Reddit kills chat feature after complaints from moderators that it made forums prone to abuse

Reddit kills chat feature after just one day following backlash from moderators who say they rolled it out without warning and that it leaves users open to abuse The ‘Start Chatting’ feature was taken down after complaints from moderators The feature allowed users to create random chat rooms within subreddits Moderators say it hindered their … Read more

Rise in abuse by customers prompts Lloyds to protect staff

Rise in abuse by customers prompts Lloyds to protect staff and discourage ‘non-essential’ visits Some of its staff complained that irate members of the public had spat on them Lloyds will put up posters detailing Government guidelines for behaviour By Helen Cahill For Mail On Sunday Published: 22:20 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:20 … Read more

Michael Buble gives fans a rare glimpse of daughter Vida after abuse accusations

Michael Buble gives fans a rare glimpse of daughter Vida, 21 months, as he bounces back from accusations of abusive behaviour towards wife Luisana Lopilato By Natalia Penza For Mailonline and Rebecca Davison Published: 09:27 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 09:27 BST, 22 April 2020 Singer Michael Buble has given fans a rare glimpse … Read more

Lockdown domestic abuse murders ‘more than double in three weeks leaving 16 women and children dead’

Soaring levels of domestic abuse during coronavirus lockdown has led to 16 killings, according to campaigners. The horrific statistic is far higher for the national average this time of year, it has been revealed. Karen Ingala Smith, the founder of Counting Dead Women, which records the number of women killed by men in Britain, has … Read more

Lockdown domestic abuse murders ‘more than double in three weeks leaving 16 women and children dead’

Soaring levels of domestic abuse during coronavirus lockdown has led to 16 killings, according to campaigners. The horrific statistic is far higher for the national average this time of year, it has been revealed. Karen Ingala Smith, the founder of Counting Dead Women, which records the number of women killed by men in Britain, has … Read more

Police warn of huge rise in women committing ‘Cinderella’ abuse

Police warn of huge rise in women committing ‘Cinderella’ abuse as domestic attacks by stepsisters QUADRUPLE in ten years Domestic abuse by sisters and stepsisters on their siblings has risen sharply Cases of abuse by sisters more than doubled from 641 in 2010 to 1,325 in 2018 And cases involving stepsisters and half-sisters more than … Read more

Cardinal George Pell faces fresh child abuse allegations as new accuser comes forward

Cardinal George Pell is reportedly under police investigation after a new accuser came forward with fresh allegations of child abuse. A week on from his successful High Court appeal against child sex convictions, reports said Victoria Police had been investigating a separate accusation against Pell, 78. Police are yet to approach Pell or his legal … Read more

Coronation Street stars join forces with Women’s Aid to offer help for sufferers of domestic abuse

Coronation Street stars join forces with Women’s Aid to offer help for sufferers of domestic abuse during coronavirus lockdown By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 10:18 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 10:23 BST, 11 April 2020 The cast of Coronation Street have joined forces with Women’s Aid to offer help and advice for those … Read more

Angelina Jolie stands up for children vulnerable to abuse during coronavirus lockdowns in new op-ed

Angelina Jolie outlined how children are at risk of abuse while isolated at home during the coronavirus pandemic in an op-ed published Thursday by Time magazine. The 44-year-old actress and activist noted that children may be ‘especially vulnerable’ to the pandemic’s ‘secondary’ effects, even though they’re more resistant to its physical symptoms. ‘Isolating a victim … Read more

When staying home ISN’T safe: Calls to domestic abuse helplines have risen 25 per cent

There were wealthy career women and stay-at-home mums; wives of politicians and surgeons, and asylum-seekers reliant on food banks. Aged from their 20s to their 70s, they often had little in common except one thing: they had all been abused by their partners. Meeting up for counselling at the charity Woman’s Trust provided a much-needed respite. … Read more