most of the abuse she receives comes from 'people who are betting on the tennis'.

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2 w. ago Brighton's Bin Mafia: How secret war by 'insurgent' waste collectors have seen death threats, tyres slashed and cache of weapons uncovered

A secret war being waged in plain sight in Brighton by bin collectors has resulted in employees receiving death threats, having their tyres slashed and a cache of weapons being uncovered.

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4 w. ago A deadly mission: how Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira tried to warn the world about the Amazon’s destruction

The Guardian journalist and the Brazilian activist were killed while investigating the destruction of the Amazon. In this extract from the book Phillips was writing at the time of his death, he reflects on his encounters with the rainforest and its people – and why it is so vital to save this precious placePhillips and Pereira disappeared on a research expedition into the the far western Amazon. Pereira had received death threats due to his work helping Indigenous people protect the rainforest from illegal fishing and hunting. When the pair did not return, a search was launched. After 10 days, their bodies were found. Two men will go on trial for their murder next month.‘SNAKE!” The cry came from near the end of the line of 11 men, strung out along a narrow trail being hacked out of thick Amazon rainforest. I shivered. I had walked right past the danger lurking unseen in the dense undergrowth. Poisonous snakes are one of the most lethal threats in this part of the world. I...

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