GPS tracking technology which warns police and victims when a domestic abuser enters an exclusion zone would provide “vital security for victims”, MPs have heard. Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru’s
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Jordan Peele, who won an Oscar for taking on racism with the film Get Out, will now target domestic abuse with a documentary on Lorena Bobbitt. Amazon announced the director,
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A scheme to let people find out if their partner has a history of domestic violence has begun in Northern Ireland. The Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme means the
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Big Issue founder Lord Bird has admitted to beating his father after finding him pouring hot water over his mother. In a debate on domestic abuse, Lord Bird said that
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Some perpetrators of domestic violence will be offered a chance to avoid jail through a new scheme aimed at reducing reoffending. The pilot project in Londonderry will see convicted offenders
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Domestic violence victims in Birmingham are being sent as far away as Manchester amid a “national crisis” in refuges, Labour has said. Shadow communities minister Melanie Onn hit out at
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Rihanna has accused Snapchat of “intentionally” shaming victims of domestic violence and making fun of them. The singer was responding to an advert on the social media platform that asked
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Domestic abusers could be banned from drinking alcohol and electronically tagged under a Government crackdown. New civil orders will expand the potential restrictions courts and police can impose on criminals
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An SNP MP has proposed changes to the UK Government’s welfare policy, to prevent women being “forced to choose between poverty and abuse”. Dr Philippa Whitford (pictured) has published a
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Labour has urged ministers to address “the funding crisis” faced by refuges after the Government pledged fresh action to help victims of domestic violence. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said
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