Candidates receive four times the amount of online abuse than 2017 election
Political candidates during the General Election campaign have received an estimated four times the amount of online abuse than in the 2017 campaign, according to research.
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Jewish father grateful to woman who confronted man hurling abuse at his family
A Jewish man whose family was subjected to anti-Semitic abuse on the London Underground has said he wants to meet the woman who stood up for them in order to thank her.
University staff to be trained to spot abuse and stop it as mother of victim Emily Drouet begins drive to protect other students
The mother of a student found dead after her boyfriend bullied and beat her is to launch a major drive to help Scotland’s universities protect other potential victims.
Man arrested after Jewish children verbally abused on Tube
A man has been arrested after anti-Semitic abuse was directed towards Jewish children on the London Underground.
Muslim woman who defended Jewish children from Tube abuse ‘would do it again’
A mother-of-two who confronted a man directing anti-Semitic abuse towards Jewish children on the London Underground said she “wouldn’t hesitate to do it again”.
Jo Cox Foundation: ‘Very sad’ to see female MPs quitting over abuse
A foundation set up in the name of murdered MP Jo Cox has attacked the “abhorrent” abuse aimed at female MPs, after four women cited bullying as their reason for standing down from Parliament.
Retail sector calls on government to act on violence and abuse
Leading retail bodies have written to the Government asking for more to be done to tackle widespread violence and abuse against shop workers.
The animal abusers who went on to kill: Investigators urged to link pet cruelty with domestic violence
Animal cruelty claims at the homes of women at risk of domestic abuse should be recorded and flagged to investigators, according to a leading charity.
The ride and his life: BMX star on bringing his harrowing story of abuse back home
The first time BMX star John Buultjens wrote his story down on a piece of paper, no one believed him.
“I was abused there. It’s sick to use this site for new centre:” Anger at support centre in abuse home
Survivors of sexual abuse have criticised a decision to open a support centre in the same building where they were targeted by a paedophile.
‘He used to ask me to wear short skirts and invite me to the seaside’: Priest accused of abuse in Scotland and California faced allegations from five girls
A Catholic priest accused of abuse in Scotland and California has faced allegations from five separate children, we can reveal.