I am no longer a great fan of reality shows. These days, they bore me. We all know they are scripted, otherwise we will not be so hooked. And so it was that a few years ago, I came across…
Ending domestic abuse should start with women
The issue of domestic violence is wide but what concerns me today is battery. Weeks back, someone sent me a short video clip of a street interview conducted by a local tv station. It was more of a vox pop.…
Black women scared to report domestic abuse in case Home Office deports them
Black women are not reporting domestic abuse out of fear of being deported, a charity has warned. Ngozi Headley-Fulani, who runs Sistah Space, an unfunded domestic violence charity in Hackney, says the Windrush scandal and recent reports of mass-deportations to…
Domestic abuse survivors will no longer be quizzed by their abusers in court (Metro)
Victims of domestic abuse will no longer be cross-examined by their former partners under a new landmark legislation that aims to support survivors and pursue offenders. The draft domestic abuse bill, published on Monday following an 18 month delay, wants…
