All news on the topic: Woman

Crime

26 Apr 2026 505

Mother and child die after water tragedy in London park

A woman and a child have died after they reportedly got into difficulty in water in a London park.

World

23 Apr 2026 605

False gang rape claim triggers riots as police confirm no sexual offence in Epsom case

A woman who initially claimed she was gang raped outside a church has admitted to hitting her head and giving a confused report.

Crime

21 Apr 2026 603

Woman arrested after viral Facebook claim of gang rape found to be unsupported by evidence

A woman has been arrested after informing her Facebook followers that she was gang raped.

World

16 Apr 2026 448

Woman throws $162,000 from balcony in China as police launch investigation

Authorities in Guangdong, China, have launched an investigation after a woman allegedly threw around $162,000 in cash from the balcony of a high-rise apartment, triggering chaos on the streets below.

Crime

12 Apr 2026 685

Woman in her 20s raped after leaving nightclub as police launch manhunt

An investigation has been launched by police after a woman was raped by several men outside a church after leaving a nightclub.

Crime

22 Mar 2026 470

Major police operation ends with suspect’s surrender after woman stabbed in city centre

Police surrounded Amersfoort Central train station in Utrecht after reports of a stabbing incident where the suspect had boarded a train heading for the station to flee - instead, officers were waiting.

News

26 Feb 2026 740

Racism and staff shortages exposed in NHS maternity system

Black and Asian women face "unacceptable racism," and mothers and babies are being failed by NHS maternity services due to a reluctance to admit mistakes, an investigation has found.

Crime

05 Dec 2025 877

Man shot dead by crossbow in suffolk home, 61-year-old woman arrested for murder

A man found dead at a home in Suffolk earlier this week was shot by a crossbow, it has emerged.Paramedics called the police to the scene after finding the man, aged in his 50s, seriously injured at an address in Lordscroft Lane, Haverhill, shortly before 8pm on Tuesday.

Crime

30 Nov 2025 796

Southampton suspect accused of attempting to kiss woman in late-night attack

Sohail Amiri, 30, who claims to be from Afghanistan, allegedly tried to kiss one of his victims and inappropriately approached two others.

Crime

17 Nov 2025 809

Police seek witnesses after teen girl raped by two men

Two teenage boys are thought to have hurried to assist the young girl and fend off the attackers, before a woman ensured the victim was okay following the alleged rape.

Crime

15 Nov 2025 526

Woman to face jail for stealing more than £11k from vulnerable friend

A woman will be facing jail when she is sentenced next month for a "mean" fraud in which she took more than £11k from a vulnerable family friend.

Crime

08 Nov 2025 516

Woman in critical condition after stabbing in Birmingham city centre

A woman is fighting for her life after she was stabbed in the neck in what police believe to be “an unprovoked attack.”

World

23 Oct 2025 755

Woman found dead on Sydney’s Northern Beaches as police launch investigation

A woman has been found dead on a beach in Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

World

17 Oct 2025 878

Portugal parliament bans face veils: fines up to €4,000

Portugal’s parliament has approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting Muslim women who wear face coverings.

Crime

12 Oct 2025 865

Two children found dead in Stafford home as woman, 43, arrested for murder

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two children in Stafford.

Crime

04 Oct 2025 558

Police launch manhunt after woman sexually assaulted in Leicestershire woods

A manhunt has been launched after a woman was sexually assaulted in the woods during broad daylight.

World

09 Sep 2025 918

Epstein birthday scrapbook shows Trump-signed check and disturbing ‘woman sale’ note

A scrapbook for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday released on Monday contains a photo of him holding a novelty check bearing Donald Trump’s signature, along with a note suggesting Epstein “sold” him a woman for $22,500, shedding further light on the longtime relationship between the president and the convicted sex offender.

World

25 Aug 2025 662

Uttar Pradesh woman burnt to death over dowry: husband and family arrested

Police officials in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh made multiple arrests on Monday after a woman was allegedly killed over dowry demands by her husband and his family.

Crime

17 Aug 2025 904

Three men arrested after fatal attack on woman in Chadwell Heath

According to police, three men have been arrested as part of a murder investigation initiated after a woman in her 20s was fatally attacked.

Crime

16 Aug 2025 618

Murder probe launched after woman in her 20s killed outside care home in Romford

Police have launched a murder investigation after a young woman was found dead in east London.

News

12 Aug 2025 936

Man found dead in Naburn children’s playground after woman suffers serious head injury in same park

Locals have been left alarmed after police found a man’s body in a children’s playground in a quiet village shortly after a woman was airlifted to a hospital with a serious injury in the same park.

News

12 Aug 2025 851

Woman dies after tree branch falls on her in Blackburn’s Witton Country Park

The woman is understood to have been walking with a child through Witton Country Park in Blackburn when a large tree branch fell on top of her, killing her at the scene

World