10 h. ago Scots singer burns wedding dress on Irvine beach in message to domestic abusers

Kirsty Millard's new debut single 'The Patriarchy' is out now.

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10 h. ago Scots singer Shirely Manson says fellow female rockers selling pix on Only Fans is "tragic" for music

The Edinburgh-born singer admits it’s getting harder to break even on tour and said her peers’ decision to pose online was “tragic” from an industry standpoint.

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54 h. ago Falkirk Crime: Man sentenced to prison for violent offences against five women

The 23-year-old has also been issued a non-harassment order in respect of the victims.

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2 d. ago Stirling chippie's two day fundraiser for domestic abuse charity is dedicated to Women's Aid worker

The shop is back running a special cut price charity menu to raise funds for Stirling and District Women's Aid and Strathcarron Hospice.

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3 d. ago Scots podcaster James English set to call on nine witnesses for domestic abuse trial

English, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire, shot to fame after he starred in reality TV show Glow.

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4 d. ago ‘It’s the misogyny slop ecosystem!’ How Candace Owens and the American right declared war on Blake Lively

Remember Johnny Depp v Amber Heard? If you thought that was ugly, wait till you see Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni. As the stars of It Ends With Us swap lawsuits over claims of sexual harassment, the conservative media has picked its side – and it’s not pulling any punchesRarely has a film been so un-presciently named as It Ends With Us. This domestic abuse drama was released in August 2024 and was a huge success, earning over $350m worldwide. But that was only the beginning. What has followed is an offscreen conflagration that is not only threatening to consume the careers of the film’s lead actors, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, but continues to set social media and the entertainment industry ablaze. We’ve still got a long way to go before it really ends – a trial is set for March 2026.It’s easy to see why this case attracted so much attention initially – everyone loves a good celebrity dust-up – but having begun as just another Hollywood feud destined to be adapted into a presti...

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4 d. ago Lewis Capaldi wows fans as he makes a surprise appearance on stage two years after announcing music hiatus

The beloved Scottish singer, 28, surprised the intimate crowd on Friday night towards the end of the live gig, which had a strict no-phone policy.

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5 d. ago Pop Idol's Michelle McManus unrecognisable after incredible 9st weight loss

Michelle McManus, 44, soared to fame after winning the second series of Pop Idol in 2003. The Scottish singer has since undergone an impressive weight loss transformation

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8 d. ago ‘Trans women have never felt a threat’: women’s refuges grapple with supreme court ruling

UK gender decision ignites debate among professionals working in the domestic abuse and rape crisis spheres“I have a list as long as my arm that I worry about daily,” says Katie Russell, the chief executive and co-founder of the service Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL). “The funding landscape, a broken criminal justice system, the global threat of violent misogyny.”She lives a few streets away from where two women were seriously injured last weekend in a crossbow attack perpetrated by a man who espoused misogynist hate online. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Trans women have never felt like a threat’: women’s refuges grapple with supreme court ruling

UK gender decision ignites debate among professionals working in the domestic abuse and rape crisis spheres“I have a list as long as my arm that I worry about daily,” says Katie Russell, the chief executive and co-founder of the service Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL). “The funding landscape, a broken criminal justice system, the global threat of violent misogyny.”She lives a few streets away from where two women were seriously injured last weekend in a crossbow attack perpetrated by a man who espoused misogynist hate online. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago White House uses newly revealed allegations to support refusal to return Kilmar Ábrego García to US

Wife of man unlawfully sent to El Salvador filed protection petition in 2020 after domestic violence allegationsThe legal team behind Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland man unlawfully deported to El Salvador, is demanding that the Trump administration “bring him back and give him a full and fair trial” as the administration releases new domestic abuse allegations.In a press release issued on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cited allegations made by Ábrego García’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, that he abused her on several occasions in 2019 and 2020. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago More than a quarter of domestic abuse services turning children away due to funding shortages

Report from the domestic abuse commissioner warns severe funding shortages are putting victims at further risk

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9 d. ago My abusive dad strangled me and dragged me out of bed in the night to attack me

The journalist, 56, appeared on the panel to talk to Christine Lampard , 46, Coleen Nolan , 60, and Olivia Attwood , 33, in aid of the show's domestic abuse campaign Facing It Together.

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9 d. ago 'My psychopath ex who gouged out my eyes is about to be let out

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Tina Nash was subjected to one of the worst cases of domestic abuse the UK has seen when Shane Jenkin tortured her, gouging out her eyes with his fingers

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1 week ago 'We must avoid sleepwalking into situation where cash is no longer accepted' MPs warn

Campaigners have long argued that cash still has a place on the high street, particularly for the elderly, vulnerable and those fleeing domestic abuse.

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1 week ago Message in a bottle from UK school almost 50 years ago washes up on Norway beach

A young Norwegian girl found the message while playing on the beach with her family, and hopes to find the sender who dropped the message into a bottle and left it floating in the ocean

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1 week ago Fury as domestic abusers can claim compensation for UK’s biggest health scandal

The government said it had looked into exclude anyone with relevant convictions, but could find no practical way of doing so.

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2 w. ago Here are 16 artists who rose to fame on TikTok, including Scotland's own Nathan Evans & Katie Gregson

From Nathan Evans and Katie Gregson-MacLeod to Olivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat, here are 16 famous musicians whose rise to fame was helped by TikTok.

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2 w. ago Ryan Giggs breaks his silence on Premier League Hall of Fame snub following domestic abuse charges ordeal

The winger, who also won 64 caps for Wales and played for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics, earned legendary status at United and subsequently spent three years coaching at the club.

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2 w. ago Amy Macdonald Glasgow Hydro Ticket Presales and Prices: How to see the star play her hometown show

One of Scotland’s most successful singer-songwriters has announced a new album and tour.

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