The Latest Breaking News from Domestic Abuse

Scott Lannister, also known as Scott Hanlon, was caged for 11 years after being found guilty of three charges of rape and two of domestic abuse against two victims he lured to his Stirling flat and forced to wear dog collars and lived as dogs.

Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has been booked to headline Sheffield's Be Reyt festival after he was convicted in 2020 of a vile attack on his current wife

Inspectors said Gwent Police investigations often "aren’t prompt, thorough or effectively supervised"

The UK will test its new mobile phone “emergency alerts” system this month, despite concerns that it could endanger those at risk of domestic abuse by revealing hidden phones. 

Specialist domestic violence courts up and down the country deal with horrific levels of atrocities, from beating to harassment

Eve was falling in love with Theo and she took his honesty as a sign he had changed.

The horrific call captures the grim reality of domestic violence in Wales and the lasting damage it leaves on survivor's lives

On average, two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales - this is just the tip of the iceberg

Ian Bartholomew played domestic abuser Geoff Metcalfe in Coronation Street for three years between 2018 and 2020 but he looked nothing like his character at a recent appearance in Manchester

It comes after a press release posted on the Highland Council website said the service for women and girls fleeing abuse was no longer available.

The former Wimbledon semi-finalist suffered domestic abuse at the hands of her father as a teenager and has shared pictures of the scars left on her legs as a result