17 h. ago Mayor announces extra funding to support London's domestic abuse victims

Sir Sadiq Khan says survivors must have confidence to report abuse, as he warns ‘huge amount of improvement’ needed in criminal justice system

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28 h. ago West Lothian school teacher is running to help other women suffering domestic abuse

Mum-of-three Vicky says she got her life back thanks to Women's Aid

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32 h. ago ‘It’s helping me build my future’: empowering migrant and refugee families in a London borough of sanctuary

In Islington, a panel of people with migrant and refugee backgrounds is allocating £500,000 in grants to directly help new arrivals who are where they once wereOn a cold morning in the heart of London, recently arrived refugees and more established migrants gather in a community centre. Their mission? To decide how £500,000 in funding will be used to support people like them.The initiative is part of the Borough of Sanctuary grants programme, which takes the government’s commitment to devolution a step further, using it to empower migrants and refugees. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Need for domestic abuse offence is ‘national emergency’, says MP in Commons call

Domestic abusers might be able to ‘explain away’ past violence as pub brawls under the current system, Josh Babarinde warned.

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42 h. ago Denise Welch opens up about her experience of domestic abuse

‘You don't realise what's happening, so he started to chip, chip, chip away at my personality,’ she shared

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44 h. ago Only one in three women fleeing domestic abuse can be helped by refuges as services on ‘brink of collapse’

‘We have no way of even beginning to address this issue’, the chief executive of Women’s Aid warned

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44 h. ago Domestic abuser, 25, who staged mock execution on his wife in front of their terrified children is jailed

Akram Miah, 25, tied a dressing gown cord around his wife's neck, punched and slapped her and told their terrified children to 'say goodbye to your mother' in the horrific act.

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47 h. ago Loose Women's Denise Welch bravely shares harrowing domestic abuse story

Loose Women aired a special show to highlight their campaign Facing It Together, and Denise Welch opened up about suffering domestic abuse in a past relationship

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49 h. ago Loose Women's Denise Welch's 'coercive control' experience as she shared 'you can't see the bruises'

The star opened up about her domestic abuse story for the Facing It Together campaign

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49 h. ago Loose Women host Charlene White bursts into tears minutes into 'very special' ITV show

Charlene White could not withhold her emotions as she praised her Loose Women co-stars saying 'I am so proud of them' as they bravely opened up about their experience with domestic abuse

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3 d. ago Queen Camilla behind closed doors from marriage to Charles, health struggle and staff secrets

Camilla, Queen Consort, was left moved to tears when she met with survivors of domestic abuse and spoke with staff at a new, dedicated refuge in Exeter, south west England.

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4 d. ago Jonathan Majors says he was sexually abused by ‘both men and women’ as a child

The Marvel actor was convicted of domestic assault in December 2023

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5 d. ago Assisted dying laws could be ‘lethal weapon’ for domestic abusers, MSPs warned

Fears women who have been diagnosed with terminal illness and are living with abusive partners could be coerced

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6 d. ago Queen wrote to rape survivor Gisele Pelicot to praise ‘extraordinary courage’

Camilla has long supported survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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6 d. ago Ben & Jerry’s new Sweet Mango Memories ice cream launched with refugee entrepreneurs

Proceeds from the tubs will help those with refugee backgrounds explore entrepreneurship 🥭

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7 d. ago The hardened thugs and sex attackers whose sentences make a mockery of justice

A domestic abuser with a long record of violent crime was handed just a few weeks in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend.

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7 d. ago Emmerdale withdraws BAFTAs best soap entry after writer's domestic abuse conviction

ITV's Emmerdale has withdrawn its entry for BAFTA's best soap award after writer Martin Fustes was found guilty of domestic abuse in Hull Crown Court earlier this week

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8 d. ago Drop review – a standout from White Lotus excels in tight first date thriller

SXSW film festival: Meghann Fahy lands a killer star vehicle with a fun, seat-edge piece of pulp entertainment, playing a woman tasked with killing her dateI have a special place in my heart for a movie that knows what it is, doesn’t mislead and delivers accordingly in a tight 90 minutes. Drop, as indicated by title and trailer, is a one-room thriller for the digital natives: what would happen if your phone was barraged by mysterious AirDropped memes telling you to kill your date, or your family dies? It’s a simple premise familiar to anyone who has received an unwanted dick pic on the subway, and one that writer/director Christopher Landon drills into with fresh and invigorating precision.And one elevated by two well-cast leads in Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar, who both keep their cards just close enough to their chests. Sklenar, recently in It Ends With Us, once again convincingly plays the nice, understanding guy to a woman who has survived domestic abuse; sweet and self-effac...

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1 week ago How police came to rescue of woman assaulted by partner on holiday abroad using Instagram

A Metropolitan Police contact handler used Instagram to safeguard a victim of domestic abuse who made a report while she was on holiday.

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2 w. ago Assisted dying Bill committee to consider domestic abuse amendment

Kim Leadbeater said she will support changes to her Bill suggested by two MPs who voted against it in Parliament last year.

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