Racism and misogyny are becoming normalised as a result of rightwing politics and the ‘cesspit’ of social media, says Labour’s Bridget Phillipson. In an extended interview, the minister for women and equalities and new party...
Read MoreExclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enoughUK politics live – latest updatesRacism and sexism have become normalised in...
Read MoreParents of Michaela Hall, whose partner killed her after he left prison in 2021, say Probation Service cannot cope with mass releaseMore women will die if ministers include domestic abusers in the early prison release scheme,...
Read MoreThe British writer is known for his unique ability to get inside the heads of serial killers. But a Guardian investigation reveals multiple accusations of assault and child sexual abuse. What is the truth about the man described...
Read MoreFive years since the Taliban returned to power, life – especially for women – is awful. We must keep the people’s stories alive and hope they will be free againThere are fewer and fewer stories coming out of the land of my...
Read MorePM warns extreme heat conditions ‘could be with us fo some time yet’Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the part of government tasked with protecting the...
Read MoreHealth secretary says service must plan ahead in the same way as it does for winter crises as UK faces its fifth heatwave of the summerJust 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food...
Read MoreAn investigation into 231 femicide cases highlights the dire situation in Afghanistan, where men are empowered to murder and face no punishment while their crimes are covered up by the stateIn a voice message recorded weeks...
Read MoreGovernment ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historic cases who could be freed in scheme loopholeUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham’s government is “urgently” identifying any grooming gang perpetrators who may...
Read MoreThe 764 network is just one part of a growing online ecosystem that pushes young members into brutal and degrading acts. It has perpetrators and victims in dozens of countriesIn late 2024, in a quiet suburb of Stockholm, a...
Read MoreShe was the young girl in that infamous photograph with Prince Andrew, and the best-known survivor of Jeffrey Epstein. As Virginia’s explosive posthumous memoir continues to reverberate, her brother Sky Roberts and his wife,...
Read MoreExclusive: victims commissioner and domestic abuse commissioner call for pause on planned releasesA failure to put in place safeguards ahead of a change to the law that will result in offenders being released early will leave...
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