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‘His ability to switch from a loving partner to a monster kept me in a permanent state of stress’

13-04-2025 12:00

‘Michelle’, a victim of coercive control, tells how she is still recovering after seven years of hell with an abusive partner. Why then was he jailed for just 30 months?Robert Rawson, 62, appeared at Liverpool crown court last month to plead guilty to charges of controlling and coercive behaviour and perverting the course of justice.In a harrowing impact statement, his victim, “Michelle” told the court that during their seven-year relationship, Rawson had put a tracking a

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Rising number of women stopped and searched by police in England and Wales

13-04-2025 08:00

Home Office data shows a 7% increase in searches of women up to March 2024 compared with a 2% drop for those of menThe number of women subjected to stop and search by the police has risen in England and Wales despite a fall in the use of the tactic towards men, figures show.Analysis of Home Office data reveals that thousands more searches of women took place in the year ending March 2024 than in the same period the year before. There were 59,549 searches of women, a 7% rise from the year before,

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In the rush towards a law on assisted dying, the vulnerable have become expendable | Sonia Sodha

13-04-2025 08:00

Concerns that Kim Leadbeater’s proposed legislation is ‘flawed and dangerous’ are being overlookedLast month, ITV News reported on the case of 51-year-old Anne, who travelled to a Swiss assisted suicide clinic to end her own life after her only son died. The first her family knew of it was when they received the goodbye letters Anne had posted them from Switzerland. It follows another case from 2023, when 47-year-old Alastair Hamilton went to the same Swiss clinic after telling

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Manchester Arena bomb plotter attacks three prison officers

13-04-2025 00:49

Counter-terror police lead investigation after Hashem Abedi’s ‘vicious’ assault at HMP FranklandCounter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber.Hashem Abedi, who ploted the 2017 bombing, attacked three prison officers with hot cooking oil at a high-security prison, the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) said. Continue reading...

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