The Latest Breaking News from Domestic Abuse

A series of famous faces are supporting The Independent’s partnership with Refuge to build a safe, secure home for women fleeing abuse

Individual donors have generously given more than £71,000 to The Independent’s campaign just days after it launched

Leading domestic abuse charity Refuge reveals it is making more homelessness referrals than ever

After being held prisoner for a week in her flat, Esther finally escaped to her mother, who didn’t recognise her daughter when she opened the door

Build a house, rebuild women’s lives – donate to The Independent and Refuge’s Brick by Brick campaign to help domestic abuse survivors. Maya Oppenheim takes us through the lifesaving initiative

Four years on from a super-complaint over officers’ violence against women and girls, a new report finds little progress has been made on promised reforms

When comedian James Barr met his ex, he thought he’d finally found his soulmate, but their relationship quickly became a source of constant fear. He tells Helen Coffey about how he found the strength to leave – and why we need to talk more about domestic violence in the queer…

‘Over a decade since I left my abusive husband, he remains on the joint mortgage. I can’t sell the property without his permission,’ one domestic abuse victim says

More than 1,700 prisoners are being let out early in England and Wales today as part of a government scheme to deal with overcrowding

‘Sizeable minority’ of survivors of crime have not been informed that perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday

‘The early release of perpetrators will have a detrimental impact on both the physical safety and mental wellbeing of survivors,’ says campaigner