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The Observer view on domestic abuse: thousands of women in England and Wales are being refused refuge

Cash-strapped local authorities can’t help but fail in their legal duty to provide residential support for people trapped in violent relationships

The Guardian - UK

Safe housing denied to 10,000 women in England fleeing domestic abuse

Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homeless

The Guardian - UK

Jesy Nelson drops video for track Bad Thing as women’s charity praises star for highlighting domestic abuse

Women’s Aid praised star for tackling domestic abuse in the music video for her latest track

Evening Standard

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How to stop emergency alert if you're hiding a secret phone

Ahead of the upcoming government emergency alert which will be broadcast across all phones in the UK this weekend, charities have raised concerns that domestic abuse victims might be left in danger by the test

Daily Mirror

Jesy Nelson's new singing voice stuns fans as she moves on from divisive Boyz debut

Jesy Nelson's second solo single is a million miles away from her debut offering Boyz, with the former Little Mix singer saying her new track reveals a 'real, raw, honest, vulnerable side' to herself

Daily Mirror

Jesy Nelson praised by domestic violence charity for powerful new music video

The former Little Mix singer is gearing up to release her song, Bad Thing, which comes out on Friday, April 14

Daily Mirror

Sadistic ‘puppy master’ jailed for rape and abuse of victims he forced to wear dog collars

Scott Lannister, also known as Scott Hanlon, was caged for 11 years after being found guilty of three charges of rape and two of domestic abuse against two victims he lured to his Stirling flat and forced to wear dog collars and lived as dogs.

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Fury as music festival books convicted Kasabian domestic abuser Tom Meighan

Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has been booked to headline Sheffield's Be Reyt festival after he was convicted in 2020 of a vile attack on his current wife

Daily Mirror

Welsh police force doesn't have enough staff to protect vulnerable crime victims, inspector warns

Inspectors said Gwent Police investigations often "aren’t prompt, thorough or effectively supervised"

Wales Online

The UK’s new mobile emergency alert system: what is it and how does it work?

The UK will test its new mobile phone “emergency alerts” system this month, despite concerns that it could endanger those at risk of domestic abuse by revealing hidden phones.

The Week

The stomach churning levels of violence we saw covering a Welsh specialist domestic violence court

Specialist domestic violence courts up and down the country deal with horrific levels of atrocities, from beating to harassment

Wales Online

Woman whose abusive partner said ex's warnings were lies learned truth too late

Eve was falling in love with Theo and she took his honesty as a sign he had changed.

Daily Record

The haunting words uttered by an eight-year-old on a 999 call after her mum was attacked by her step dad

The horrific call captures the grim reality of domestic violence in Wales and the lasting damage it leaves on survivor's lives

Wales Online

'Can we have an ambulance please, my daddy has just attacked my mammy' The sickening domestic abuse epidemic gripping Wales by those who survived

On average, two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales - this is just the tip of the iceberg

Wales Online

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Daily Mirror

Coronation Street's Geoff Metcalfe looks unrecognisable since soap exit three years ago

Ian Bartholomew played domestic abuser Geoff Metcalfe in Coronation Street for three years between 2018 and 2020 but he looked nothing like his character at a recent appearance in Manchester

The National (Scotland)

Women's Aid forced to 'correct misinformation' over refuge closure

It comes after a press release posted on the Highland Council website said the service for women and girls fleeing abuse was no longer available.

Daily Mirror

Tennis star Jelena Dokic shares images of domestic abuse she suffered at hands of father

The former Wimbledon semi-finalist suffered domestic abuse at the hands of her father as a teenager and has shared pictures of the scars left on her legs as a result

Daily Mirror

Nearly 200 cops facing the boot from Met in drive to root out unfit officers

Almost 200 serving Metropolitan Police staff previously accused of sex crimes or domestic abuse could face being booted out of the force in new plans revealed by the Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley

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The Independent UK

Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’

The controlling or coercive behaviour offence has been extended to cover victims who do not live with the family member or ex-partner abusing them.

Manchester Evening News

The number of domestic abuse cases is rapidly rising in one Greater Manchester town

The children’s social care department had seen referrals related to domestic abuse soar by 74pc in a year

The Guardian - UK

‘Smart’ tech is being weaponised by domestic abusers, and women are experiencing the worst of it

Access to doorbells, heaters and watches means that vindictive partners can control and torment wives and girlfriends, says the Guardian writer Coco Khan

Wales Online

Woman still missing teeth 10 years after her violent ex broke them

She wants to be able to look in the mirror without being reminded of the attack

Evening Standard

How does the new funding for domestic abuse victims work?

Domestic abuse victims will receive direct payments to help them to leave abusive relationships.

Chronicle Live

'He could still be here now': Murdered Jimmy Prout's brother's agony as report reveals string of missed opportunities to prevent torture death

A domestic Homicide Review into the harrowing crime tells how police were called when the victim went to hospital with knife and baseball bat injuries just three months before he died, but no 'safeguarding alert' was made

Chronicle Live

Jimmy Prout report: The key findings and failings in the review of the Percy Main torture murder

A Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) has highlighted a string of missed opportunities to help protect vulnerable dad

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