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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Miriam Burrell

Woman’s emergency’888’ number started in wake of Sarah Everard murder scrapped

An emergency phone line for women - that was set to be launched following the rape and murder of Sarah Everard - has been scrapped, according to reports.

Former Home Secretary Priti Patel and BT had discussed in 2021 creating the 888 service for women who felt unsafe walking alone to be tracked.

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