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Why is psychological abuse going undetected?
Spotting a controlling abuser is a complex challenge that social workers face every day, but BBC reporter Anna Collinson has found many do not receive specific training on coercive control which can save lives, despite it being a crime since 2015. Some may find the contents in this report distressing.
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Egg freezing: The Egg Freezing Boom
Egg freezing is one of the fastest growing fertility treatments in the UK. But there are concerns patients are undergoing a medical treatment they might not need, or that might not work. Anna Collinson meets the people taking the chance to try and preserve their fertility.
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Roe v Wade reversal: How abortion restrictions are impacting the US one year on - BBC Newsnight
It’s a year since millions in the US were blocked from accessing an abortion, and the debate is as divisive as ever. The reversing of the Roe v Wade ruling last summer was a controversial moment - both for those who believe termination ends an innocent life, and for those who feel any restrictions breaches a woman’s right to control her own body. In a joint investigation for BBC Newsnight and Our World, Anna Collinson has travelled across two neighbouring - but very different - US states to see how restrictions on abortion are impacting America. Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog — Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight #Newsnight #BBCNews
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How videos exposed the rape lies of fantasist Eleanor Williams | BBC News
A serial fantasist's lies that she was groomed by an Asian gang in the UK are set out in 50 hours of police videos. The footage, shared exclusively with the BBC, tracks 23-year-old Eleanor Williams' deceit as it becomes more elaborate over a three-year period. One video shows her with self-inflicted facial wounds while acting drugged. Williams was jailed for eight-and-a-half years after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews
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Teens who could become homeless put at risk in adult housing - BBC Newsnight
For four years Newsnight has been investigating problems with unregulated children’s homes. In 2019 we revealed how thousands of teenagers in care were being placed in unregulated homes, often where criminal gangs thrived and sexual exploitation was commonplace. Teenagers at that time told us they had been exploited, abused and left to fend for themselves. In 2021, after Newsnight’s investigation, the government changed the law making it illegal for children in care under 16 to be placed in these homes in England. Yesterday they went even further, announcing a ban for anyone under 18 in care from being housed in unsuitable adult settings too. Despite these changes to the law, vulnerable teenagers who are not in care are still being put at risk. A BBC investigation has found hundreds of teenagers at risk of homelessness have been put into adult accommodation like hostels. Charities say it's never appropriate to place 16 or 17 year olds in adult settings without specialist support because they could be exploited. Correspondent Anna Collinson reports. If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in the film, you can call BBC Action line on 0800 066 066. Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog — Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight #Newsnight #BBCNews
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'Dangerous' tanning products promoted by influencers - BBC News
Dozens of social-media influencers are promoting banned tanning products to millions of followers, a BBC News investigation has found. It is illegal in the UK to sell nasal sprays or injectables made with "melanotan-2", an artificial hormone that can accelerate tanning. The unlicensed drug is dangerous, dermatologists say, and there is evidence the untested products may be linked to skin cancer. The Advertising Standards Agency says all influencers must act responsibly, including ensuring products and the companies they link to are not acting illegally. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #BBCNews
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Giving the gift of extra time to terminal patients - BBC News
Spinal cancer is one of the most common secondary cancers and, if not treated within 24 hours, can lead to double incontinence, paralysis and death in just 30 days. The BBC has been given exclusive access to a specialist service in the UK, which is working to extend patients' lives, giving people extra months for final holidays and proper goodbyes. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Cancer #BBCNews
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Windrush: 75 years on, why are victims dying waiting for compensation? - BBC Newsnight
