World news | The Guardian1d ago
Tuesday briefing: What is driving the record rise in stalking offences? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/tuesday-briefing-what-is-driving-the-rise-in-stalking-offences-in-england-and-wales #Women #Crime #SexualHarassment #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Society #UkNews #DomesticViolence
Tuesday briefing: What is driving the record rise in stalking offences?

In today’s newsletter: As cases charged hit their highest level on record in England and Wales, a look at what is behind the increase and whether the criminal justice system is keeping pace

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World news | The Guardian1d ago
Police record nearly fiftyfold rise in stalking offences in England and Wales in past decade https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/06/stalking-offences-police-england-wales-soar-past-decade #UkNews #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Women #DomesticViolence #Police #MetropolitanPolice #England #Wales #CrownProsecutionService #Society
Police record nearly fiftyfold rise in stalking offences in England and Wales in past decade

Increased recognition of crime and perpetrators using technology to track victims are behind rise, say experts

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
A ‘masculinity crisis’ is brewing in UK schools, union says https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/04/masculinity-crisis-brewing-uk-schools-teachers-union #Schools #Education #UkNews #Women #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #SexualHarassment #Men
A ‘masculinity crisis’ is brewing in UK schools, union says

Misogynistic abuse of female staff is increasing, leaving teachers feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘humiliated’

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Opinion | The Guardian USApr 1
Why every woman can see herself in the story of a German celebrity couple’s split | Fatma Aydemir https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/why-every-woman-can-see-herself-in-the-story-of-a-german-celebrity-couples-split #Germany #AiArtificialIntelligence #Deepfake #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Women #Internet #Europe #WorldNews #Technology #Society
Why every woman can see herself in the story of a German celebrity couple’s split

Many will recognise their own experiences of digital abuse in Collien Fernandes’s allegations – technology offers perpetrators both tools and cover, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

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World news | The GuardianMar 30
Harrods’ closure of compensation scheme for survivors of alleged sexual abuse called ‘neither fair nor just’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/harrods-closure-of-compensation-scheme-for-survivors-of-alleged-sexual-abuse-called-neither-fair-nor-just #MohamedAlFayed #Harrods #UkNews #Law #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #MetropolitanPolice #Business #Society #Police
Harrods’ closure of compensation scheme for survivors of alleged sexual abuse called ‘neither fair nor just’

Scheme for accusers of store’s former owner Mohamed Al Fayed to close before end of retailer’s internal investigation

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World news | The GuardianMar 30
TV star’s AI porn allegations spark national debate in Germany https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/collien-fernandes-deepfake-porn-allegations-digital-violence-against-women #Germany #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Deepfake #Europe #Women #AiArtificialIntelligence #Internet #FriedrichMerz #GislePelicot #GrokAi
TV star’s AI porn allegations spark national debate in Germany

Collien Fernandes accuses ex-husband, Christian Ulmen, of sharing sexually explicit deepfake images of her online

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 30
Adults underestimate risk of abuse posed to women by ex-partners, UK data shows https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/30/adults-underestimate-risk-of-abuse-posed-to-women-by-ex-partners-uk-data-shows #DomesticViolence #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #UkNews #Society #Women
Adults underestimate risk of abuse posed to women by ex-partners, UK data shows

Figures show 42% of callers to Refuge identify former partner as abuser, but only 12% of adults recognise this possibility

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World news | The GuardianMar 30
Sexual assault survivor calls failure of Travelodge boss to meet MPs ‘shocking’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/30/sexual-assault-survivor-calls-failure-travelodge-boss-meet-mps-shocking #RapeAndSexualAssault #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Society #Law #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews
Sexual assault survivor calls failure of Travelodge boss to meet MPs ‘shocking’

Woman assaulted after man was given key card to her room criticises CEO Jo Boydell over cancelled meeting

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World news | The GuardianMar 30
Urgent action needed to prevent surge in digital violence in Africa, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/30/urgent-action-needed-to-prevent-surge-in-digital-violence-in-africa-experts-say #GlobalDevelopment #WomensRightsAndGenderEquality #OnlineAbuse #Society #SocialMedia #Media #Africa #Kenya #Ethiopia #Uganda #SouthAfrica #Tunisia #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #WorldNews
Urgent action needed to prevent surge in digital violence in Africa, experts say

A huge rise in internet users under the age of 30 has fuelled an increase in online violence against women and girls with devastating real-life effects, activists say

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 27
Afghan asylum seeker jailed for raping and abducting 12-year-old girl https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/27/afghan-asylum-seeker-ahmad-mulakhil-jailed-raping-abducting-girl-nuneaton #Warwickshire #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #RapeAndSexualAssault #UkNews #Crime #England
Afghan asylum seeker jailed for raping and abducting 12-year-old girl

Ahmad Mulakhil filmed himself during the assault in Nuneaton in July

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