Samsung jogging advert faces backlash for ‘not representing truth for women’
‘Assuming the only women involved in the making of this was the actress’ A recent Samsung running advert promoting their latest Galaxy fitness watch and earbuds has sparked controversy online as many women feel it does not portray an accurate female experience. In the advert below, a woman can be seen running alone at 2am […]
4 years ago
Man, 24, charged with murder of missing 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod
The arrest was made after a woman’s body was found on Tuesday A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod. Cody Ackland, from Southway, Plymouth, has been remanded in custody by Devon and Cornwall Police and is due to appear in Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on Friday […]
4 years ago
Harrowing footage shows woman narrowly escaping burglar following her home
WARNING: viewers may find this footage distressing A terrifyingly close call A terrifying video has been released showing a woman being followed home by a man who then attempts to break into her apartment. In the clip released by police, a 50-year-old woman is seen returning home to her Claremont Village apartment in New York […]
4 years ago
Teen reported stalker 5 times and was fined for wasting police time before murder
Police officers have since faced disciplinary charges after Shana Grice’s case Shana Grice, a 19-year old receptionist from Portslade, reported her ex-boyfriend, Michael Lane, to the police five times in 2016 before he murdered her inside her home. Grice reported Lane to Sussex police for repeatedly stalking her several times before she was murdered, however […]
5 years ago
Off-duty police officer who attacked a woman walking home spared jail
The off-duty police officer tried to tackle the woman and put her in a headlock A West Midland Police officer who attacked a woman while off-duty has been spared jail. PC Oliver Banfield of the West Midland Police, has avoided time in prison and kept his job. He has been sentenced to a 14-week curfew, […]
5 years ago
Undercover police to patrol pubs and clubs to keep women safe
The undercover officers will be there to protect women from sexual harassment and assault Placing plain-clothes police officers inside bars to protect women from assault is one of the ‘immediate steps’ that Downing Street is taking to improve security for women, in the aftermath of the tragic death of Sarah Everard and renewed focus on […]
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