domestic abuse
The PM's defenders said he was a feminist who was about "deeds not words" – so why is his government so behind?
I ended our relationship over a decade ago, but breaking free from his abuse and control is still a struggle.
Women say a phone call isn't enough to spot infection, depression or abuse. Midwives and the NCT agree.
Jacob Rees-Mogg's decision to scrap video link parliament is leading to "unacceptable" and "discriminatory" demands, charities warn.
"When lockdown was announced I couldn’t shake the feeling of dread,” says one campaigner.
Visibility on women’s issues from the frontline might mean Coronavirus is the long-awaited catalyst for sustainable change, researcher Dalia Ben-Galim writes.
Victims' commissioner Dame Vera Baird says people are cooped up with their abusers.
The government seems unable to give a straight answer on a range of questions as problems with PPE persist and no sign of an exit strategy being presented to the public. Is no one able to make decisions during Boris Johnson’s absence? As the country continues to strive through the lockdown, worries about the economy are being joined by the affects it is having one the public, particularly for school children and women with abusive partners. Shadow minister for domestic violence Jess Phillips joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss what needs to be done to limit the effects of the pandemic lockdown.
Police report a 21% fall in overall crime during but calls to domestic abuse helplines have surged.
Calls to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline have spiked since new measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic were introduced.