11 h. ago Scale of workplace violence and abuse ‘shocking and unacceptable’, says charity

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust commissioned polling to assess workers’ experiences and is calling for the law to be strengthened.

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8 d. ago The Four Spent the Day Together by Chris Kraus review – a cult writer tries something new

The I Love Dick author combines autofiction with memoir and true crimeThe Four Spent the Day Together is full of people seeking fresh starts, attempting to give up drugs or abusive marriages, only to find hope curdling into violence. Chris Kraus uses the phrase a lot, making it wilfully jaded in its repetitions. “He could make a fresh start.” “They decided to make a fresh start.” And all along, here she is, making her own fresh start, because this seems a new kind of book – documentarian, genuinely novelistic. But then it turns out to be packed with the same dilemmas and styles as the old ones.Kraus is an artist who became a writer almost accidentally with her 1997 cult classic I Love Dick, comprised of letters to an unreceptive lover, turning confessional female writing from abjection into assassination. She carried on writing, but the three subsequent fascinating and rebarbative novels lacked the shock and immediacy the letter form brought to the voic...

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1 week ago More than 300 accuse police of racism, corruption and victim bullying

The incidents reported to the BBC included many themes of misogyny when reporting domestic abuse and sexual violence, with one stating that reporting their rape to the police was 'like being raped again'.

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3 w. ago UK charities say toxic immigration rhetoric leading to threats against staff

Voluntary organisations forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and propertyCharities have warned of growing racial abuse, intimidation and threats of violence towards their staff and beneficiaries amid increasingly toxic rhetoric around immigration and race by politicians and extremist activists.Voluntary organisations say they are being forced to introduce extensive security measures to protect staff and property – a trend described by one charity head as in danger of becoming the “new normal” – after being targeted. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Police chief apologises after researcher bungled Clare's Law applications leaving women at risk of violence and abuse

Former police researcher Gavin Hudson has been barred from policing after he failed to examine Clare's Law applications on people suspected of domestic violence - placing women at risk.

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3 w. ago The shocking scale of violence and abuse against Greater Manchester's council workers

Nine out of every ten attacks were on teaching staff

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4 w. ago Dedicated journalist safety officer in every UK police force

Journalist safety liaison officers are a dedicated point of contact for reporters when they face abuse and threats of violence.

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last month Government hires dedicated journalist safety officer in every UK police force

Journalist safety liaison officers are a dedicated point of contact for reporters when they face abuse and threats of violence.

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