WIFE NUMBER ONE: JEMIMA GOLDSMITH Jemima Goldsmith, who has now returned to her maiden name, is the eldest child of Lady Annabel Goldsmith and Sir James Goldsmith. Jemima was just 21 years old when she met the 42-year-old Imran Khan, and the couple married in 1995 – first in an Islamic ceremony in Paris and then … Read more
The founder of a website flooded with pupils’ allegations of sexual harassment has said the scandal should not focus on ‘naming and shaming’ specific schools. Soma Sara instead railed against an endemic rape culture that permeates ‘every school, every university, at home and in society’. Almost 10,000 people have anonymously posted experiences of misogyny and … Read more
A major Whitehall investigation involving police chiefs, Government officials and Ofsted has been launched into the handling of the emerging ‘rape culture’ scandal among pupils at Britain’s elite schools. Officials from the Home Office and Department for Education (DfE) are leading a cross-Government response with senior police officers, who are being urged to take claims … Read more
Street prowler, 25, is jailed for six weeks for threatening to rape woman and break into her house as he followed her near Clapham Common in three separate incidents Max Ronaldson, 25, hurled abuse at the woman as she walked home in London The street prowler pleaded guilty to harassment and threatening behaviour On Friday … Read more
People are opening up about their long-held family secrets, revealing the surprising things they learned about relatives — and themselves — when they got older. Reddit user u/Flash_Dimension kicked off the tell-all thread, asking other users: ‘Once you were old enough, what were the dark family secrets you were finally let in on?’ The question … Read more
Fury as Labour accuses Tories of ‘effectively decriminalising rape’ in ‘incredibly irresponsible’ tweet Tory chair Amanda Milling branded it ‘incredibly irresponsible’ misinformation Tweet highlighted low percentage of rape reports that result in a charge Post was published as the Government’s controversial Policing Bill was voted on By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 21:54 GMT, 16 … Read more
Anti-violence against women campaigners have today lost a legal challenge against the CPS over claims of a change in policy on prosecuting alleged rapes and other serious sexual offences. The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) argued the CPS had ditched its ‘merits-based’ policy to prosecuting serious sexual offences and had instead adopted a more … Read more
Charles Blow angered the internet when he wrote Pepe Le Pew ‘normalizes rape culture’ A columnist for The New York Times has published an op-ed that claims the Looney Tunes skunk Pepe Le Pew ‘normalized rape culture.’ Charles M. Blow made his critical comments in an article titled ‘Six Seuss Books Bore a Bias’ published … Read more
The Guardian newspaper has apologised to an alleged IRA rape victim over an article written about her by ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade. Ex-Daily Mirror boss and Guardian columnist Mr Greenslade, 74, sparked outrage after revealing his secret long-standing support for the IRA’s bombing campaign. The former professor of journalism at City, University of London was … Read more
By Jack Elsom and James Robinson for MailOnline A former Fleet Street editor last night sparked further outrage by attempting to defend his comments about his secret long-standing support for the IRA. The erstwhile Guardian columnist today claimed he did ‘nothing more than scores of journalists who keep political views to themselves’ in sympathising with … Read more