Today, the family court reporting pilot begins its full roll out across England & Wales. It switches the legal presumption against reporting to a situation where, subject to strict anonymity rules, journalists can report what they see & what's in documents, and interview parties.

Hero.

Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵

I stand accused of being a “seriously offensive” woman—for speaking up. When women challenge male violence, we’re the problem, not them. In my new book, I expose how family courts fail victims & the misogyny I face in the legal profession. Preorder. 🔗 https://t.co/hQj69EuSDt

Gisèle Pelicot is on the stand today and asked about her decision to continue using the surname "Pelicot". Gisèle explains that when the trial began her children were "ashamed" of the name. She adds: "I have grandchildren who are called that. "Today, I want them to be proud of

Everyday is international men’s day when: A rapist is elected President in America. Women are not allowed to speak in Afghanistan. Women must cover their hair in Iran or they are declared mentally ill. Three women are killed by a man every week in Britain. Just last week a

Never let it be said that raping a woman ruins a man’s life.

Halloween on South Uist in 1932... 😱 The island's children made homemade costumes from sheepskins, haystack wigs, sheep ears and even scraped-out skulls! 📸 Canna House Photographic Collection #ForTheLoveOfScotland

Women in Afghanistan are now banned from speaking to other women without permission from their “owners”—husbands or fathers.

Rebecca Cheptegei (1991-5 Sep 2024) Ugandan cross country runner, long distance & marathon runner. An exceptional athlete & Olympian she won the Padova Marathon in Italy & finished second in the 10,000-meters at the Ugandan Championships. #WPUKIcons #SayHerName #EndFemicide

Last day to have your say on the current proposals to reform crofting law. Hopefully we won't have too long to wait for RADICAL, BRAVE and SUSTAINABLE crofting law reform. In the meantime, the current consultation is at the link below. https://t.co/2PDSbu3OEt

Residential property sales @RegistersOfScot in Scottish Island regions. Interesting to note in 2023 the high percentage of cash sales (no mortgage) in the islands 57%, compared to the mainland 37%. Difficult for island youngsters to compete in this market. https://t.co/TEBcD1Cm6x

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This is shocking. The IOC are a bloody disgrace. In effect legalising beating up females. This must stop!!!! What the hells the matter with them?

Delighted to have worked with @CHTScotland & @Camusconsulting on this. We hope the paper will stimulate discussion, & ultimately lead to funding - both public & commercial - being made available to support a model of croft housing provision with clear public & community benefits

Very happy to have been part of this most interesting paper! A pleasure to work with Jamie @WoodlandCrofts, Morven @CHTScotland and the staff @ScottishLandCom . Here's to more collaborative projects in the future.

Class act @maitlis … sometimes the silences are even more effective than the questions !!

Domestic abuse spikes 26% when England plays, 38% if they lose, and 11% the day after, win or lose. Women's safety is at the mercy of men who can’t control themselves over a football game. Yet women are labelled emotional and crazy.

Please share this link with journalists & editors, at Women’s Aid we run workshops on our media guidelines on reporting domestic abuse, which you can download here. There is also a link to the @we_level_up guidelines on reporting domestic homicides.