This is Not Right

Map shows London cycle routes labelled unsafe after dark for women

David Bale1 day ago014 mins

Women cyclists reported avoiding underpasses after dark (Picture: Jorge Martínez López/LCC) Women have shared the barriers they face while cycling, including gendered abuse and avoiding certain routes after dark. Cycling should be about freedom, but the joy of riding is often ruined for women and many feel forced to avoid London canals, underpasses and parks…

Mum’s heartbreaking plea to police before killing herself ‘over domestic abuse’

David Bale2 months ago08 mins

Kiena Dawes ended her life on a railway line in July 2022 (Picture: Kynan Dawes/SWNS) A vulnerable young mum pleaded with a 999 operator ‘I have got a baby and I don’t want to die’ just two weeks before killing herself following years of domestic abuse, a court has heard. Kiena Dawes, 23, left her…

My husband used my disability to get away with abusing me

David Bale2 months ago025 mins

The number of disabled women facing abuse is up, but the authorities are letting them down (Picture: Getty Images) Forced against the living room wall, Jennifer could feel the grip around her neck tighten as she struggled against the force of her husband. After more than two years of sexual and psychological abuse, the 57-year-old…