A crowdfunding campaign has been launched by a woman who claims she was raped in an attempt to bring a private prosecution against her alleged attacker. Waiving her right to
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Former Welsh government minister Carl Sargeant has died just days after being sacked from his role and suspended from the Labour Party over allegations about his personal conduct. A family
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A specialist unit could be created for children and teenagers convicted of sex offences, a Government minister has suggested. Phillip Lee (pictured) said he had been encouraging the Ministry of
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A Scottish Government minister has resigned over past actions he said had been “considered to be inappropriate”. Mark McDonald, the SNP minister for childcare and early years, apologised “to anyone
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Women who have survived rape and violence before coming to Britain are still routinely held in immigration detention, according to a new report. Campaigners say female asylum seekers are being
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Broadcaster Anne Robinson has sparked fury after wading into the sexual harassment row by discussing the “fragility of women who aren’t able to cope with the treachery of the workplace”.
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A woman with a severe learning disability who gave birth to a boy after probably being raped should be given contraception, a senior judge has ruled following a hearing in
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Nicola Sturgeon has proposed a cross-party review of parliamentary procedures amid allegations of sexual misconduct at Holyrood. Scotland’s First Minister has written to presiding officer Ken Macintosh to suggest ways
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Victims of historical child abuse have urged Northern Ireland’s politicians to release compensation which has been blocked due to Stormont’s collapse, as talks aimed at restoring powersharing enter their final
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Allegations of sexual harassment and abuse at Westminster are “deeply concerning”, Downing Street has said. Prime Minister Theresa May would urge anyone with information to contact the authorities, a Number
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