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Alleged victims tell the BBC top clubs prioritise commercial interests over the safety of women.
Wayne Couzens was this week sentenced for three counts of indecent exposure - the last of which was committed just four days before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard. The case has brought renewed attention to the crime of indecent exposure and how the police investigate it.
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Hannah Price investigates sexual assaults by massage therapists and hears calls from victims and professionals for the industry to be properly regulated. The massage industry has bounced back since covid, but File on 4 investigates the darker side of this industry. Hannah Price speaks to women who were sexually assaulted by massage therapists.
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At-home massages have become more popular, but the BBC has heard from dozens of women who have been sexually assaulted by massage therapists in their own homes. Experts are now calling for the government to introduce stricter regulation in a sector that has little oversight.
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The Criminal Justice system is "colluding" in the abuse of some women, who are victims of domestic violence, according to a leading charity. The Centre for Women's Justice has warned that "unfit laws and practices" are seeing vulnerable women, forced into crime by their abusers, "failed" and "unjustly" arrested, detained and prosecuted for offences arising directly from their experience of abuse.
This week the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill became law. A number of significant amendments have been added since it was first introduced in 2019, after campaigners called for the government to go further. The "rough sex" defence has been banned, non-fatal strangulation has become an offence in its own right and threats to share intimate images has become illegal.
Warning: this article contains details of sexual assault. After a viral blog post accused Colchester Royal Grammar School (CRGS) of having a "toxic rape culture" BBC Three has uncovered a number of allegations of serious sexual assault, from students past and present, as well as claims the school has been complicit in letting sexism run rife.
Hannah Price explores suspected student suicide and mental health at university.
N/A Hannah Price Warning: Contains upsetting details. Concerns have been raised about the welfare of UK university students and the amount of support they've been given, especially during the pandemic. BBC Three has been speaking to the family and friends of two students who died this academic year.
BBC Three has spoken to young women who claim their rape cases never made it to court because of the so-called "rough sex" defence. The defence, which has been used in court to justify the death or injury of a person by claiming sex "went wrong", is set to be outlawed today in England and Wales.
N/A Hannah Price Young people who are being denied universal credit because they live with their partner say the "unfair system" is failing them - BBC Three investigates whether these decisions are leaving under-30s vulnerable. Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced that the £20-a-week increase to universal credit payments - introduced over the pandemic - will be extended for another six months.
A BBC Three investigation has found that some local councils across England are asking young LGBT people who have been forced to leave home to obtain letters from their parents as "proof" that they're homeless. Saskia* was 15 when she perched on the edge of her parents' bed and told her mum, who was suffering from terminal cancer, that she wanted a sex change.
55 local councils in England are asking LGBT people, who say they have had to leave home, to obtain letters from their parents as proof of homelessness. Hosted by Hannah Price. #TheNextEpisode // [email protected]
Faye was struggling to keep up with the flurry of WhatsApp messages. "They literally have a whole group of people telling them..." one friend wrote. "And they just sit back and do nothing." Faye replied: "So like what do we do? Do we keep trying to stop it?"
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Kirstie Millar was 11 when her periods started. "Every month I would bleed, pass out and vomit. I couldn't eat or sleep or function," she says. "I felt like I was dying, but no-one seemed to care."
Despite becoming known as a viral sensation for his satirical sketches, Munya Chawawa's career didn't start in comedy. When he first moved to London, he says, he was doing "every gig under the sun". There were many different ways he tried to break into the entertainment industry, from fashion blogging - which he claims to have wiped all evidence of - to podcasting.
The new BBC drama Conversations with Friends - based on Sally Rooney's critically-acclaimed debut novel - explores the lives of two students as they form a complex connection with a married couple. And the story unpicks big topics like sexuality, morality and politics.
In a sport where half your score is based on presentation and how you look on the ice, BBC Three uncovers the pressure and abuse that can lie beneath the beautiful costumes, leading some young British skaters to starve themselves. Emily Haywood was eight when she went ice skating for the first time in Sheffield.
