57 h. ago Trans woman jailed for harassing minister Ellie Reeves as judge slams civil courts for enabling abuse

District Judge Michael Snow said he is ‘appalled’ at the badly organised civil courts

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4 d. ago Over $200K raised for woman burned on Chicago train who was featured in Trump’s Thanksgiving speech

The alleged attacker had been arrested 72 other times

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4 d. ago Christy review – Sydney Sweeney pummels a boxing pioneer’s story into lifeless cliche

Underpowered David Michôd film fails to land the story of the groundbreaking 90s female boxing champion and the horrendous abuse she faced at home An uninspired and undirected performance from Sydney Sweeney means there’s a fatal lack of power in this movie from director and co-writer David Michôd. It manages to be unsubtle without being powerful. His subject is Christy Salters Martin, who under the grinning tutelage of Don King became the world’s most successful female boxing champion in the 90s and 00s but faced a misogynist nightmare outside the ring.The film fails to deliver the power of the traditional boxing movie, or the real importance of a story about domestic abuse and coercive control, or the sensory detail of true crime. It relies on the simple fact of a woman pioneeringly taking on what had once been solely a man’s sport and relapses into cliche. Christy, with her frizzy hair and brown contact lenses, doesn’t seem to plausibly develop as a character throughout the film,...

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5 d. ago Florida carer left elderly disabled woman in park overnight, say police

Teresa Baldwin, 58, from Largo in Florida, allegedly left the woman at Largo Central Park on Monday night

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9 d. ago Police manhunt after woman sexually assaulted while on morning jog

A woman aged in her 30s reported that she was pulled to the ground and sexually assaulted

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1 week ago Scotland crime: Man arrested after allegedly trying to 'choke' woman on Scottish train

Police are urging any witnesses to contact them.

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2 w. ago Glasgow crime: Teenager, 18, arrested after woman 'raped' in Glasgow city centre lane

He has since been released pending further enquiries.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Female robber threatened woman at knifepoint before stealing handbag in city centre attack

CCTV imagery shows the suspect went on to attempt a second robbery nearby.

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2 w. ago Florida woman arrested for driving at 107 mph to try and pick up pizza before store closed, cops say

New Florida law states that a driver violates the law by exceeding 50 mph over the limit or driving over 100 mph dangerously

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2 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Man arrested and woman seriously injured after alleged stabbing at Tesco car park

Enquiries remain ongoing.

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2 w. ago Woman, 34, stabbed to death in 'unprovoked attack' is pictured

The unprovoked attack, which took place in Birmingham on Friday night, has left friends and family reeling

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2 w. ago Trans woman stalked top surgeon who carried out gender reassignment operation

Vivienne Taylor faces a prison term for stalking and threatening surgeon Tina Rashid

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2 w. ago Woman dies after being stabbed in the neck in Birmingham on Friday night

A 34-year-old woman has died after a stabbing in Birmingham on Friday

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2 w. ago Glasgow crime: Woman taken to hospital after 'harmful substance’ thrown on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street

A woman has been charged in connection with an alleged assault.

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3 w. ago Grieving daughter handed TV licence criminal conviction in fast

A grieving woman with mental health problems is the latest case to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure

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3 w. ago 'Harmful substance' thrown at woman in Scottish town, police say

The 30-year-old was attacked on Friday

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3 w. ago Grieving daughter struggling with household bills convicted in fast

A grieving woman with mental health problems is the latest case to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure

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3 w. ago TV Licence conviction against grieving woman battling mental health struggles

A grieving woman with mental health problems is the latest case to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure

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3 w. ago Cleaner scared for her life after hearing ‘banging’ from clients bedroom

A professional cleaner from Kent thought she was either going to be starring in a Netflix documentary as a woman that got away, or the victim of an awful crime after hearing a 'banging' noise

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3 w. ago Woman murdered her mum and dad then lived with their bodies for 4 years

Virginia McCullough, 36, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 36 years

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