Tackling so-called incel culture is among the actions being considered by police in their strategy to deal with violence against women and girls. The strategy was presented in a report
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Three men tried to take their own lives after false rape allegations that sparked “unprecedented outcry” in a Cumbrian town, a court has heard. Eleanor Williams, 22, accused a number
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Paedophiles are starting to use virtual reality headsets to view child abuse images, crime records suggest. Children’s charity the NSPCC obtained data from police forces in England and Wales including
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A prolific sex offender, whose abuse spanned more than 20 years, has been found guilty of a catalogue of offences against young children. Christopher Manning (pictured), 38, committed his first
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Two retired Metropolitan Police officers have been charged with child sex offences as part of an investigation into a serving Met chief inspector who was found dead before he could
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An Edinburgh nurse whose daughter killed herself after viewing harmful online content has backed calls for tougher social media regulation. Ruth Moss (pictured) is campaigning with the NSPCC for new
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Terrorists are now more likely to be radicalised online but plots hatched on the internet are prone to fail, research suggests. Academics examined the role the internet played in the
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More than half of young people aged 13 to 17 have seen real-life violence on social media in the past 12 months including fighting, threats and sexual assaults, research suggests.
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Childline has reported a rise of almost a fifth in counselling sessions it provides to youngsters in Scotland about sexual abuse and exploitation. New analysis by the NSPCC of Childline
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A senior coroner’s conclusion that schoolgirl Molly Russell died while suffering from the “negative effects of online content” has been hailed the first of its type. Andrew Walker said online
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