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The number of domestic abuse cases is rapidly rising in one Greater Manchester town

The children’s social care department had seen referrals related to domestic abuse soar by 74pc in a year

Manchester Evening News

‘Smart’ tech is being weaponised by domestic abusers, and women are experiencing the worst of it

Access to doorbells, heaters and watches means that vindictive partners can control and torment wives and girlfriends, says the Guardian writer Coco Khan

The Guardian - UK

Woman still missing teeth 10 years after her violent ex broke them

She wants to be able to look in the mirror without being reminded of the attack

Wales Online

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How does the new funding for domestic abuse victims work?

Domestic abuse victims will receive direct payments to help them to leave abusive relationships.

Evening Standard

'He could still be here now': Murdered Jimmy Prout's brother's agony as report reveals string of missed opportunities to prevent torture death

A domestic Homicide Review into the harrowing crime tells how police were called when the victim went to hospital with knife and baseball bat injuries just three months before he died, but no 'safeguarding alert' was made

Chronicle Live

Jimmy Prout report: The key findings and failings in the review of the Percy Main torture murder

A Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) has highlighted a string of missed opportunities to help protect vulnerable dad

Chronicle Live

Victims of domestic abuse deserve better from prosecutors, says watchdog

Improvements are needed in the care given to victims of domestic abuse, a report says

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Urgent advice issued on turning emergency alert notifications off

Many people get a secret phone when they're trying to leave a domestic abuse situation

Liverpool Echo

I’ve seen abusers use family courts to control and torment victims – but change is coming

A pilot scheme is inviting journalists into England and Wales’s most private courtrooms. This can expose those who use litigation as a weapon, says barrister Charlotte Proudman

The Guardian - UK

What is antisocial behaviour? According to my research, no one really knows

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled plans to crack down on antisocial behaviour. The proposals include making offenders wear hi-vis jackets to wash police cars and clean up vandalism, within 48 hours of being served a court order. Offenders may have to do other unpaid work in their local communities.

The Conversation

'Cowardly' serial domestic abuser jailed after Alexa helped convict him of murdering wife

Daniel White, 36, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years for the murder of Angela White, 45, who he strangled before cutting her throat after kicking open a locked door

Daily Mirror

Domestic abuse victims in Newcastle face 'unacceptable' wait for help due to demand for services

A top councillor has warned that city authorities do not have enough resources to properly support the thousands of domestic abuse victims in Newcastle

Chronicle Live

'Too many people just don't feel safe on our streets after 13 years of Tory rule'

Writing exclusively for The Mirror, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says that too few crimes are investigated or solved, while serious violence has gone up and confidence in police has fallen

Daily Mirror

Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland cleared of domestic abuse charges

The charges were dismissed with insufficient evidence, leaving Roiland ‘deeply shaken by the horrible lies’

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DuPage County’s new tool in fighting domestic abuse: a QR code that points to help

Victims of domestic abuse can now use a QR code to access a website that directs them to agencies that can help, orders of protection, shelters and legal aid.

The Independent UK

Starmer promises plans to cut violent crime and increase trust in policing

Sir Keir Starmer will pledge to tackle violence against women and girls with specialist rape units and domestic abuse advisers.

Belfast Live

Man who lived in tent opposite PSNI station jailed for domestic abuse

Tent sat across road from Lisburn Road police station, court told

The Guardian - UK

Braverman accused of ‘dangerous’ complacency in tackling police failings

Labour urges UK home secretary to suspend all officers facing sexual assault claims, after damning Casey report

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The Independent UK

‘Suspend all Met officers accused of violence against females now’ – Refuge

The chief executive of Refuge said there still appears to be a denial from the Metropolitan Police despite the findings of a damning report.

Daily Mirror

Domestic abuse victims advised to disable Government siren on secret phones

Women’s charities have been quick to advise how to turn off the 10-second siren - which will go off even if phones are on silent mode - amid concerns it will reveal domestic abuse victims’ secret phones

Birmingham Post

Comms agency Cartwright Communications pledges support for domestic abuse group Juno Women’s Aid

Juno offers secure refuge accommodation and a 24-hour helpline every day of the year

Manchester Evening News

These women were murdered by men meant to love them - now killers like them could spend longer behind bars

Domestic killers with a history of coercive control could now facer tougher prison sentences

Daily Mirror

Agony of domestic abuse victims as 32% wait at least two years for council houses

Domestic abuse survivors should be at the head of the queue but some 32% on local authority lists have waited at least two years, with just 17% offered homes after 12 months

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds complain to BBC after Fiona Bruce's Stanley Johnson domestic abuse comments

HUNDREDS of people complained to the BBC after Fiona Bruce appeared to minimise accusations of domestic abuse levelled against Stanley Johnson,…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow reports of domestic abuse to police reach 9,000 in a year

A councillor said the figure could be the tip of the iceberg.

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