2 h. ago Samuel Pepys could be 'cancelled' by his old school for 'abusive and exploitative' treatment of women

Hinchingbrooke School, in Huntindgon, Cambridgeshire, was attended by the chronicler of the Great Fire of London in the 1640s.

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3 h. ago Samuel Pepys' old school wants to ban house named after him over his 'abuse' of women

The former school of a famed 17th century diarist has proposed scrapping a house named after him over accusations abuse and exploitation of women.

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6 d. ago Photos show thousands taking to the streets calling an end to violence against women and girls

Nov. 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a global call to raise awareness about all forms of abuse targeting women and girls.

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7 d. ago Ofcom urges tech firms to tackle toxic online abuse of women

The regulator says the digital world is ‘not serving women and girls the way it should’

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1 week ago Digital violence is 'spreading at alarming speed' as millions of women face online abuse

A new report from UN Women has found that digital violence is intensifying, yet nearly half of the world's women and girls lack legal protection from digital abuse

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2 w. ago Chief prosecutor reassures Scots sex abuse victims after Supreme Court judgment

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has said that sex abuse of women and children was “the single greatest challenge our justice system faces”.

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2 w. ago Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate

Supreme court ruled ‘rape shield’ laws to limit intrusive cross-examination may breach men’s right to fair trialScotland’s most senior law officer has moved to reassure victims of sexual abuse that they will be protected after a supreme court ruling warned that Scottish laws designed to limit intrusive cross-examination could be breaching men’s right to a fair trial.In a strongly worded statement, the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, said: “I would like to make clear that I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chinese rapist dubbed one of UK's most prolific sex offenders who drugged women and recorded abuse through camera hidden in air freshener is jailed for 14 years

Chao Xu, pictured fixing a hidden camera in his bathroom, has been jailed for a series of sexual offences including rapes at his home in London - but police believe there could be many more victims.

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2 w. ago Emmerdale actor breaks down in tears on Loose Women as she relives harrowing abuse from ex

Emmerdale actor Jaye Griffiths broke down in tears on Loose Women as she relived the horrific abuse she suffered from her ex partner.

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2 w. ago Loose Women viewers praise 'brave' Emmerdale star Jaye Griffiths as she breaks down and visibly shakes while recounting her horrific domestic abuse

Emmerdale's Jaye Griffiths broke down in floods of tears as she recounted her experience with domestic abuse on Thursday's Loose Women.

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2 w. ago Emmerdale's Jaye Griffiths sobs 'I don't know how I survived' as she details past abuse

Emmerdale star Jaye Griffiths opened up about the abuse she faced as she appeared on Thursday's Loose Women

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2 w. ago ITV Emmerdale star reveals past abuse as she sobs 'I don't know how I survived'

Emmerdale star Jaye Griffiths bravely spoke about her past abuse on Thursday's episode of Loose Women

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2 w. ago Vandals target property amid owner's row with Reform councillor

Liv Cooke, 26, says her HMOs are often used to house women escaping domestic abuse

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2 w. ago ‘Attacked no matter what they do’: why female politicians face relentless cycle of abuse

Assault on Mexican president highlights abuse faced by women in politics and ‘reinforces patriarchal boundaries’The brief and deeply unsettling encounter lasted just a few seconds, sparking outrage across Mexico and beyond.But for those who have spent years tracking women in politics, the incident in which a drunken man attempted to kiss Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on the neck and grope her was shocking but not entirely surprising. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Loose Women's Denise Welch shares heartbreaking abusive relationship admission

Loose Women star Denise Welch has opened up about her past relationship, saying she was in an "abusive relationship" with her former partner, who was "very controlling"

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3 w. ago Loose Women's Denise Welch makes heartbreaking admission about abusive relationship

Loose Women star Denise Welch has opened up about a "coercive relationship" she was in "many, many years ago" and why she didn't tell her friends what was going on

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3 w. ago Almost 30% of people abused as children, England and Wales data shows

ONS data, which includes emotional, physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect, suggests 13.6 million people affectedNearly a third of women in England and Wales were abused as a child, along with just over a quarter of men, according to new figures which for the first time include emotional, physical or sexual abuse as well as neglect.The data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates 31.5% of women and 26.4% of men experienced some form of abuse as a child, a total of 13.6 million – almost three in 10 – people. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Airbnb homes in London to be used as emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence

City Hall’s £100,000 pilot scheme will ease dire shortage of safe spaces for women and children fleeing abuse

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3 w. ago Nearly a third of women and a quarter of men suffered abuse as a child, new figures show

Some 13.6 million people aged 18 years and over had likely suffered emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, as well as neglect, as children, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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3 w. ago Third of women and quarter of men abused in childhood, new estimates suggest

Forms of abuse included emotional, physical, sexual or neglect.

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