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Yorkshire backs White Ribbon campaign as communities unite for change
An estimated 10.6% of people in England and Wales were victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking in the year ending March 2025 according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
ONS data shows 72.5% of victims of domestic abuse related crimes are women.
The number of cases reported across Yorkshire reflects this national increase.
Yorkshire backs White Ribbon campaign as communities unite for change
An estimated 10.6% of people in England and Wales were victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking in the year ending March 2025 according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
ONS data shows 72.5% of victims of domestic abuse related crimes are women.
The number of cases reported across Yorkshire reflects this national increase.
Yorkshire’s murky waters: contamination clouding the county
Yorkshire Water reported its rivers were polluted for a total of over 430,000 hours in 2024. This is the total time sewage spilled from every monitored overflow.
That is more than 49 years of sewage dumping in a single year.
In 2023 the total was even higher
The fight for Sheffield Wednesday: levelling the unfair playing field
Tricks, treats, and troubling truths: the hidden societal costs of Halloween
At 360Wire, we’re digging deeper into the spooky festivities’ impact on the environment, emergency services, and culture.
Harvey Willgoose: “There’s no winner from this”
The local community shares their thoughts with 360Wire following the sentencing of Harvey Willgoose’s murderer Mohammed Umar Khan.
Breast cancer does not discriminate, it affects us all
Yorkshire faces an additional 11 deaths to cancer per year compared to England as a whole, but what about breast cancer?
