14 Dec 2025
All police forces to get specialist sexual offence teams, Home Secretary announces ahead of VAWG strategy publication (BBC, Guardian, Sky News, Mirror FP, ITV, Sun widespread)
The families of two murdered women welcome the 'bold' pledges made in government's VAWG strategy (Mirror)
Home Secretary says the rights of foreign sex offenders have been prioritised over the safety of British girls for too long (Telegraph)
New chair of ECHR says people should follow the rules when guidance on single-sex spaces is introduced (BBC)
Inside the town where shoplifters are twice as likely to get caught and prosecution rates have soared past national average (Times)
Business in one of UK's most crime-ridden shopping streets slam police inaction (Telegraph)
Virgina's Guiffre's family furious over Met refusal to investigate former Prince over alleged smear campaign attempts (The Sun FP, Sky News, Times, ITV)
Opinion
Writing in the Times, Rob Liddel claims the term 'safeguarding' is being to persecute people for their views
The Independent View says the Home Secretary must match rhetoric with action, and the promised VAWG crackdown must be more than just words.
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