All police forces in England and Wales will have dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029, the government has said. The plans are being unveiled as the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, prepares to outline a delayed strategy on violence against women and girls (VAWG) next week. Mahmood is al»»»

The couple at the neat terrace house on a residential road in Enfield, north London, are keen gardeners. Passers-by often admire their well-tended front lawn, with its beds of blooming hydrangeas, purple elderflowers and blush-pink rose bushes behind a wooden picket fence. The small, well-kept prop»»»