UK TV soap ‘EastEnders’ could “save lives” with domestic abuse under lockdown plot
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A harrowing storyline in the popular British soap opera EastEnders could save lives, as a mother is killed by her husband as she tries to flee her toxic marriage following lockdown, domestic abuse charities said. Reports of domestic abuse have soared around the world during the new coronavirus pandemic, with lockdowns […]
UK soap opera ‘Coronation Street’ to spotlight modern slavery
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation British soap opera Coronation Street began a storyline on modern slavery on Monday, highlighting the plight of tens of thousands trapped in abusive work conditions across the country. Campaigners and slavery survivors have praised the storyline, which revolves around a nail salon worker trafficked by an Eastern European slavery ring, for showing […]