Angela Black review: Domestic abuse is an issue that deserves serious representation - this cliché-ridden drama falls short
3 years, 2 months ago

Angela Black review: Domestic abuse is an issue that deserves serious representation - this cliché-ridden drama falls short

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy For the opening few minutes of Angela Black, ITV’s underwhelming new domestic abuse drama, we dare to dream it might be playing a trick on us. This foreshadowing doesn’t make Olivier’s violence against Angela, when it comes, any less shocking. I want to do better.” “It’s not enough,” Angela replies, like a definite real person in a domestic abuse situation. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, you can call the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge, on 0808 2000 247, or visit their website here.

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‘He beat me black and blue’: Love Island star says she had to move four times to escape abusive ex
3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘He beat me black and blue’: Love Island star says she had to move four times to escape abusive ex

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Domestic abusers ramp up torment gradually to normalise behaviour, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP warns
1 month ago

Domestic abusers ramp up torment gradually to normalise behaviour, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP warns

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What’s economic abuse in relationships – and how to spot it
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What’s economic abuse in relationships – and how to spot it

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Women being trapped in relationships due to economic abuse, charity finds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Women being trapped in relationships due to economic abuse, charity finds

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NHS chief Amanda Pritchard warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign
2 months ago

NHS chief Amanda Pritchard warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign

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The police’s failure to tackle domestic abuse is a national shame
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The police’s failure to tackle domestic abuse is a national shame

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If Labour’s plans are carried through to completion, then they should be well on their way to fulfilling their pledge to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. Not before time, in the context of the long-term neglect shown by successive governments, Ms Dodds has identified the way that victims of domestic abuse who make multiple reports to …

Inside the 24/7 national domestic abuse helpline:‘Buying the wrong cheese made him explode’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside the 24/7 national domestic abuse helpline:‘Buying the wrong cheese made him explode’

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Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An estimated 2.1 million people in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in the year ending …

Police officers perpetrate shocking levels of domestic abuse with impunity, report finds
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Police officers perpetrate shocking levels of domestic abuse with impunity, report finds

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Victoria Derbyshire: BBC presenter speaks on domestic abuse experience in support of Refuge’s ‘Brick by Brick’ campaign
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Victoria Derbyshire: BBC presenter speaks on domestic abuse experience in support of Refuge’s ‘Brick by Brick’ campaign

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The Independent is working to protect domestic abuse victims – here’s how you can help
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Independent is working to protect domestic abuse victims – here’s how you can help

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Domestic abuse has long been one of the most insidious, intractable and oppressive of all crimes of violence – because of its unique nature. This is something that no civilised society should tolerate, and that is why TheIndependent, in partnership with the charity Refuge, and one of the UK’s largest house builders, Persimmon, is launching an appeal to build a …

Kristin Chenoweth reveals she’s a survivor of domestic abuse
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kristin Chenoweth reveals she’s a survivor of domestic abuse

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Alex Scott addresses how she overcame racist and sexst social media trolls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Alex Scott addresses how she overcame racist and sexst social media trolls

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Police refusal to provide details about daughter’s abuser partner under Clare’s Law contributed to murder, mother claims
1 year ago

Police refusal to provide details about daughter’s abuser partner under Clare’s Law contributed to murder, mother claims

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Domestic abuse victims to be given up to £2,500 to support fleeing partners
1 year ago

Domestic abuse victims to be given up to £2,500 to support fleeing partners

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Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’
1 year, 9 months ago

Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’

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Half of women ‘not confident’ police will properly investigate sexual assault and domestic abuse claims
1 year, 9 months ago

Half of women ‘not confident’ police will properly investigate sexual assault and domestic abuse claims

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Domestic abuse victims are three times more likely to try to kill themselves, study finds
1 year, 10 months ago

Domestic abuse victims are three times more likely to try to kill themselves, study finds

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Calls for domestic abuse register to stop ‘chilling’ numbers of women killed by partners
2 years, 1 month ago

Calls for domestic abuse register to stop ‘chilling’ numbers of women killed by partners

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Children growing up in households with domestic abuse to be recognised as victims
2 years, 1 month ago

Children growing up in households with domestic abuse to be recognised as victims

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kate Brown, the CPS lead for domestic abuse, said: “Growing up in a violent and toxic …

Half of BME domestic abuse victims say police failed to take complaints seriously
2 years, 1 month ago

Half of BME domestic abuse victims say police failed to take complaints seriously

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Almost half of Black and minority ethnic domestic abuse survivors say police …

Woman who alleges ‘vicious’ domestic abuse from police officer ex-husband says
3 years, 3 months ago

Woman who alleges ‘vicious’ domestic abuse from police officer ex-husband says

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Police not safeguarding domestic abuse victims as prosecutions collapse, watchdog finds
3 years, 4 months ago

Police not safeguarding domestic abuse victims as prosecutions collapse, watchdog finds

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Domestic abuse victims ‘silenced’ by family courts and forced into letting dangerous exes see children, warn campaigners
3 years, 6 months ago

Domestic abuse victims ‘silenced’ by family courts and forced into letting dangerous exes see children, warn campaigners

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Like Mel B, I hadn’t heard of coercive control – until I realised it had happened to me
3 years, 7 months ago

Like Mel B, I hadn’t heard of coercive control – until I realised it had happened to me

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Mel B says she had ‘no self-esteem left’ after abusive relationship
3 years, 7 months ago

Mel B says she had ‘no self-esteem left’ after abusive relationship

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Domestic abuse services prepare for surge in violence reports as schools reopen
4 years, 4 months ago

Domestic abuse services prepare for surge in violence reports as schools reopen

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Domestic abuse survivor left suicidal after being advised to take in lodger to avoid losing benefits
4 years, 9 months ago

Domestic abuse survivor left suicidal after being advised to take in lodger to avoid losing benefits

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Police received multiple reports about domestic abuse before woman was stabbed by boyfriend, watchdog says
5 years, 1 month ago

Police received multiple reports about domestic abuse before woman was stabbed by boyfriend, watchdog says

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Woman killed by ex-boyfriend after police were warned 18 times of his abuse
5 years, 4 months ago

Woman killed by ex-boyfriend after police were warned 18 times of his abuse

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Domestic violence: How to help someone you think is being abused by a partner
5 years, 8 months ago

Domestic violence: How to help someone you think is being abused by a partner

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Feminist group wins campaign to change how media reports domestic abuse
5 years, 8 months ago

Feminist group wins campaign to change how media reports domestic abuse

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'Love shouldn't hurt': Domestic abuse survivor recalls Valentine's Day with violent partner
5 years, 10 months ago

'Love shouldn't hurt': Domestic abuse survivor recalls Valentine's Day with violent partner

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