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‘I was groomed and abused by a taxi driver. Why was it so hard to get justice?’

Despite receiving Royal Assent two years ago, key provisions of the Victims and Prisoners Act are yet to be implemented to support survivors

The Independent UK · May 28

Victims’ commissioner to step in after Southport parents say support ‘woeful’

Some parents have not received proper psychological help nearly two years after the atrocity, solicitor says

The Guardian - UK · May 22

‘Reckless’ cuts to victims’ services will cost more than it saves, charity warns

Analysis by the Victim Support group suggests that for every £1 invested in the charity’s services up to £10.80 is saved

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

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Voices: I’m struggling to come to terms with my son’s assault

DEAR VIX: The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationships

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

‘It takes over your life’: Fraud cases up 33 per cent as AI, crypto and social media increase risk for millions of victims

AI and social media are making people more vulnerable to scams, including one man who lost £75,000 after seeing a deepfake of Martin Lewis

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

Charities warn funding cuts will have ‘dire’ effect on domestic abuse victims

Letter tells Keir Starmer third of Rape Crisis centres expect to issue redundancies before April

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

Funding cuts will have ‘dire consequences’ for domestic abuse victims

Charity leaders have warned that budget cuts and increased national insurance contributions will result in redundancies and service closures.

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2024

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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 · Dec 6, 2024

Three-quarters of sexual violence survivors subjected to rape myths in court

Victim-survivors in England and Wales cross-examined about alcohol consumption and what they were wearing, charity Victim Support finds

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024

Sexual violence victims face rape myths and misogyny in cross-examination, report finds

‘I constantly thought I was going to run into him and wondered if he was doing what he did to me to someone else,’ rape victim says

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024

Catfishing Fears Are Threatening Tinder's 'Most Popular Dating App' Title

After admitting that the brand has "dropped the ball" on women's experiences on the app, Tinder welcomes a new female CEO and reveals that it has introduced a new ID verification system.

International Business Times UK · Feb 26, 2024

My beloved son, father and brother were murdered – and my youngest boy had to tell me

Suzanne Richards lost most of her family when a terrorist killed 38 people in a Tunisian resort. Eight years on, she remembers that terrible day, and the sense of purpose she found in the aftermath

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

‘Bittersweet’: bereaved charity founder honoured in King’s birthday list

Bullying campaigner and founder of UK buddy system for Ukrainian refugees also among hundreds recognised

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

Newcastle city centre saw more crime than anywhere else in the North East in 2022

Police data shows more than 13,000 crimes took place in an area stretching from Newcastle city centre to Arthur's Hill.

Chronicle Live · May 8, 2023

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Leeds Live · May 3, 2023

Leeds city centre named as most dangerous area for crime in England outside of London

The area has the third highest crime rate in England and Wales and there is apparently a crime every 41 minutes in Leeds city centre

Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2023

Dangerous neighbourhoods across the UK mapped - how safe is the area where you live?

Of the top 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in the country, six of them are in London, while at the other end of the spectrum, All the top 10 safest areas in the country are in Cheshire

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023

Half of women ‘not confident’ police will properly investigate sexual assault and domestic abuse claims

Exclusive: ‘They fail people again and again. I wish I had never come forward,’ says domestic abuse victim

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

'Revenge porn hell destroyed my life - and there's nothing I can do to stop it'

NHS worker Holly Knowles said that there is now nothing she can do about the intimate images as her tormentor keeps reposting them online despite multiple efforts to remove them

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023

Beware of Valentine’s Day romance fraud, UK online daters told

Victim Support reports 38% rise in people affected by dating scams and gives advice on avoiding fake profiles

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023

Domestic abuse and sexual violence against transgender and non-binary people surges

Exclusive: ‘He thought, ‘now you’re a man, I can treat you like one.’ They try to weaponise your identity as if it’s your fault,” victim says

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Almost half of BME domestic abuse victims say police failed to take their complaints seriously

‘I’m a tall 5 foot 10 Black girl, I speak very well, I present myself very well – just because someone presents themselves well, it doesn’t mean they’re not struggling,’ victim says

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

Domestic abuse victims report violence to police several times before action

Report finds women from black and ethnic minority backgrounds in England and Wales disproportionately dismissed

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Justice in crisis: Record levels of violent and sex crime cases in courts backlog for over a year, figures reveal

A total of 59,687 crown court cases were outstanding at the end of June

Liverpool Echo · Oct 3, 2022

Row after independent crime victim charity loses contract to police after 30 years

The Merseyside vulnerable victims’ service had been delivered by the independent charity Victim Support for over 30 years

Chronicle Live · Sep 15, 2022

'A hole in our world that will never be filled': Sister of murder-suicide victim Helen Barlow launches fundraiser

The bodies of Helen, 54, and her partner Richard Leishman, 65, were found at a house in North Shields last month

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