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Welsh police force doesn't have enough staff to protect vulnerable crime victims, inspector warns

Inspectors said Gwent Police investigations often "aren’t prompt, thorough or effectively supervised"

Wales Online

The UK’s new mobile emergency alert system: what is it and how does it work?

The UK will test its new mobile phone “emergency alerts” system this month, despite concerns that it could endanger those at risk of domestic abuse by revealing hidden phones.

The Week

The stomach churning levels of violence we saw covering a Welsh specialist domestic violence court

Specialist domestic violence courts up and down the country deal with horrific levels of atrocities, from beating to harassment

Wales Online

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Woman whose abusive partner said ex's warnings were lies learned truth too late

Eve was falling in love with Theo and she took his honesty as a sign he had changed.

Daily Record

The haunting words uttered by an eight-year-old on a 999 call after her mum was attacked by her step dad

The horrific call captures the grim reality of domestic violence in Wales and the lasting damage it leaves on survivor's lives

Wales Online

'Can we have an ambulance please, my daddy has just attacked my mammy' The sickening domestic abuse epidemic gripping Wales by those who survived

On average, two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales - this is just the tip of the iceberg

Wales Online

Coronation Street's Geoff Metcalfe looks unrecognisable since soap exit three years ago

Ian Bartholomew played domestic abuser Geoff Metcalfe in Coronation Street for three years between 2018 and 2020 but he looked nothing like his character at a recent appearance in Manchester

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Women's Aid forced to 'correct misinformation' over refuge closure

It comes after a press release posted on the Highland Council website said the service for women and girls fleeing abuse was no longer available.

The National (Scotland)

Tennis star Jelena Dokic shares images of domestic abuse she suffered at hands of father

The former Wimbledon semi-finalist suffered domestic abuse at the hands of her father as a teenager and has shared pictures of the scars left on her legs as a result

Daily Mirror

Nearly 200 cops facing the boot from Met in drive to root out unfit officers

Almost 200 serving Metropolitan Police staff previously accused of sex crimes or domestic abuse could face being booted out of the force in new plans revealed by the Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley

Daily Mirror

Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’

The controlling or coercive behaviour offence has been extended to cover victims who do not live with the family member or ex-partner abusing them.

The Independent UK

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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Evening Standard

How does the new funding for domestic abuse victims work?

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

Chronicle Live

'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

Evening Standard

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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Liverpool Echo

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

The Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

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.

Daily Mirror

'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

Chronicle Live

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

Daily Mirror

'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

Evening Standard

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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