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Abusers coercing or duping women to post explicit OnlyFans content, UK court cases reveal

Separate criminal convictions come as domestic violence charities warn of tech-facilitated abuse and coercion

The Guardian - UK

After England's World Cup Defeat, I Couldn't Stop Thinking About One Statistic: Domestic Abuse Rises by 38% When England Lose

Every tournament celebrates football's power to unite us. So why do the warnings about domestic abuse feel just as inevitable?

Marie Claire

Surge in search for domestic abuse resources during World Cup

Charity leaders agree that major football tournaments don't create abusers, but they can heighten danger that’s already present

Evening Standard

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The 'other kick-off': NGOs warn of domestic violence spike during World Cup

With the World Cup in full swing, several NGOs have launched awareness campaigns to prevent domestic abuse – incidents of which studies have shown increase on match nights.

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The Hidden Crisis of the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Charities Warn Domestic Abuse Could Surge

Charities warn domestic abuse during the 2026 FIFA World Cup could rise as survivors and experts stress that football does not cause abuse, perpetrators do.

International Business Times UK

Prosecutors in England and Wales expect rise in domestic abuse during World Cup

CPS urges victims to go to police, saying they will be taken seriously and it ‘won’t hesitate’ to bring abusers to justice

The Guardian - UK

Women and children in abusive settings face ‘more sinister’ World Cup kick-off

Research shows incidents of domestic violence rise around major football tournaments, jumping by 38% when England lose and by 26% when they win.

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One in five people arrested over 2024 riots have since been reported for domestic abuse

Exclusive: Police data shows 21% of the 949 people detained in England and Northern Ireland were later accused of violence against intimate partner

The Guardian - UK

Camilla thanks people working and volunteering with domestic abuse survivors

The Queen was visiting a venue in Newtownards, Co Down.

Evening Standard

Police urge potential Married At First Sight UK victims to come forward after rape allegations

It comes after Shona Manderson accused her on-screen partner of sexual misconduct while on the Channel 4 show, while two other women alleged they were raped by their on-screen husbands

The Independent UK

MAFS UK bride who alleges sexual misconduct says she ‘lost her light’ on show

Shona Manderson is one of three women making allegations about their time on the Channel 4 reality programme.

Evening Standard

Victims of sexual violence distressed by MPs’ ‘pugnacious’ questioning

Exclusive: Victims’ commissioner makes formal complaint after committee session left one attender ‘shocked, upset and extremely distressed’

The Guardian - UK

Two-thirds of domestic abuse survivors rejected from refuges due to national shortages, report reveals

Exclusive: Charities and MPs call for urgent funding for the sector as last year saw highest proportion of referrals rejected in five years

The Independent UK

Meta’s plans for AI facial recognition smart glasses ‘threatens safety of all women and girls’

Domestic abuse charities said the feature could pose a ‘direct and serious’ risk to survivors

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Calls grow for suicides linked to domestic abuse to be treated as potential homicides

Politicians and experts say police should be better trained and move away from ‘tickbox approach’ to suicides

The Independent UK

Airbnb to provide 60 domestic abuse survivors with temporary accommodation

Platform partnering with Women’s Aid and City Hall in launch of London pilot

Evening Standard

Airbnb homes in London to be used as emergency shelters for victims of domestic violence

City Hall’s £100,000 pilot scheme will ease dire shortage of safe spaces for women and children fleeing abuse

The Guardian - UK

‘No more children are going to die like you’: how Sheffield mother kept her promise to boys killed by father 11 years ago

Claire Throssell has been central to the campaign to repeal parental contact laws following the deaths of her two sons at the hands of their father in 2014

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The Independent UK

Mother whose sons were killed by their father says law change will save lives

A law which guides the Family Court to presume that contact with both parents is usually in the best interests of a child is to be repealed.

Evening Standard

Mel B’s blunt seven-word comment that pushed daughter Phoenix to find her own success

The 26-year-old revealed that her mum made it clear early on that fame isn’t inherited

The Independent UK

Love Island hit with over 1000 Ofcom complaints about ‘bullying’ and ‘misogynistic’ behaviour

Regulator’s reporting figures showed an uptick in complaints about the show

The Independent UK

Quarter of women fleeing abuse unable to secure suitable refuge vacancy, new report finds

The Independent launched its Brick by Brick campaign in response to the national shortage of refuge spaces

The National (Scotland)

'Heaviest of hearts': Clydebank Women's Aid announces closure after 40 years

Clydebank Women's Aid has announced it will be closing its doors

The Independent UK

More than a quarter of domestic abuse services turning children away due to funding shortages

Report from the domestic abuse commissioner warns severe funding shortages are putting victims at further risk

The Independent UK

Fury as domestic abusers can claim compensation for UK’s biggest health scandal

The government said it had looked into excluding anyone with relevant convictions, but could find no practical way of doing so

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