A Met police officer is now facing 44 charges of sex crimes against women
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The Met’s “hopeless” attempt to overturn the Sarah Everard vigil ruling has been rejected
Two High Court judges described some of the Met’s proposed grounds of appeal as “hopeless attempts to challenge reasoned factual conclusions”.
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Two-thirds of rape prosecutions are being dropped as victims are “systematically failed” by police
The new report has been condemned for its “unacceptably low numbers”.
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News
A man has admitted to the murder of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod
Cody Ackland, 24, reportedly showed “no emotion” as he was told he’d be jailed for life.
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Twitter users are responding in outrage to the Met’s strip-search of a 15-year-old Black girl
“We need more than outrage. We need change.”
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Protestors set off 1,000 rape alarms to mark one year since the infamous Sarah Everard vigil
The demonstration took place outside Charing Cross police station.
Entertainment
Meet the woman fighting the UK’s spiking epidemic
Campaigner Mair Howells is on a mission to tackle a disturbing spate of violence.
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Opinion
Will the horrific Aston Greenwood case finally make people take coercive control seriously?
After yet another barbaric case of domestic violence, it’s time for the UK to finally start paying attention to the dangers of coercive control.
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The Met officers who shared “offensive” messages with Sarah Everard’s killer have been charged
The three officers will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 16 March.
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News
What the reactions to Cressida Dick’s resignation tell us about tackling misogynistic culture
Campaigners have called it an an individual solution to an institutional problem.
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News
‘Jokes’ about raping women and Black children dying revealed in shocking Met police report
A probe led by the Independent Office for Police Conduct found a culture of misogyny, sexualisation and racism defended as ‘banter’.
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The Met has apologised for “sexist, derogatory” language used against a woman during a strip search
Dr Konstancja Duff received compensation after she was taunted by officers following her arrest in May 2013.
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An inquiry into Sarah Everard’s murder will look into whether any “red flags” were missed
But campaigners say the inquiry lacks the power to address wider institutional issues.
News
The Met police is facing backlash for its bizarre new ‘women’s safety’ initiative
“This is a step-by-step tutorial of how to do the absolute most while actually doing the absolute least to protect women.”
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The law is changing to allow domestic abuse victims longer to report crimes
The changes are being added to the proposed PCSC bill.
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Mina Smallman speaks out after the officers who took photos of her daughters’ bodies are jailed
“There is more work to be done.”
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More than 2,500 police officers are currently serving in the UK without being vetted
The murder of Sarah Everard by police officer Wayne Couzens shone a spotlight on police vetting procedures.
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TV
The 5 biggest revelations from Channel 4’s Rape: Who’s On Trial? documentary
With rape convictions and trust in the police at an all-time low, this documentary takes us right inside the broken criminal justice process.
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Why this small change in the law means a huge deal to rape victims
The government has agreed to amend the PCSC bill to put an end to unnecessary “digital strip searches”.
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Mina Smallman reacts to the Met’s apology for the way her daughters’ murders were handled
“The time for apologies has long gone.”
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“Sexist and sick”: female ex-police officers are exposing the behaviour of male colleagues
“The police force you see on the streets is not the same that you see behind closed doors.”
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