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Exclusive: More than 150 organisations warn funding cuts could force closures, putting thousands of vulnerable people at risk

From the NHS, to sporting bodies and prisons, organisations will have to respond to supreme court ruling

From NHS wards to public toilets, what does Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling mean in practice?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The first of two homes for survivors of domestic abuse, built with contributions from readers of The Independent, is ready to welcome its residents. The government should now honour its election commitment to the thousands of women and children affected by violence behind closed doors

INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN: An all-female team of decorators will add the last touches to the property which was built using funds raised by The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign, in partnership with domestic abuse charity Refuge, writes Athena Stavrou

The total number of domestic abuse-related deaths since 2020 is now more than 1,000

Sir Sadiq Khan says survivors must have confidence to report abuse, as he warns ‘huge amount of improvement’ needed in criminal justice system

‘We have no way of even beginning to address this issue’, the chief executive of Women’s Aid warned

BBC racing commentator, John Hunt, said his beloved daughter had ‘conducted herself within a textbook, mature breakup on her part’.

From bold billboards to poignant print ads.

As International Women’s Day is marked around the world, The Independent crunches the numbers on women’s lives at work and at home