All news on the topic: Abuse
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Royal family scandal prompts wave of abuse disclosures across Norway
Staff at Norway’s largest women’s health organization have seen a rise in the number of women reporting abuse and sexual assault by their partners ahead of the rape trial of a member of the royal family, hoping the case will help to “break taboos.”
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FBI report shows Maria Farmer warned authorities in 1996 that Jeffrey Epstein stole nude images of her underage sisters, but no action followed
Maria Farmer, whose sister Annie was abused by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, says Epstein ‘stole’ nude images
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Badenoch pushes for renewed action on stalled national grooming gangs inquiry
Kemi Badenoch will seek to press the Government to speed up its efforts to establish a national grooming gangs inquiry on Monday.
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Eighteen-year-old sentenced to 10 years for sexually abusing children at nursery
A teen nursery worker who carried out a sick sex attack on a three-year-old boy in a school toilet has been sentenced for a series of offences.
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Father of murdered woman Gracie Spinks calls for stronger workplace protections after “shocking” violence survey
The father of a woman killed by her stalker colleague has urged employers to better protect their employees from violence, aggression, or abuse.
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Muslim woman ‘racially abused and spat at’ as she shopped with young baby
A woman was reportedly racially abused while shopping with her ten-month-old baby.
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Women in Australia’s defence forces launch class action over decades of sexual abuse and harassment
Women in Australia’s defence forces launched a class action lawsuit Friday alleging widespread and systematic sexual violence, harassment, and discrimination.
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Grandparents jailed for life for murdering two-year-old grandson Ethan Ives-Griffiths
Two grandparents who murdered their two-year-old grandson after subjecting him to a campaign of abuse have been jailed for 40 years.
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Snapchat predator jailed for 14 years in major child abuse case
An “abhorrent” Snapchat predator has been jailed for 14 years for raping a 12-year-old girl and exploiting dozens of others in one of the UK’s biggest online child sexual abuse investigations.
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Nuneaton women arrested after racial abuse incident linked to asylum hotel unrest
Two women have been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after members of the public were subjected to racial abuse in Nuneaton.
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Sacramento Kings star Schroder faces monkey noises from fans in Finland
Germany’s Dennis Schroder was the target of racist abuse during his team’s EuroBasket victory over Lithuania on Saturday.
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Minister confirms domestic abuse risk tool is ineffective amid rising homicides
The main screening tool used to determine which domestic abuse victims receive urgent support "doesn’t work," Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips has admitted to the BBC.
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Hundreds raped, zero accountability: how South Yorkshire Police ignored and covered up child sexual abuse for years
Survivors of sexual exploitation in Rotherham have "no faith" in a police force investigating allegations its own officers took part in abuse in the town, according to solicitors.
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42-year-old man in Scotland sentenced for creating child pornography using AI
The 42-year-old, who is originally from Finland, used a legitimate artificial intelligence app to make indecent images of young girls being abused.
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Called for shooting migrants — scandalous Reform UK adviser resigns
A Reform UK councillor has resigned less than two weeks after his election due to shocking comments he had previously posted about migrants and channel crossings.
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Man arrested after sending offensive letters containing excrement to UK MPs
A man, aged 65, was arrested on April 9 on suspicion of a public order offense and harassment aggravated by racial factors.
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Channel 4 star jailed for breaking girlfriend’s jaw and years of abuse
Channel 4 star Jack Woodman has been sentenced to jail after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm and two counts of actual bodily harm at Bristol Crown Court.
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Gary Glitter’s assets seized as victims’ lawyers enforce £508K compensation order
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after refusing to pay £508,000 in damages, allowing lawyers for his victims to access his assets - including a £2million London penthouse
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Couple from Birmingham sentenced to 25 years in prison for torturing and humiliating a woman
A woman tortured and made to drink urine by a cruel couple branded them ’monsters’ who ’destroyed my life overnight’.
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Teacher tortured women in underground sex bunker with trapdoor and chilling bench
A former headteacher and Scottish millionaire, who recorded himself abusing vulnerable women at his secluded Highland lodge, has been prohibited from leaving Scotland.
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Russell Brand sued over sex abuse allegations in first known UK lawsuit
Russell Brand is facing a lawsuit over sexual abuse allegations in the first-known legal action brought against him in the UK.
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Girl, 14, discovered in a holdall in the car trunk, trafficked to the UK after being handed over to French police, report states
Officers employing pain-inducing techniques on a detainee are among the report’s shocking findings.
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Three brothers imprisoned for sexually abusing and grooming numerous young girls in Leeds
Three brothers have been imprisoned for grooming and sexually abusing young girls in Leeds and Barrow-in-Furness.
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Libyan smuggling ring dismantled: Migrants tortured and killed, bodies discovered in mass graves
Members of a migrant trafficking group who were arrested confess to killing migrants and burying them in the desert.
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Sara Sharif’s father protected by ’Muslim gang’ in jail after being attacked with jagged tuna can lid
Reports claim that the father of murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif is being protected by a “Muslim gang” in prison after his throat was slashed.
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