Lottie Andrews
Westminster: House of Commons culture still ‘predatory’, say staff
Source: BBC News A “predatory culture” still exists around the House of Commons, with inappropriate flirting and sexual misconduct still prevalent, staff say. Six members of staff told BBC Newsnight…
Sex education must engage boys to tackle harassment – MPs
Source: BBC News Sex education lessons must engage boys and young men in order to tackle “a scourge” of sexual harassment and violence in schools, according to a group of…
Children should be taught about healthy relationships, report says
Source: BBC News Children should be taught about “healthy, respectful relationships” from a young age. That is one of the key actions in a new Stormont framework on Ending Violence…
Forces failing women over police sex misconduct claims, BBC finds
Source: BBC News Police forces are failing vulnerable women who say they have been sexually exploited by officers, the BBC has learned. One woman says a detective pursued a sexual…
Festival drug testing: Legal action threatened over safety tests
Source: BBC News A festival boss has formally threatened legal action against the government over drug checking at festivals. Parklife founder Sacha Lord has written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman urging her…
Surge in prison officer absences due to mental health reasons
Source: BBC News The number of prison officers in England and Wales who took sick days for mental health reasons nearly doubled over five years. Staff taking time off rose…
Kevin Doxey: ‘Why did nobody stop our abusive teaching assistant?’
Source: BBC News A former teaching assistant described by a judge as a “persistent sexual predator” has been jailed – five years after two of his victims complained. In the…
One in 10 GCSE-year pupils absent from English schools each day
Source: The Guardian Exclusive: Extraordinary levels of absence fuelled by anxiety, illness and cost of living crisis. One in 10 GCSE-year pupils have been absent from school in England each day this…
The new ‘revenge porn’ law in force from today – and it could see you jailed for six months
Anew law was launched today, June 27, with the aim of cracking down on so-called revenge porn and “bringing cowards to justice”. Criminals sharing intimate images without consent now face…
Illegal trade in AI child sex abuse images exposed
Source: BBC News Paedophiles are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create and sell life-like child sexual abuse material, the BBC has found. Some are accessing the images by paying…
