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Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows Survey reveals crisis of distress, consent issues and physical harm caused by strangulation during sex

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18.11.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Children in care who lash out may no longer face automatic arrest under UK review Plan aims to restrict โ€˜over-policingโ€™ of looked-after young people and ensure challenging behaviour is met with support rather than criminalisation

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18.11.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has โ€˜lost faithโ€™ in Ofcom Ian Russell says watchdog lacks โ€˜urgencyโ€™ and is not willing to use its powers โ€˜to the extent requiredโ€™

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17.11.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Andrew Tate is deadโ€™: inside the minds of 16-year-olds | The Observer

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09.11.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Andrew Tate is deadโ€™: inside the minds of 16-year-olds | The Observer

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09.11.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Abuse during childhood in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics Estimates on prevalence and type of abuse experienced during childhood, from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).

Just published:

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05.11.2025 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bullying and racism at Oxford Brookes' rowing club confirmed by report Sexual harassment, racism and bullying at Oxford Brookes' rowing club is confirmed by independent investigation.

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05.11.2025 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Asian Express Newspaper - EXCLUSIVE: Asian Grooming Gangs: โ€œIt is as if much of society is blind when it comes to white child sex offendersโ€ Out of all 115,489 Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) offences, only 4,228 (3.7%) of these cases involved โ€œgroup-based contact offencesโ€ and only some of these would have involved Pakistani-he...

In this article, published by the Asian Express Newspaper, I argue for a more informed and balanced debate on Pakistani-majority grooming gangs, and a much greater focus on child abuse and neglect as a whole: bit.ly/47CioXG

30.10.2025 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Campaigners urge CPS to reconsider charges against partner of woman who died by suicide Inquest into death of Georgia Barter, 32, recorded verdict of unlawful killing, but there was โ€˜insufficient evidence to pursue caseโ€™

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20.10.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sexual assaults and harassment reports on trains risen by more than a third A BBC investigation finds reports of sexual offences on trains rise by more than a third.

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15.10.2025 07:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Why fabricated or induced illness needs to be dropped as a child protection category' - Community Care The evidence base for fabricated or induced illness is weak and its consequences for families are catastrophic, argue Andy Bilson and Taliah Drayak

www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/10/13/w...

14.10.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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She Became the First Woman to Complete This 3,600-Mile Thru-Hikeโ€”and Brought Thousands Along for the Journey This September, Jessica "Stitches" Guo finished thru-hiking the Continental Divide and Great Divide Trails in one five-month push, a deep-backcountry journey that saw her spend weeks without seeing a ...

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11.10.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Third of women report facing sexual harassment at university in England, survey finds Higher education regulatorโ€™s findings from survey of 50,000 final-year students described as โ€˜national scandalโ€™

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08.10.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Maggots raining downโ€™: survey lays bare dire state of courts in England and Wales Asbestos and faeces flooding cells also among problems contributing to huge backlog in cases, Law Society finds

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

08.10.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Probation Service failing to assess thousands who pose risk to women, watchdog says Exclusive: Chief inspector of probation says it is inevitable there will be more murders and rapes without an improvement

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08.10.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK doctors guilty of sexual misconduct are not being struck off, research finds Analysis reveals 24% of guilty doctors handed suspensions but are allowed to keep working in medicine

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08.10.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chatbot site depicting child sexual abuse images raises fears over misuse of AI Child safety watchdog calls for child protection guidelines to be built into AI models from the outset

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08.10.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brutal killings of young women leave Argentina in shock and anger - BBC News Thousands march demanding justice for three victims whose murders were livestreamed on social media.

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28.09.2025 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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23.09.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Georgia senators demand answers on more than a dozen deaths in immigration detention Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.

Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.

23.09.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6455    ๐Ÿ” 3021    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 250    ๐Ÿ“Œ 181
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Probation Service failing to assess thousands who pose risk to women, watchdog says Exclusive: Chief inspector of probation says it is inevitable there will be more murders and rapes without an improvement

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18.09.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: โ€˜People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badlyโ€™ She was the first female president of the supreme court, causing a ruckus when she ruled against Boris Johnsonโ€™s suspension of parliament. Now she has written an insiderโ€™s take on the UKโ€™s underfunded...

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18.09.2025 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Surrey police pose as joggers to catch men harassing women out exercising Undercover female officers deployed in pilot scheme to tackle catcalling, resulting in 18 arrests

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07.09.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The state of America: Cyndi Lauper changes the lyrics to Girls Just Want to Have Fun to Girls Just Want Fundamental Rights.....

02.09.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17057    ๐Ÿ” 3674    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 207    ๐Ÿ“Œ 180
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Are grooming gangs the far rightโ€™s golden goose? The far right cynically uses child sexual exploitation to push an anti-migrant and islamophobia agenda

Just came across this depressing, but still important, YouGov poll......
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03.09.2025 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK anti-slavery commissioner launches investigation into โ€˜pimping websitesโ€™ Eleanor Lyons will interview women who say they have been trafficked into sex work and advertised online

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01.09.2025 07:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BBC Audio | File on 4 | Domestic Abuse: Beyond the Checklist Leila Nathoo investigates the risk assessment system for domestic abuse.

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26.08.2025 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Grooming gangs and sexual abuse statistics | Letter Letter: Dr Bernard Gallagher looks at the wider picture on perpetrators of abuse

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16.08.2025 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK study shows 8% of children aged eight to 14 have viewed online pornography Ofcom says research shows need for stricter age checks being introduced in July, which most major sites have signed up to

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