Ms Aleena's aunt, Farah Naz, told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme a new law would not mean witnesses putting themselves at risk, as stepping in could involve phoning the police, adding it was about creating "cultural change". She said Lady Elish's report stated the safety of women in public required "whole society action" and communities should feel "liberated to act".
Sometimes your gut doesn't whisper - it screams. And when it does, you listen. Every woman knows that feeling: the instinct that something's wrong. Maybe it's a stranger's tone, a sudden change in someone's energy, or just that quiet pressure in your chest telling you to get out now. It's not paranoia - it's survival instinct, honed from generations of women who learned that trusting their intuition can literally save their lives.
According to statistics recently released by TfL, during the first six months of 2025 there were 907 sexual offences reported across TfL services, an increase from 879 in 2024. According to a Freedom of Information request submitted in August 2024, reported sexual offences on London transport rose by 10 percent - from 2,418 to 2,671 - from 2023 to 2024.
A man accused of murdering a 17-year-old social media influencer at her home in Pakistan after she repeatedly rejected his advances has been formally indicted. Sana Yousaf's murder in June this year drew nationwide condemnation and reignited debate over women's safety, after some online comments alongside condolences blamed her for her own death. The 22-year-old accused, Umar Hayat, also a TikTok influencer, pleaded not guilty in a court in the capital Islamabad on Saturday as the trial formally began.
I have a very strict mother. As a child, I was never allowed to sleep over at friends' houses or travel on the bus to and from school alone. I was always accompanied and had it drilled into me that there is safety in numbers because girls are not safe; women are not safe, alone. Never leave the pack, never wander off.
Having lived in Delhi and now in Mumbai, I find Delhi streets are poorly lit and unsafe. I faced ogling, eve-teasing [public sexual harassment] and inappropriate touching on buses while I was a college student. Even in upscale areas, I was chased by drunk men. You are always on high alert, especially after 8:30 at night,
Looking behind, she noticed a cyclist following her and filming her backside with his smartphone. Gentsch confronted the man and forced him to delete the footage. She in turn took out her smartphone and filmed the perpetrator. Her own footage shows that this voyeur appears overwhelmed by her determination to hold him accountable. He stammers excuses and claims that "nothing happened," while ultimately blaming her. "Why are you wearing pants like that?"
Tim Dennehy, a 50-year-old man from Cork, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of assault against women, described as unprovoked and resulting in severe injuries.
Tea founder Sean Cook, a software engineer who previously worked at Salesforce and Shutterfly, says on the app's website that he founded the company in 2022 after witnessing his own mother's "terrifying" experiences. Cook said they included unknowingly dating men with criminal records and being "catfished" - deceived by men using false identities.
