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Number of suicides due to domestic abuse only ‘tip of iceberg’, charity warns

The total number of domestic abuse-related deaths since 2020 is now more than 1,000

The Independent UK

Mayor announces extra funding to support London's domestic abuse victims

Sir Sadiq Khan says survivors must have confidence to report abuse, as he warns ‘huge amount of improvement’ needed in criminal justice system

Evening Standard

Only one in three women fleeing domestic abuse can be helped by refuges as services on ‘brink of collapse’

‘We have no way of even beginning to address this issue’, the chief executive of Women’s Aid warned

The Independent UK

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Ex-girlfriend’s murder ‘reminder violence risk does not end with a break-up’

BBC racing commentator, John Hunt, said his beloved daughter had ‘conducted herself within a textbook, mature breakup on her part’.

Evening Standard

These 5 International Women's Day campaigns deserve the spotlight

From bold billboards to poignant print ads.

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International Women’s Day in numbers: How the fight for equality is still lagging behind

As International Women’s Day is marked around the world, The Independent crunches the numbers on women’s lives at work and at home

The Independent UK

‘Justice should never come at such a cost’: Court delays leaving victims struggling and suicidal, report finds

Court delays are harming victims, a report has found, with one victim overdosing after her trial was postponed for the fourth time

The Independent UK

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‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with explicit images

Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis reveals

The Guardian - UK

Stars of BBC’s Waterloo Road open up about ‘toxic behaviours’ in teens

A new storyline on BBC’s Waterloo Road explores an abusive relationship and what part ‘coercive control’ plays in it

The Independent UK

A woman called the police pretending to order a pizza—she was actually being threatened by her abusive partner

The quick-thinking phone operator is proof that domestic abuse training for police is not only important, it’s life-saving.

Marie Claire

The Independent’s editor-in-chief announces successful Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent’s editor-in-chief, Geordie Greig, gives an exciting update on the Brick by Brick campaign.

The Independent UK

The key donors who contributed to the Brick by Brick campaign

From the readers who dug deep into their pockets to Dame Joanna Lumley, Sir Keir Starmer and his cabinet

The Independent UK

The house(s) The Independent built: The Brick by Brick campaign tackling domestic abuse in numbers

From the number of bricks used to the amount of tiles and donors, Maya Oppenheim digs into the key figures behind the Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent UK

The house(s) The Independent built: Two safe havens for domestic abuse survivors become reality

The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign in partnership with domestic abuse charity Refuge prompted a national conversation and smashed its original £300,000 fundraising target in weeks

The Independent UK

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Voices: The challenges were clear, but nothing could have prepared us for Brick by Brick’s roaring success

COMMENT: Thank you for ensuring that women and children have a voice, and somewhere to go, actor and Refuge ambassador David Morrissey writes

The Independent UK

Trapped at Christmas: The devastating reality for thousands of women suffering domestic abuse

Thousands of women in the UK will spend Christmas being abused by their partners

The Independent UK

The women whose careers were destroyed by domestic abuse – even after escaping their partners

Survivors warn the effects of domestic abuse impact their careers years on – with little support available from employers. Athena Stavrou reports

The Independent UK

‘He beat me black and blue’: Love Island star says she had to move four times to escape abusive ex

‘I fell on my back and my stomach hit the side of the bed. A few days later I noticed the baby wasn’t moving around – that was the first sign something was wrong,’ Malin Andersson tells The Independent

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The Independent UK

Starmer criticised for failing to mention key pledge to halve violence against women in reset speech

Prime minister accused of putting issue ‘on the back burner’ despite horrific levels of abuse

The Independent UK

Speaking the truth on domestic abuse: Join our panel event with Refuge

VIRTUAL EVENTS SERIES: The panel, chaired by The Independent’s Caroline Gammell, includes BBC presenter Nikita Kanda, Refuge’s interim CEO Abigail Ampofo, head of development Rachel Shuter, and our women’s correspondent Maya Oppenheim, who will all offer unique perspectives on domestic abuse and the transformative power of refuges

The Independent UK

Expert reveals how abusers utilise smart home tech to terrorise victims, from speakers to children’s toys

Frontline worker reveals domestic abusers are weaponising everything from smart locks to home speakers

The Independent UK

Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

Colombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons

Evening Standard

Social media ban for children ‘brilliant idea’ for tackling abuse – charity boss

The chair of Refuge emphasised the link between schoolchildren experiencing sexual harassment and social media after she was made a CBE on Thursday.

The Independent UK

The abuse didn’t end when I escaped - My ex reported me for paedophilia and tried to ruin my life

It was her abuser’s campaign of abuse after she finally managed to escape that made her feel like it was impossible to move on with her life, Ivana Ivancakova tells Maya Oppenheim

The Independent UK

‘Women are frightened and don’t know where to go’: Sarah Ferguson speaks out on domestic violence

The Independent has partnered with leading charity Refuge to raise money to create safe homes for domestic abuse survivors

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