Domestic abuse is a year-round crisis. While the UN 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign last year raised vital awareness, the fight does not end when the campaign does.

That text, confirming that I was no longer in sole control of my finances (or my life), felt like a dagger to my heart.

Economic safety advocates say abusers are weaponising our tax system, as a way to create revenge debt for their ex partners.

Gendered Violence and Abuse Conference 2025

A good practice guide for advisers about economic abuse and life insurance has been published by the Personal Finance Society.

What do you do when you think you’ve found the perfect guy online, but all isn’t as it seems? This episode exposes the crimes of prolific romance fraudster Christopher Harkins.

Women who tried to report Christopher Harkins said they felt

How do you think Scotland and the UK should deal with Trump?

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Five judges also convict Dominique Pelicot of making and distributing sexual images of his adult daughter and the wives of his sons

Forcing or coercing someone into debt is a common form of economic abuse. This information can help you understand coerced debt, your options for dealing with debt and related issues including the imp...

Finance Secretary Shona Robison outlines her budget plans for the coming financial year.

After Giulia Cecchettin was killed by her ex-boyfriend, her sister shook the national conscience when she challenged a ‘society steeped in rape culture’. She is still speaking out

A watchdog warned that up to 300,000 Scottish people are at risk of falling victim to loan sharks.

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Our plans for putting online safety laws into practice, and what we expect from tech firms.

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