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Trial scheme to improve experience of domestic abuse victims in court launched

Prosecutors are “determined” to increase the confidence that victims have in the criminal justice system, Scotland’s Lord Advocate said after…

The National (Scotland)

Calls for mandatory education on coercive control for older teenagers

Refuge said it is worried too many young people are not being taught how to spot the signs of domestic abuse and controlling or coercive behaviour.

The Independent UK

Domestic abuse survivors at risk from councils’ failure to rehouse them

Exclusive: Local authorities frequently breach legal duty to prioritise housing for abuse survivors, risking further danger or trauma

The Guardian - UK

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More families becoming homeless or threatened with homelessness

There have been significant rises in households facing homelessness due to fleeing domestic abuse or after receiving a no-fault eviction notice.

The Independent UK

Call for fire stations to be used as 'safe havens' for people fleeing domestic abuse in Stockport

'Anyone is always welcome in a fire station'

Manchester Evening News

Warning signs of 'love bombing' in new relationships that people need to know about

A detective inspector has shed light on warning signs to beware of in new relationships

Liverpool Echo

EXCLUSIVE: Domestic abuse survivor says 'he deserved five years for what he did to me'

The traumatised woman was left with crippling anxiety and now suffers panic attacks after a terrifying campaign of domestic abuse

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Ryan Giggs seen with new girlfriend for first time since domestic abuse trial collapse

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been pictured with his new girlfriend, Zara Charles, for the first time since his domestic trial abuse collapsed on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Greater Manchester to receive more than £1m to support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence

“This is a substantial amount of funding which will ensure some of the most vulnerable victims in Greater Manchester are given the support they need.

Manchester Evening News

Rail to Refuge founder hopes to expand scheme to ferries and buses

Southeastern rail worker Darren O’Brien is behind the scheme, which enables domestic abuse victims to access free train tickets to safe havens.

The Independent UK

More than 170 serving Met Police officers under investigation for alleged domestic abuse

170 Met officers are under investigation for alleged domestic abuse

Evening Standard

Almost 50 domestic abuse incidents reported to police every week in Derry and Strabane

"We are going backwards on this issue and more women are suffering the consequences."

Belfast Live

West Lothian's domestic abuse shame: County recorded highest cases in Lothian

Shocking statistics revealed the county reported the highest figures in the Lothians and fifth highest in Scotland

Daily Record

Gary Neville facing contempt of court probe after comment during Ryan Giggs trial

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville is facing a Contempt of Court investigation over a comment he made during former teammate Ryan Giggs’ domestic abuse trial.

Evening Standard

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Daily Record

Lanarkshire thug secretly filmed throttling his ex in series of brutal attacks is jailed

Brute Christopher Forrest forced the 33-year-old woman to endure a terrifying campaign of domestic abuse

Daily Record

Vile domestic abuser who told ex 'you're going to die in my hands' as he throttled her jailed

The attacks began when she returned home from shopping and an argument broke out on the driveway of their home in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

Radio France Internationale

Why are Indian women increasingly taking their own lives?

India has seen a rise in the number of women taking their own lives, pushed by various phenomena such as early marriage, domestic abuse, pressure to give birth to a son and a lack of financial autonomy.

Evening Standard

‘Your sense of home roots you in everything’: meet the woman fighting London’s furniture poverty problem

Emily Wheeler runs Furnishing Futures, an initiative which furnishes the homes of domestic abuse survivors who cannot afford essential items.

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Edinburgh Live

West Lothian domestic abuse case reports highest in Lothians

More than 65,000 domestic abuse incidents were reported to police across Scotland in the lockdown year. The average across Scotland was 119 cases per 10,000 population. In West Lothian that figure was 146 - the fifth highest in the country

The Guardian - US

US to extradite Canadian writer accused of faking own death and kidnapping son

Dawn Walker, who says she fled domestic abuse, is arrested and accused of stealing friend’s identity to cross border

The Guardian - UK

‘I couldn’t even find enough women to form a band’: Della Mae’s battle for a bluegrass breakthrough

Known for their riotous shows, the Grammy-nominated US group have also been kicking up dust by singing about subjects from domestic abuse to mass shootings and the BLM movement

The Guardian - UK

Ryan Giggs trial jury told they are not overseeing ‘court of morals’

Jurors have begun deliberating their verdicts over claims of domestic abuse and assault against ex-footballer

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh domestic abuse thug dropped by new club after signing backlash

37-year-old Paul Tansey has been dropped from Whitehill Welfare FC after signing on in July. The midfielder pled guilty to abusing Lisa Robertson in a 10-month long tirade.

Daily Record

Scots domestic abuse thug who assaulted Celtic star partner leaves club after backlash over signing

Paul Tansey, 37, parted ways with Whitehill Welfare, who he signed for just weeks after admitting abusing Celtic's Lisa Robertson during a 10-month long tirade.

Daily Record

New help for abuse victims in Dumfries and Galloway

ASSIST set to open in the region thanks to a funding boost.

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