Search results for ‘Domestic violence’
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Home Office set to unveil Clare’s law
A bereaved father has secured a change in the law to give women the right to ask police if a partner has a history of domestic violence, Channel 4 News understands.
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Crime stats show burglaries up by 14%
The British Crime Survey reveals big rises in burglaries, opportunistic thefts, and domestic violence in the last year, but the figures are in conflict with police records.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs charged with sex trafficking and racketeering
The indictment lists six aliases. Regardless of how you know him, Puff Daddy, P Diddy or just Diddy, Sean Combs has been one of the most influential figures in rap music for decades.
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‘Provision for trans people doesn’t have to be an either-or’ – Shadow Education Secretary
We spoke to the Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.
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Clare’s Law: Could thousands more women be warned about abusive partners?
It is a scheme which allows any of us to ask the police whether a partner has an abusive past.
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‘Power, control and entitlement’ currency of Westminster, says Labour’s Jess Phillips
We did ask the government and the Conservative party for an interview, but no one was available.
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FactCheck: does gun control work?
States with stricter gun laws have lower firearms deaths – but is one causing the other?
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Exclusive: Fears of social worker exodus with staff facing ‘impossible’ workloads
Britain is facing an exodus of social workers, the government has been warned, as a new report suggests staff are “utterly exhausted” by a soaring and more complex caseload.
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Call for law change to prevent abusive partners from inheriting victims’ estates
Should somebody guilty of domestic abuse be allowed to inherit the estate of a spouse who has taken their own life?
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Mother dies after calling police seven times about abusive boyfriend
Daniela Espirito Santo died after her boyfriend assaulted her hours after he was released on bail for attacking her earlier in the day.
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Calls for new law to protect adults from sexual exploitation
Survivors of sexual exploitation have spoken out about their experiences of violence and abuse amid calls for a change in law to protect vulnerable adults.
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The mothers who say lack of decent home placed their children in danger
Over the past 18 months we’ve been investigating the lives, and deaths, of young people caught up in criminal exploitation.
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Heard says Depp threw bottles ‘like grenades’ at her
It’s been another dramatic day at the High Court as Johnny Depp tries to sue The Sun after the newspaper described him as a “wife beater”.
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Depp libel court case told of star’s drug and and drink-fuelled lifestyle
The last few days in the High Court provides details of Johnny Depp’s drug and drink-fuelled lifestyle and the collapse of his marriage.
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Life in a women’s refuge in the time of Covid-19
We have had access to one women’s refuge which has been inundated with calls from women desperate to escape living in lockdown with their abuser.