Today marks 75 years since the HMT Empire Windrush docked in the UK - carrying hundreds of passengers from the Carribean to fill labour shortages. Hundreds of thousands more Commonwealth citizens came in the 25 years that followed. But poor record keeping by the Home Office means it’s estimated tens of thousands were unable to prove they were in the country legally - and were prevented from accessing healthcare, work and housing. Dozens were wrongly deported. One of the leading lawyers representing Windrush victims has criticised the Home Office for not making more progress since the scandal broke - and is calling for another body to take over. But some have concerns that doing so could significantly delay making payments. The Home Office have said the figure paid or offered to Windrush Claimants is now £75 million. In a statement, the Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the government were making improvements so the people receive the maximum award as quickly as possible, but that the government recognised there was more work to do. Newsnight’s Anna Collinson has been speaking to one family affected. Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog — Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight #Newsnight #BBCNews
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What’s it like waking up to strangers fitting a pre-payment meter in your home? - BBC Newsnight
A report by The Times Newspaper that British Gas has been sending debt collectors, incentivised by bonuses, into thousands of homes under warrant to sometimes forcibly install prepayment meters has brought a complete turnaround by the company. British Gas immediately suspended the practice which is intended as a last resort for those unable to pay their bills and which hits the most vulnerable with higher bills. Ofgem told energy companies to stop the practice. Newsnight Correspondent Anna Collinson spoke to a woman with mobility issues who woke up to men in her house who had forced entry to fit a pre-payment meter. The number of requests for a warrant for forced entry coming before magistrates has rocketed in the past three years and stood at 367,000 last year. Newsnight examines the role of the courts and concerns that guidance introduced in 2019 means magistrates are now very rarely scrutinising warrant requests before granting them. The programme did ask to speak to the government but they declined. Representatives of the major energy companies and the energy regulator Ofgem said nobody was available to speak. Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog — Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight #Newsnight #BBCNews
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Why do some women wait decades for an ADHD diagnosis? - BBC News
Gender bias is leaving many women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) undiagnosed, leading psychologists are warning. The stereotype that ADHD affects only "naughty boys" means it is estimated tens of thousands of women in the UK are unaware they have the condition, and are not receiving the help they need. Another factor leading to slow diagnosis is the fact that symptoms of ADHD in women tend to be more subtle than in men, meaning signs can be missed. These women have shared their stories of their struggle to be diagnosed. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #ADHD #BBCNews
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Food poverty: 'I miss meals so my children can eat' - BBC Newsnight
Data shared with Newsnight exclusively by the Food Foundation suggests more than a quarter of UK households with children experienced food poverty last month - meaning they reduced what they ate, or skipped meals altogether. The charity says as the cost of living bites it has detected an alarming rise in cases. Upon seeing the findings the former Children's Commissioner told us the scale of deprivation is now a national emergency. A government spokesperson says its priority is always to support the most vulnerable and millions of households have been offered help with rising bills. Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog Newsnight Correspondent Anna Collinson hears from one fifteen-year-old who told us she sometimes goes to bed hungry so her younger siblings can have enough. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight #BBCNews
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The bitter fight over abortion clinic protests - BBC Newsnight
Newsnight’s Anna Collinson investigates the battle to introduce buffer zones around UK abortion clinics. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog It is more than four years since the UK's first so-called buffer zone was set up outside an abortion clinic in the London borough of Ealing. The aim was to prevent anti-abortion campaigners approaching - and often upsetting - patients. Pro-choice campaigners had hoped buffer zones - which are legally-protected spaces - would soon become the norm. But since 2018, only two more have been created in England, and BBC Newsnight has been told women are being regularly "harassed". Anti-abortion groups deny their gatherings target women, and some say that instead they are prayer vigils meant to offer help and support. They say that rolling out buffer zones would "criminalise prayer". However, patients say gatherings can make them feel "fear", "distress" or "shame". Pro-choice campaigners say the current requirement for evidence to support the establishment of a buffer zone is too demanding. They point to an example in Bournemouth where hundreds of pieces of evidence said to demonstrate the negative impact gatherings have had outside the local clinic were submitted to the council. These included statements from women with learning difficulties, teenagers and rape victims. A buffer zone has not been enforced. This film was produced by Louis Harris-White. #Newsnight #BBCNews #BBC Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight
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