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‘Time for men to listen to the women in your lives’, says campaigner David Challen
We speak to David Challen, who's mother Sally was jailed for killing her husband, but was released two and a half years ago in a landmark case which recognised that she had been the victim of "coercive control".


Protest legislation ‘expanding police powers’, says lawyer and climate activist, Farhana Yamin
We speak to Sir Peter Fahy, the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, and the lawyer and climate activist, Farhana Yamin.


Protester’s ‘very scary’ experience at Sarah Everard vigil
Images of the police dragging away protesters, especially one photograph of student Patsy Stevenson being pinned down by two officers, have been shared around the world, encapsulating the widespread anger over the police response.


‘Culture that would put statue above woman clearly wrong’, says Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy
We talk to Bell Ribeiro-Addy, the Labour MP for the area in London where Sarah Everard was last seen, and Andrea Simon, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition.


Government has ‘real opportunity’ to target violence against women, says Tory MP Maria Miller
We spoke to the Conservative MP Maria Miller, former chair of the Women and Equalities Committee


Court rejects legal challenge on rape prosecutions guidance change
In another setback for the way women are treated in the criminal justice system, the court of appeal has thrown out a legal challenge against prosecutions of alleged sexual offences.


Vigil held for Sarah Everard outside parliament
Hundreds of women have been gathering this evening at a peaceful vigil in Parliament Square to pay tribute to Sarah Everard.


Patel says she understands public anger of Sarah Everard death
The Home Secretary insisted tonight that she understands public anger over the death of Sarah Everard and the policing of a vigil in London on Saturday, and said women and girls must feel safe while walking the streets. 


Gay conversion therapy: when will the UK ban the practice?
Minnie Stephenson talks about the distressing and painful practices LGBT people are being put through, and how, at its heart, this so-called “therapy” exploits the emotions of many LGBT people.


Johnson visits Northern Ireland amid post-Brexit checks row
One of the most high profile post-Brexit trade problems has been with goods going from Britain to Northern Ireland. Unionists are furious that under the Northern Ireland Protocol they are subject to EU customs checks. On a visit there today, Boris Jo...


UK exports to EU plunge 40 per cent in January
The Office for National Statistics said that in January exports of goods from the UK to the EU dropped by a staggering 40 per cent. The government said lockdowns, stockpiling and businesses adjusting to new trading relationships make reductions inevi...


Women’s complaints to police ‘not dealt with as seriously as they should be’ – former Met officer Peter Kirkham
Peter Kirkham is a former detective chief inspector with the Metropolitan Police. We put it to him that this has been a difficult week for the Met.


Police say they have recovered the body of Sarah Everard
The confirmation Sarah Everard's family had longed not to hear was made public by the Metropolitan Police at lunchtime


We need to talk about Clubhouse
Serena Barker Singh takes us through the corridors of Clubhouse - and asks whether this is an app that really is like no other - or whether it's got all the baggage of its social media ancestors.


How drug and alcohol addiction has soared in lockdown
For millions of people who struggle with mental health issues, the isolation and stress of lockdown has made life even more difficult.



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