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An Australian-first study has strengthened evidence that intimate partner violence can cause lasting brain injuries, leading to memory loss, learning changes and other long-term cognitive problems.A…

“I’m always looking over my shoulder. I’m never going to let my guard down,” Bekhal Mahmod said.For two decades she has been in hiding, living under…

The government’s new violence against women and girls strategy sets out welcome ambitions to strengthen protection and tackle misogyny, but the real test will be in…

The number of suspects charged for strangulation and suffocation in England and Wales has increased almost sixfold in the three years since the offence was first…

The United States is pressing for an immediate humanitarian truce in Sudan as fighting intensifies across the vast strategic Kordofan region, with Secretary of State Marco…

The UK government’s long-awaited strategy to tackle violence against women and girls has been published today. Alexandra Topping joins Lucy Hough to explain what it will…

The government has announced a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, but is it enough? As part of the government’s flagship strategy, teachers will…

A landmark strategy to protect women and girls from violence and abuse “falls seriously short” of the funding required to realise the government’s ambitions, campaigners have…

Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to…

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Australia’s PM said gun laws would be discussed by the national cabinet today after deadly shooting in Sydney.Published On 15 Dec 202515 Dec…