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Voices: The number of women losing their lives to domestic abuse in the UK is far higher than we realise

COMMENT: I estimate there could be an additional two women being killed every week and their deaths not seen as suspicious, despite those suspicions being raised, writes criminologist Professor Jane Monckton Smith, as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent UK

The Independent nominated four times in End Violence Against Women Awards

The Independent was nominated three times in the Opinion category and once in the Investigation category as part of its Brick by Brick campaign into domestic violence

The Independent UK

Behind the scenes as The Independent’s refuge for domestic abuse survivors is being built

Completion of sanctuary for domestic abuse survivors built with our readers’ donations will be ‘moment of pride for us all’, says developer

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How does a domestic abuse refuge get built?

A domestic abuse safe house being built as part of The Independent and Refuge’s Brick by Brick campaign is taking shape.

The Independent UK

NHS chief warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign

Exclusive: Amanda Pritchard speaks out against domestic abuse suffered by NHS staff as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent UK

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Takeaways from Jets' Joe Douglas interview after 2024 NFL trade deadline

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Domestic abuse victim’s new home address leaked to ex-partner after data breach

After her abuser was handed her new address, police visited to carry out escape route plans and check the doors had a deadlock

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Mother of girl, 15, stabbed to death by boyfriend calls for teenage domestic abuse law change

Under current laws, the victim and the perpetrator must be over 16 for it to be deemed a crime of domestic abuse

The Independent UK

Queen Camilla spotlights voices of domestic abuse survivors in powerful new documentary

Camilla is seen visiting a refuge and meeting survivors as the documentary follows her on her mission to shine a spotlight on domestic abuse

The Independent UK

‘My partner secretly drugged and filmed me - and even tried to kidnap our daughter’

Domestic abuse survivor Hannah says she felt ‘degraded’ and ‘violated’

The Independent UK

Huge donation for Brick by Brick campaign to honour Julia Rausing in new £100m charity giveaway fund

The donation of £150,000 sees The Independent surpass halfway mark in funding for the second house in our campaign for domestic abuse victims

The Independent UK

See house The Independent is building for domestic abuse survivors take shape

Construction is well underway at site of first new home funded by our Brick by Brick appeal, as Refuge chair thanks readers for ‘building hope’

The Independent UK

‘We were abused by the same man but we became close friends’

‘We escaped but there’s going to be a third – because he’s still out there,’ warns domestic abuse survivor

The Independent UK

Nikita Kanda: ‘I was just a child when my abuser locked me in a room’

Exclusive: The BBC Asian Network Breakfast presenter recalls the harrowing violence she encountered as she supports The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign to build a safe refuge for survivors of domestic abuse

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Nikita Kanda: As a British Asian woman, I have seen domestic abuse covered up in my community all my life

Exclusive: The BBC Asian Network Breakfast presenter wants to change the stigma associated with domestic abuse in her community as she supports The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign to build a safe refuge for survivors

The Independent UK

The Independent to build second home for survivors of domestic abuse as campaign smashes target

The Independent is extending its campaign after an incredible response from readers, the prime minister, the Queen and a host of celebrities to raise money to build a safe refuge for women and children

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer backs Brick by Brick as he recalls the horror of nurse stabbed by ex-partner 71 times

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sir Keir Starmer vowed that he and his cabinet would personally donate to the campaign, which aims to raise £300,000 to build a safe haven for women and their children

The Independent UK

Dermot O’Leary backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign as Persimmon donates £25k to appeal

Dermot O’Leary’s support for the scheme to help victims of domestic violence comes as Persimmon provides a generous donation

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Brick by Brick: A look inside the house The Independent wants to build and what it will be like

The house will allow a survivor and her children to rebuild their lives away from the torment of an abusive partner

The Independent UK

‘That’s all people need - safety’: Rylan Clark backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent has partnered with charity Refuge to build a home for women escaping abusive partners, and the TV star is the latest to give his support

The Independent UK

Top Boy star Saffron Hocking opens up about impact of her character’s domestic abuse storyline

Actor Saffron Hocking backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign, which is raising £300,000 to build a safe home for survivors of domestic abuse

The Guardian - UK

Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in new production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Rebecca Frecknall will direct Normal People actor in Tennessee Williams classic at Almeida theatre in London, opening in December

The Independent UK

Victoria Derbyshire: ‘My father beat me with a spoon, hit me with a belt, and threw scalding soup over me’

The BBC presenter recalls the harrowing ordeal her family endured as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign to build a safe refuge for domestic abuse survivors

The Independent UK

Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country

The Independent has partnered with Refuge to build a safe, secure home for women fleeing abuse through the Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent UK

‘Be a brick and buy a brick’: Joanna Lumley and Patrick Stewart lead support for The Independent’s campaign

A series of famous faces are supporting The Independent’s partnership with Refuge to build a safe, secure home for women fleeing abuse

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