
Tara Cobham
@taracobham
senior reporter @Independent | [email protected] | she/her
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28-07-2011 14:01:13
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π¨Rape is part of our story as women π€« Itβs just a part we donβt tell. The data tells us: β‘οΈAs 690th woman MP ever β‘οΈ172 MPs will have been raped β‘οΈ86 more than once β‘οΈ28 will have reported β‘οΈ1 prosecution, max Letβs use #InternationalWomensDay to change that storyπͺ

Another impactful in numbers piece by Alicja Hagopian, this time marking International Womenβs Day. Women around the world are still facing considerable inequality when it comes to pay, jobs, work in the home and access to healthcare, her analysis reveals independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nβ¦

Thinking of the women and girls in Afghanistan this International Women's Day, as they continue to have even their basic human rights denied by the Taliban. Shabnam Nasimi's piece on how they continue to fightback offers a glimmer of light in the dark: independent.co.uk/news/world/midβ¦

Lionesses captain Leah Williamson has warned on IWD βwe cannot go backwardsβ as the fight for gender equality in football is at a βdangerous pointβ. But she told me she remains hopeful the positive change seen since her teamβs Euros win will continue independent.co.uk/news/uk/leah-wβ¦





π¬π§ Welby Says He Would Forgive Serial Abuser β«Justin Welby condemned for saying he would forgive serial abuser John Smyth if he was alive β«David Maddox Tara Cobham β«is.gd/7Mvtfz #frontpagestoday #digital #UK The Independent




π¬π§ Trumps Threatens To Abandon Ukraine Talks 'Within Days' β«Warning issued over the Easter break as Ukraine braces for potential Russian bombardment, after previous holidays were marred by violence β«Tara Cobham β«is.gd/wOPqW2 #frontpagestoday #digital #UK



EXCLUSIVE: Giovanna Fletcher on the βabsolutely shockingβ rising need for baby banks as new Baby Bank Alliance research reveals over 3.5 million items distributed last year. Read more by Tara Cobham @independent π independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nβ¦

π¨Exc: Son of 70-yo Irish woman in Israeli detention has pleaded for her release. Susanne BjΓΆrk, also detained in West Bank, says they had to "fight" to be allowed to go to the toilet during interrogation + calls Israeli claims false. Both live in the UK. independent.co.uk/news/world/midβ¦

"Without an EHCP we have no viable alternative, so I will be forced to homeschool him from September. All the progress he has made, especially socially, will likely be lost" Tara Cobham in The Independent What does this illuminate about the impacts of VAT? independent.co.uk/news/educationβ¦

'Without support, my son would not be hereβ. A mother warns Labour against scrapping legal protections for children with special educational needs. My latest for The Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nβ¦

ποΈScoop: The family of a British couple detained in Iran feared they were in one of the countryβs most notorious prisons when it was bombed by Israel β and are still yet to hear from them weeks later despite assurances from Tehran that they are alive. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-nβ¦
