48 m. ago Starmer’s welfare cuts could leave thousands of disabled women trapped with abusers, campaigners warn

Exclusive: The prime minister’s controversial welfare cuts would deepen economic insecurity for disabled women and make them more vulnerable to abuse, a new report has warned

Events

25 h. ago Diddy trial live: Defense says they ‘own’ domestic violence claims before calling Cassie Ventura a ‘gangster’ who ‘played’ Combs

Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo is presenting his closing arguments

Events

30 h. ago Pals of woman brutally murdered by boyfriend take on challenge in domestic abuse fight

On September 14 a group of friends, family and colleagues will walk 20 miles in memory of 21-year-old Phoenix Spencer-Horn to raise awareness of domestic violence.

Events

54 h. ago Minister vows to ‘legislate’ amid fears taxis are ‘dangerous’ for children

Baroness Casey identified ‘many cases of group-based child sexual exploitation’ as having links with taxis.

Politics

2 d. ago ‘I was last one to talk to Jo hours before her ex beat her to death with hammer’

The horrific death of her best friend left Hetti Barkworth-Nanton traumatised, but her tireless campaigning to raise awareness of domestic violence led to a Pride of Britain award last year – and now a stage at Glasto!

Events

4 d. ago Disgraced MLB star Wander Franco learns fate amid sexual abuse trial

The former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop is on trial in his native Dominican Republic, facing charges of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation against a minor and human trafficking.

Events

8 d. ago ‘The stakes are life and death’: The US is not prepared for wildfire season after sweeping DOGE cuts, report says

Forecasters predict above-average fire potential this year across California, Montana, Texas, and much of the Pacific Northwest

Events

8 d. ago Calls for crackdown on 'industrial scale' online 'megabrothels' and sex trafficking

MP Tonia Antoniazzi has called for a crackdown on 'online megabrothels' as she urged legislators to 'confront the adult sexual exploitation being perpetrated on an industrial scale'

Politics

1 week ago Andy Burnham sets out where he wants the new grooming gangs inquiry to go in Greater Manchester

The Greater Manchester mayor launched his own local inquiry into child sexual exploitation in 2017 but says it wasn't enough

Events

1 week ago Tributes paid to charity worker found fatally stabbed in her London home

Annabel Rook, 46, who helped refugees and women fleeing domestic violence, described as ‘profound force for good’A woman found fatally stabbed in her home after a gas explosion has been described as a “profound force for good” who dedicated her life to supporting women.Annabel Rook, 46, was found with stab wounds at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north London, just before 5am on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Austerity has hit the UK’s ability to tackle violence against women, European watchdog warns

The Council of Europe has said there is an ‘urgent need’ for more places in women’s shelters and warned cost-cutting measures have left vital services ‘underfunded and understaffed’

Events

1 week ago Starmer hits back at Badenoch over grooming scandal, claiming Tories did nothing

Sir Keir Starmer asked ‘why on earth’ Mrs Badenoch did not bring forward a duty for authorities to report child sexual exploitation in power.

Events

1 week ago Charity boss found stabbed to death in house after gas explosion is named

Annabel Rook, 46, co-founded charity MamaSuze CIC, which supported refugee and migrant women who had fled domestic violence

Events

1 week ago Charity boss found stabbed to death in house after gas explosion pictured

Annabel Rook, 46, co-founded charity MamaSuze CIC, which supported refugee and migrant women who had fled domestic violence

Events

1 week ago Wales' First Minister says 'lessons need to be learned' over grooming gang abuse

The Conservative group leader in Wales said sexual exploitation of children had been 'happening right under our noses here in Wales'

Politics

1 week ago Depraved sex attacker, 46, who held woman captive and tortured her for 10 hours using a blow torch is jailed

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Tommy Hitt, 46, in Wiltshire, was sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison at Winchester Crown Court for vile domestic violence and sexual offences.

Events

1 week ago The Guardian view on violence against women and girls: the grooming gangs inquiry should be part of a wider strategy | Editorial

It is right to confront child sexual exploitation, but this week’s announcement comes against a backdrop of failureThe government’s renewed focus on child sexual exploitation (CSE) gangs is overdue, and the new national inquiry recommended by Louise Casey must deliver justice, not just headlines. All child sexual abuse is horrifying. But the extreme sexual violence and financial incentives involved in gang-based offending demand special scrutiny. So do the institutional failures by police and councils, particularly in northern England, where numerous gangs operated.Past inquiries have exposed these institutional breakdowns. They have also shown that a reluctance to inflame racial tensions played a role in the way that some complaints were mishandled. That doesn’t excuse the inaction – nor justify turning a public safety issue into a culture war. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Police to collect ethnicity data for all cases of child sexual abuse

Requirement made as review finds ‘over-representation’ of Asian men among grooming gang suspectsYvette Cooper has condemned damning failures by the authorities to protect children from grooming gangs as she announced there would be a formal requirement on police for the first time to collect ethnicity and nationality data for all cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation.The home secretary confirmed the government would accept all 12 recommendations of Louise Casey’s rapid review, including setting up a statutory inquiry into institutional failures, marking a significant reversal after months of pressure on Labour to act. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Grooming gang survivors say inquiry must finally get answers as police launch major crackdown

Keir Starmer has now committed to a nationwide statutory inquiry into the scandal of systematic sexual exploitation of young girls in a number of towns in England

Events

1 week ago Rachel Reeves clashes with Sky News presenter over calls for grooming gangs apology

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the priority was helping victims of systematic sexual exploitation 'not people’s hurt feelings about how they’ve been spoken about'

Events