Noor Nanji Reporting fromGlastonbury Getty Images Irish singer CMAT says she is still facing abuse after writing a single in response to being fat-shamed over her appearance at a festival last year. Speaking to BBC News at Glastonbury, the 29-year-old said the online comments are so bad that she does not have TikTok on her...
British tennis player Heather Watson says she has received social media abuse “daily” during her career and had her first death threat aged 18. Watson was speaking after compatriot Katie Boulter told BBC Sport about the scale of unsavoury and hurtful comments she has received online, including death threats. And Sir Andy Murray has said...
Jemma Crew BBC News Reporting fromKingston upon Thames Crown Court Tarah Welsh Housing correspondent Metropolitan Police Drina Gray had “engaged in a campaign of harassment” against the young couple living in the flat above hers A woman who shouted threats to get her neighbours “killed” through their doorbell camera has been jailed for three years...
Nicola Goodwin BBC Midlands Investigations Team Shyamantha Asokan & Shehnaz Khan BBC News, West Midlands Family handout Alfie Steele was killed by his mother and her partner at their home in 2021 A police force that repeatedly met the family of a nine-year-old boy who was later murdered in his home “did not sufficiently train...
Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Reuters Mr Combs’ lawyers have yet to present their case, but must defend a client who has already admitted domestic abuse Prosecutors in New York are set to rest their case in the weeks-long federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. The 55-year-old music mogul is...
On Tuesday, Boulter provided BBC Sport unprecedented insight into the volume and nature of abuse received by players, including sharing screenshots of her private inbox. “I think it just kind of shows how vulnerable we are,” the 28-year-old said. “You really don’t know if this person is on site. You really don’t know if they’re...
Tennis tournaments are played all around the world throughout most of the year, making it one of the most popular sports for regular gamblers to bet on. A source at one of the world’s largest multi-platform gambling operators told the BBC that more than £100m is bet on tennis matches worldwide each day. The spread...
Speaking after her round-of-32 defeat to Francesca Jones at the Nottingham Open on Tuesday, British number four Harriet Dart called for the introduction of identification measures when creating social media accounts. “The amount of abuse that we all get is pretty mind blowing,” Dart said. “The WTA are obviously trying to do something about it...
British number two Katie Boulter shares some of the messages of abuse she has received on social media. Read full article at source...
Boulter believes a lot of the abuse she is sent is from people who have placed bets on her matches, given it comes after victories as well as defeats. She says she has become better at moving on from it, or simply not looking at her direct messages, but the impact is clear. “As far...
Martin Lindsay BBC Investigations, North East & Cumbria Supplied The Read sisters Jenny, Wendy and Christina were abused as children The Church of England has apologised to three sisters who say they were “fobbed off” after reporting historical child sex abuse claims. Jenny, Wendy and Christina Read said they were “frequently” abused as young children...
BBC/Ashitha Nagesh Lady Diana Brittan’s late husband, Lord Leon Brittan, was falsely accused by a fantasist of being involved in a Westminster paedophile ring The widow of ex-Home Secretary Lord Brittan, who was falsely accused of being part of a paedophile ring in Westminster, has criticised the decision to drop an investigation into the officer...
Josh Sandiford BBC News, West Midlands West Midlands Police Daniel Clarke was jailed in May for abusing six vulnerable young people Parents are demanding answers over how a paedophile was able to abuse potentially dozens of disabled and special educational needs children while working as a teaching assistant. Daniel Clarke may have targeted “well over...
Warning: This article contains an account of sexual abuse. Kayla Harrison never holds back when telling her story of sexual abuse because she wants to give young victims hope. “There is a shiny gold medal at the end of the tunnel. There is a UFC belt at the end of the tunnel – but you...
Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images An abusive email sent by the Marks & Spencer hackers to the retailer’s boss gloating about the hack and demanding payment has been seen by the BBC. The message to M&S CEO Stuart Machin – which was in broken English – was sent on the 23...