Strangulation charges surge to over 8,500 in a year
CPS data reveals a dramatic rise in charges for the standalone strangulation offence, signalling a crackdown on domestic abuse. Learn how the new law is protecting victims.
CPS data reveals a dramatic rise in charges for the standalone strangulation offence, signalling a crackdown on domestic abuse. Learn how the new law is protecting victims.
A man is charged with 56 sexual offences against his ex-wife over 13 years. Five other men also face charges in a complex Wiltshire Police investigation. Read the latest court details.
Two men have been sentenced for raping a vulnerable 14-year-old girl in Rotherham over two decades ago. Read the full details of the Operation Stovewood case.
A Wiltshire man faces 56 charges, including rape, against his ex-wife over 13 years. Five other men also charged. The victim has waived her anonymity. Read the latest.
Two men have been sentenced for raping a teenage girl in Rotherham over 20 years ago. Read the full details of the Operation Stovewood convictions.
Newly released documents reveal the FBI failed to investigate a 1996 report on Jeffrey Epstein, allowing the abuse of minors to continue for years. Read the shocking details.
The UK government's new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls includes 2 million male victims but omits girls under 16 from its data. Experts question the funding and focus.
Actor Corey Feldman claims he was molested by co-star Corey Haim during the filming of The Lost Boys. The allegations, detailed in a new documentary, revisit historic abuse claims in Hollywood.
Kieran Hayler, ex-husband of Katie Price, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape and one of sexual assault against a 13-year-old. Trial set for October 2026. Read the latest court details.
The government unveils a new NHS initiative to provide specialist support for domestic abuse and sexual violence survivors across England, aiming to halve violence against women and girls.
Emem Udaw, 50, convicted of 14 counts of indecent assault on girls under 16 at Holland Park School. The historic abuse, spanning 2001-2004, was uncovered via social media. Justice served after 20 years.
A damning report reveals a Queensland childcare worker's predatory abuse could have been halted on five separate occasions by authorities. Read the full investigation.
Tye Hunt, 23, has been sentenced to nearly three years for using Snapchat to groom two young girls. The court heard of the devastating impact on his victims. Learn more about the case and support available.
The US Department of Justice has eliminated key rules protecting LGBTQ+ inmates from sexual assault, a move advocates call 'reckless'. Learn the alarming details.
A former doctor faces 45 charges for alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients, including children under 13, at hospitals in Stoke and Dudley. Police urge anyone with concerns to come forward.
The government's new child poverty strategy pledges to lift half a million children out of poverty by 2030, with the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap as its centrepiece. Critics argue the plan lacks long-term ambition.
Vincent Chan pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting toddlers at a London nursery. Parents say concerns were ignored. Education Secretary vows to strengthen child safety.
Rebecca Joynes, jailed for six-and-a-half years, could be banned from teaching for life after a panel found her conduct 'fundamentally incompatible' with the profession. Read the full details.
Joshua Dale Brown, an alleged childcare paedophile, has been hit with 83 new charges. Police reveal the scale of the investigation. Read the latest developments.
Vincent Chan, 45, admits 26 sexual offences against children at a London nursery. The Met Police describe it as one of their most harrowing investigations. Read the full story.
Vincent Chan, 45, pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children as young as three at a West Hampstead nursery. Police found over 25,000 indecent images. A dedicated NSPCC helpline is available for support.
Vincent Chan, 45, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting toddlers at a London nursery and possessing indecent images. An investigation into safeguarding failures continues.
A new survey of 11,000 teenagers in England and Wales exposes widespread emotional and physical abuse in young relationships, affecting mental health and school attendance. Urgent calls for better education.
New research exposes how perpetrators steal children's money and control family finances, affecting millions. The government is urged to act. Read the full report.
Four men have been charged in Sydney over an alleged international network distributing satanic child sexual abuse material. Police detail the disturbing ritualistic themes involved.
NSW Police uncover an international satanic child sex abuse material ring, charging four Sydney men. Learn the shocking details of the investigation.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves scraps the two-child benefit cap, set to lift 350,000 UK children from poverty. Discover which London constituencies are most affected.
V (formerly Eve Ensler) warns that without justice for Epstein victims, millions of sexual abuse survivors face unbearable injustice. Read the powerful call to action.
Bereaved families of Black and minority women call for urgent reforms to policing and sentencing to end femicide, highlighting systemic failures at Downing Street vigil.
Two Texas men allegedly plotted to recruit homeless people, invade Caribbean island, and establish sex slave regime. Facing life imprisonment if convicted.