47 h. ago Israel accuses Keir Starmer of 'emboldening the forces of terror' by failing to draw 'moral red lines' after gunman screaming 'free Palestine' murdered two embassy workers in US

Israeli ministers pointed fingers at Western leaders, including Starmer, arguing that recent criticism of Israel's military campaign and humanitarian blockade in Gaza has fuel violent sentiment.

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52 h. ago 'A slap in the face for victims': Fury at Labour plans to allow killers, rapists and domestic abusers out of jail earlier in bid to ease prison overcrowding

An independent sentencing review has called for criminals convicted of serious violence or sex offences to win their freedom after serving half their jail term.

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65 h. ago Shabana Mahmood considers chemical castration for serious sex offenders

Justice secretary expected to back radical sentencing reforms, including use of libido-suppressing drugs in England and WalesShabana Mahmood, the lord chancellor, is considering mandatory chemical castration for the most serious sex offenders, according to government sources.The minister’s department is planning to expand a pilot to 20 regions as part of a package of “radical” measures to free thousands of prisoners and ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.Ensure custodial sentences under 12 months are only used in exceptional circumstances.Extend suspended sentences to up to three years and encourage greater use of deferred sentences for low-risk offenders.Give courts greater flexibility to use fines and ancillary orders like travel, driving and football bans.Allow probation officers to adjust the level of supervision based on risk and compliance with licence conditions.Expand specialist domestic abuse courts to improve support for victims.Expand tagging for all perpetrato...

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3 d. ago Southport attack survivor says UK should ‘swap pointed kitchen knives for rounded ones’

The ‘Let’s Be Blunt’ campaign aims to create less potential for violent crime on the streets

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3 d. ago Cassie Ventura’s mother says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs blackmailed her for $20,000

Music mogul’s sex-trafficking trial continues as mother of key witness says she was ‘scared about my daughter’s safety’The federal trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs continued on Tuesday, with Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s mother, Regina Ventura, testifying that she was “scared about my daughter’s safety” and revealing that she had paid Combs $20,000 “to recoup money he had spent” on her daughter “because he was unhappy she was in a relationship with Kid Cudi”.Casandra Ventura, Combs’s former girlfriend and the key witness in the case, testified last week. Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other internati...

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3 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs assistant testifies he felt his ‘life was in danger’

Music mogul’s sex-trafficking trial continues as David James returns to stand and tells of incident that ‘shook’ himThe federal trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs continued on Tuesday, with his former personal assistant David James returning to the witness stand.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago School knife rampage leaves at least three injured in Finland as suspect, 16, 'who wrote manifesto about stabbing girls' is arrested

At least three people have been injured in an act of violence at a Finnish school, the police said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the perpetrator had been apprehended. 

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4 d. ago Man who beat girlfriend on way home from Blackpool gives judge thumbs up as he walks free

'I will f***ing kill you, you know. I didn't want to but f***, I will'

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4 d. ago Singer Dawn Richard tells court she saw Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs be violent with Cassie Ventura

‘He would punch her, choke her, slap her,’ says Richard as second week of music mogul’s sex-trafficking trial resumesThe second week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial began on Monday morning with the singer Dawn Richard returning to the witness stand.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Singer Dawn Richard tells court Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit Cassie Ventura

‘He would punch her, choke her, slap her,’ says Richard as second week of music mogul’s sex-trafficking trial resumesThe second week of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial began on Monday morning with the singer Dawn Richard returning to the witness stand.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Terrifying moment Irish woman 'realises she is going to die' when her parachute fails on charity skydive

Nicky Harty took on the jump to raise money for a domestic abuse charity and said she initially felt incredible.

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7 d. ago Cassie Ventura concludes testimony in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex

First week of testimony heard singer talk about in-patient treatment center she went to to ‘help me with my trauma’Singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul,concluded her testimony on Friday after further examination by Combs’s legal team.Combs’s defense team resumed their cross-examination of Ventura on Friday morning, with questions focusing on the time around the 2016 video footage of Combs attacking Ventura at the elevator lobby of a hotel in Los Angeles, and Combs’s state of mind at that time.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago UK faces domestic abuse 'epidemic' as one in four adults have been victims

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: New figures reveal one in four adults have been been victims of domestic abuse from the age of 16

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8 d. ago Sheriff jails “misogynistic, controlling" brute for 56 months

He was told by a sheriff that he faced a “damning” indictment.

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8 d. ago Diddy’s lawyers are banking on the ‘mutual abuse’ defence. Newsflash: it’s not a thing | Tayo Bero

Power isn’t equal in an unhealthy relationship. But it’s no surprise Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s team is deploying the tacticSean “Diddy” Combs’s sex-trafficking and racketeering trial is under way, and the music mogul’s lawyers gave us a glimpse into what their strategy would be during jury selection last week, when they finally admitted that he was violent toward his ex Cassie Ventura. But now they’re claiming that the violence was mutual.In a statement to the judge, the defense attorney Marc Agnifilo said they plan to “take the position [that] there was mutual violence in their relationship”. Combs’s lawyers also describe Ventura, the prosecution’s star witness, as “strong” with “a nature of violence”, and “capable of starting physical confrontation”.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnistIn the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence c...

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8 d. ago UK agrees to fly home wrongly deported Windrush generation man from Jamaica

Exclusive: Winston Knight’s deportation order revoked by Home Office after a decade living on streets in KingstonThe Home Office has agreed to fly home a member of the Windrush generation who lived in the UK for 47 years before being wrongly deported and forced to live on the streets of Jamaica in horrific conditions for more than a decade.In a highly unusual move and after protracted legal action, Home Office officials have accepted that Winston Knight, 64, is a member of the Windrush generation and have agreed to revoke his deportation order.In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the US, the suicide prevention lifeline is at 988 and the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines can be found via www.befrienders.org Continue reading...

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8 d. ago More adults likely to experience domestic abuse than previously thought

The estimates are the first to use an improved method for measuring the prevalence of domestic abuse among the population.

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9 d. ago Cassie Ventura’s testimony continues with review of explicit messages in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

Former girlfriend of music mogul, key witness in sex-trafficking trial, details violence, abuse and blackmailSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the stand on Thursday for cross-examination.One of Combs’s lawyers, Anna Estevao, opened her cross-examination of Ventura by asking: “You and Sean Combs were in love for 11 years, right?”In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Cassie Ventura reviews explicit messages in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

Former girlfriend of music mogul, key witness in sex-trafficking trial, details violence, abuse and blackmailSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the stand on Thursday for cross-examination.One of Combs’s lawyers, Anna Estevao, opened her cross-examination of Ventura by asking: “You and Sean Combs were in love for 11 years, right?”In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Cassie Ventura returns to stand after testifying Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her

Former girlfriend of music mogul, key witness in sex-trafficking trial, details violence, abuse and blackmailSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the stand on Thursday for cross-examination.One of Combs’s lawyers, Anna Estevao, opened her cross-examination of Ventura by asking: “You and Sean Combs were in love for 11 years, right?”In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...

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