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Maria has been advised not to let the trolls win, but the sorrow is etched on her (Picture: ITV) Maria Connor’s (Samia Longchambon) experience of online trolling in Coronation Street is an important reminder that no woman should have to accept abuse anywhere. As our lives are increasingly played out online, the use of social media and smartphones to abuse and harass women and girls is also rising. It’s estimated that one in five women has suffered online abuse or harassment. It’s become so everyday that we’re almost anaesthetised to reality.  If you’re a woman on social media, you know…

Manorbier Church in Wales VC School has been evacuated as a result of the fire, which is believed to have destroyed its roof. 

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Yazmin Oukhellou is raising awareness of World Mental Health Day (October 10) by opening up about the tragic accident that killed her boyfriend, Jake McLean. McLean died in a car crash in Bodrum, Turkey in July, aged 33, with girlfriend Yazmin also injured. He is believed to have been driving at the time, before their Mercedes went over a 70ft cliff – despite the best efforts of emergency services, McLean’s life could not be saved. Yazmin, 28, suffered serious injuries to her…

Central bank plans ‘orderly’ close to scheme after mini-Budget chaos   Central bank plans ‘orderly’ close to scheme after mini-Budget chaos 

It is against the law to sell, give away, abandon, or breed these dogs in the UK. 

About 60% of employees reported being subject to some form of technological surveillance and monitoring at their current or most recent job (Picture: Unsplash) Asking employees to constantly keep their webcams on while remote working, could constitute a human rights violation in the Netherlands. The ruling comes after an American software company fired a Dutch employee working remotely for refusing to keep his webcam on for ‘8 hours per day’.  The employee took the company to court in his home country for unfair dismissal. The Dutch court ruled in his favour saying that ‘tracking via camera for 8 hours per day is…

Former culture secretary says Boris Johnson’s return cannot be ruled out but is ‘extremely unlikely’   Former culture secretary says Boris Johnson’s return cannot be ruled out but is ‘extremely unlikely’ 

People will be able to leave their messages of support for those who died in an explosion in Co Donegal at a number of locations.  People will be able to leave their messages of support for those who died in an explosion in Co Donegal at a number of locations. 

‘Defenceless’ juvenile birds may not have been able to fly yet, police say   ‘Defenceless’ juvenile birds may not have been able to fly yet, police say 

​Steven Craig is accused of murdering Jacqueline Kirk, who died two decades after his attackA woman whose partner doused her with petrol and set her on fire died more than two decades after the attack partly as a result of the terrible scarring she suffered, a murder jury has been told.Steven Craig, 58, is accused of the murder of Jacqueline Kirk, who died in hospital in Bath 21 years after he set her alight in a car park in the Somerset seaside town of Weston-super-Mare. Continue reading…