N/A Why did Fri kill Kyle? Hannah Price Contains upsetting details. In June 2015, Farieissia Martin, known as Fri, was convicted of murdering her ex-partner Kyle Farrell. She was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 13 years. Fri's family say she was wrongly convicted.
N/A Hannah Price Warning: this article contains details of sexual assault. The number of reported sexual offences linked to dating apps doubled between 2017 and 2020, a BBC Three investigation has found. The Freedom of Information requests, which 27 out of 45 police forces in the UK responded to, also revealed that more than 6,000 people reported crimes linked to online dating platforms between this time period.
N/A Hannah Price Warning: this article contains details of sexual assault. Since Everyone's Invited, a campaign raising awareness about rape culture in schools, was set up in June 2020 over 54,000 anonymous testimonies have been submitted by current and former students across the UK.
In 2013, Kylie was six months into her intensive and gruelling chemotherapy treatment for her recently-diagnosed lymphoma, when someone first asked her the question: "Have you heard about this girl Belle Gibson?" A quick internet search led her to the perfectly-curated Instagram profile of an Australian wellness blogger, with more than 300,000 followers.
"The jury is going to hate her, but is she guilty?" That's the question that lies at the heart of new drama Showtrial. The five-part series tells the story of Talitha Campbell, a privileged student played by Celine Buckens, who becomes the prime suspect of a murder after another student, Hannah, played by Abra Thompson, goes missing.
A university "should have been more proactive" with a student who killed himself after disengaging with his course in lockdown, a coroner has said. Will Bargate, 23, was in his second year of a business course at Warwick University when he moved to the family home in Essex to work remotely.
The inquest heard that Oskar, who had Asperger's syndrome, had talked about suicide from the age of six, but his emotional and mental health was never clinically assessed, despite a series of requests to CAMHS throughout his lifetime, from the age of three.
Joey Essex rose to fame on the reality show The Only Way Is Essex, known to fans as TOWIE. Through the lens of the show's glitz and glam, which depicts the flash life of young people living in Essex, it looked like Joey had it all.
Revenge porn can devastate every area of a victim's life, leaving them feeling shame and violated, despite not being at fault. Victims describe experiencing intimate image abuse as like their whole world shrinking with the anxiety that every passer-by has seen their images and in many cases it leaves lasting damage to their mental health.
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Misinformation online can be dangerous but Aimee believes for her boyfriend Sean it was deadly. Here she discusses how they got caught up in a world of alternative cancer therapies. Aimee, 23, first met Sean at the Merseyside Youth Association - she loved singing so had just joined the soul choir there.
Reporting on violence against women can play a vital role in increasing understanding of violence against women and gender inequality and challenging their place in our society. This writing is crucial to ending all forms of this violence through raising public and political awareness of its cause.
N/A Hannah Price Contains upsetting details. In September, the government made learning about coercive control at school compulsory. The difference between a healthy relationship and an abusive one isn't always obvious - especially when the lasting impact isn't as visible as a bruise - but it can be just as damaging.
Centrepoint, a homeless charity supporting under-25s in England, has seen a 36% increase in people seeking support since lockdown began. The charity, and young people who spoke to the BBC, say that some councils are failing them during the Covid-19 crisis. "Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives," goes the slogan.
The lockdown has caused a surge in the number of people contacting the Revenge Porn Helpline, the government-funded service for adults experiencing intimate image abuse. Traffic to the helpline's website nearly doubled in the week beginning Monday 23 March and more cases were opened in the following four weeks than in any previous four-week period.
Three years ago, 483 young women turned up to Tamworth's family planning clinic during a week in May - all demanding to be taken off their contraceptive pills. When it was her turn to reach the front desk, Yasmin* was asked why. "The pill just killed my best friend," she responded.
N/A Hannah Price & Alex Taylor Despite my life being confined to my house for the last four and a half months, sometimes when I'm scrolling through social media I think I've hallucinated the whole pandemic. I'm not elderly and I don't look ill, so when shielding was announced it was the first time I'd heard the words "clinically extremely vulnerable".
11 days, 264 hours and 15,840 minutes after the video of George Floyd slowly suffocating went viral, Zeke logged onto his work network and posted in the forum. "We need to address this," he wrote. Zeke*, 26, had heard nothing internally or externally from his law firm about Black Lives Matter until he spoke out.
