Advertised on billboards by Kardashians but also labelled “pervert glasses” by critics, camera-enabled smart glasses are the latest piece of kit raising questions about how quickly the law can catch up with tech advancements. https://t.co/1vNLNkqLuF
Campaigners warn that for too many victims abuse does not end when the relationship ends, when the police arrive, or even when the perpetrator is convicted or sent to prison. https://t.co/ylyhAQYcWZ
Rank-and-file officers accused of gross misconduct will now not face the independent, legally chaired hearings that were originally promised. https://t.co/86EA6jMaTX
A new book, Hitler’s Finishing School, by Scots historian Paul StJohn Mackintosh, tells the story of Augusta Victoria College properly for the first time. https://t.co/HiWNeLkB7R
It poses some big questions, but talking to us about new drama Adultery, Romola Garai and Dominic Cooper are at least able to have a giggle pondering one query: how do people cheating on their partners cope with Ring doorbells?
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Problems accessing Legal Aid mean 94% of domestic abuse victims eligible for help are unable to find a solicitor to take them on, campaigners say. But Scottish Women’s Aid is proposing a solution. https://t.co/3svt8Kx4EQ
Six years after the recommendations of the Elish Angiolini review were accepted, independent misconduct panels will now apply only to the most senior officers – those at Assistant Chief Constable level and above. https://t.co/6Qw7l6Wb5t
Despite her abuser being jailed, Liz Shanks continued to be terrorised by him, dragged through the court system for years arguing over who owned the sofa he tried to kill her on.
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FOGO – fear of going out – is now habitual for many people, but health experts are warning of physical and mental consequences. https://t.co/fjEHnphzn6
Campaigners are urging shops to halt sale of camera-enabled smart glasses over privacy fears, but would a ban be the right move? https://t.co/efUQ3D7oVL
“Often, survivors beggar themselves paying for a private solicitor and wind up with bills for many thousands of pounds, or they represent themselves, trying to protect their children and themselves while confronted with the abuser and the abuser’s lawyer.” https://t.co/stwvetNqzb
“Thousands of victims discover physical violence evolves into psychological abuse. Our flawed court system allows it to continue for years on end. We need to take action and fully recognise prison bars cannot stop controlling behaviour.” https://t.co/3p4b7jqtqi
Because of the conveniences of modern life, people rarely need to step foot outside. As a result, citizens of the UK now spend 82% of their waking day not moving. https://t.co/OfOyLTgHLR
On April 20, 1939, just months before the outbreak of war, a swastika is run up the flagpole at a girls’ boarding school. But this school is not in the Bavarian heartlands of Nazi Germany. It stands on high ground near a golf course on Britain’s seaside... https://t.co/uQQGrs8K7L
A flagship pledge to bring independent scrutiny to police officers accused of the most serious misconduct has been secretly dropped. https://t.co/gQ7BlLJASv
Inside today:
• The author who trekked the length of Scotland with a trusty steed by his side
• Swastikas by the seaside: The UK finishing school for daughters of Nazi regime elite
• Reality check: The world of AI online influencers
Inside:
• ‘I saw a line-up in an old programme – it was dead, dead, dementia... there were only four of us left’: Graeme Souness on leaving a legacy
• Pals’ Great Wall trek honouring blossoming friendship
• Courageous Caleb having ‘best year of his life’ after surgery