domestic violence

Few people can afford to pay for emergency accommodation out of their own pocket, according to Nik Peasgood, chief executive of domestic violence support charity Leeds Women's Aid.

"It is a subtle yet potent tactic of domestic violence, aimed at keeping the victim under control," he says.

Tools to evaluate the threat of repeat domestic violence are used in North America and across Europe.

The domestic violence charity Refuge says the ruling will not change the way it operates.

We find out right at the beginning that your character is a survivor of domestic violence.