When Sammyjo and her mum Bev were on their way to work on 19 March they listened to the radio like they did every morning. It was early morning, and the reporter was finishing up the news bulletins. "Stay home, stay safe," he said. They looked at each other and said, "What are we doing?"
N/A Juan never wanted to be a model, until he was scouted on Instagram. But a brutal attack made him think his career would be over before it began. Hannah Price "When are you free to model?" the Instagram message read. Juan, now 23, was at university at the time.
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BBC Three takes an unflinching look into Hydebank, the young offenders' institution in Northern Ireland - revealing the sometimes harrowing personal stories of the inmates, what life is like in custody and how they are challenging the choices that led them there. The scars up the arms of young offenders tell part of their story.
Two Londoners who have been "stranded" in Argentina for three weeks say they still have "no idea" when they will be able to get home. Alisha Malhotra and Niraly Jadeja have been trapped in Córdoba since the country went into lockdown, and are relying on others for food and money.
N/A In BBC Three show The Unshockable Dr. Ronx, a doctor takes appointments out of the surgery in search of people who wouldn't normally see a GP. Hannah Price "I don't go to the GP anymore, I spent so long not being believed that now I feel like they just won't listen."
N/A For people in abusive relationships, Christmas can be the worst time of year. But a women's refuge can offer safety and a happy festive period Hannah Price Warning: This article contains stories of domestic abuse which you may find upsetting. Two years ago Rachel* had a knife held to her throat, as she often did.
Why some teens are using short, shareable social media videos to deal with the big issues affecting them. Hannah Price "My uncle died due to knife crime in 2015... he was 19." "My brother's friend died as well a week ago :(" "I've been there too and I'm only 11...
This article contains scenes that readers might find disturbing When I started school in Birmingham, the other kids had a lot of questions for me. "How did your face end up like that?" Thanks to my scars, what happened in Pakistan was something I couldn't hide. And it wasn't something I wanted to.
N/A Six ultramarathon runners from the UK and beyond share their reasons for running such gruelling distances Hannah Price & Sophie Haydock Think about running. What kind of images does it conjure up? A panting figure in lycra jogging round the block, or even the triumphant finishers at the London Marathon?
N/A Hannah Price In the first episode of Glow Up series three, the contestants are given a creative task to complete a look using make-up that "shows what makes you unique". BBC Three speaks to contestants Ryley and Xavi about how make-up has helped them accept their own differences.
It's hard not to feel suffocated by the stale air and sterile, white ceilings of a hospital ward. The incessant beeping and patient grumbling provides a constant, miserable soundtrack as you wish you were literally anywhere else. When I was admitted to hospital in February, I was worried that everything I had worked so hard for was crumbling.
N/A How to tell when lines are crossed in the workplace Hannah Price Picture this - you've just started a job as the manager of a new bar. You're understandably a bit anxious about being the new boss, but a senior colleague seems more than happy to show you the ropes, and you don't think anything of it - why should you?
Social media has always been a lifeline for me - some days it's a haven of pretty pictures to escape to, other days it's my only connection to the outside world. If you came across my Instagram feed, you'd think my life was pretty perfect.
When the World Cup approaches, football fever quickly sweeps over the country. Anticipation fills the air, and pubs stock up for the influx of eager fans that will soon be spilling into the streets. Yet while the country waits with baited breath for a win, police officers across the UK prepare for an increase in domestic abuse.
Only 19% of women with learning disabilities have had a recent cervical screening, compared to 73% of the general population Betty has a mild learning disability and wants to have a smear test.
I adored football throughout primary school. I still remember my favourite boots clanging along pavements on my way to matches (bad etiquette I know), the bandana that I wore on match days, and the day I realised being the only girl on the team wasn't the norm.
As Corry Shaw stood on the Underground platform, the pain became overwhelming. When she boarded the Tube, she was already unsteady on her feet. She desperately needed a seat to continue her journey to work. Despite wearing a badge asking for commuters to give her one, nobody looked up.