Jill saward who was the first rape victim to waive her right to anonymity has died at the age of 51. She was assaulted during a burglary at herfathers vicarage in ealing in west london in 1986. At the trial, the judge caused controversy when he said her suffering had been not so great. Jill saward went on to campaign on behalf of victims of Sexual Violence as well as help to train Police Officers and judges. Tonight the attorney Generaljeremy Wright said her tireless campaigning had helped ensure victims were now at the heart of the criminal justice system. Phil mackie looks back at her life. It is part of my past now, and when i talk about rape, it doesnt hurt me. The victim of what became known as the Ealing Vicarage rape, jill saward was just 21 when she was attacked by burglars, who broke into herfathers vicarage in ealing in west london. Tv newsreader the hunt for the vicarage rapists. The case was the focus of Massive Media attention, not least because the perpetrators of the rap
The news where you are. Welcome to sportsday, the headlines, andy murray makes it 27 wins in aero after victory over Nicolas Almagro in the qatar open quarterfinal. Sir andy murray. Marco silva is the man appointed by bottom of the table hull to try and keep them in the Premier League. Manchester city manager Pep Guardiola insists hes not ready to quit management despite saying that he is arriving at the end his career. Hello, hope your thursday evening is going well. Sir andy murray is through to the semi finals of the qatar 0pen tennis, extending his record unbeaten run to 27 matches. Tonights win against spains Nicolas Almagro didnt come easily though, as tim hague reports. Voiceover on an arabian night, fit for a knight, sir andy murray look to continue his run of competitive wins but with 26 in the bag, number 27 looked a bit unlikely when Nicolas Almagro broke in the opening game. While mistakes make murray a moody man he couldnt complain about what followed, the spaniard having
The news where you are. Welcome to sportsday, the headlines, andy murray makes it 27 wins in aero after victory over Nicolas Almagro in the qatar open quarterfinal. Sir andy murray. Marco silva is the man appointed by bottom of the table hull to try and keep them in the Premier League. Manchester city manager Pep Guardiola insists hes not ready to quit management despite saying that he is arriving at the end his career. Hello, hope your thursday evening is going well. Sir andy murray is through to the semi finals of the qatar 0pen tennis, extending his record unbeaten run to 27 matches. Tonights win against spains Nicolas Almagro didnt come easily though, as tim hague reports. Voiceover on an arabian night, fit for a knight, sir andy murray look to continue his run of competitive wins but with 26 in the bag, number 27 looked a bit unlikely when Nicolas Almagro broke in the opening game. While mistakes make murray a moody man he couldnt complain about what followed, the spaniard having
The women s football world cup is under way. the opening ceremony took place in new zealand, which is jointly hosting the tournament with australia. 32 teams are taking part, and both host nations have both won their opening games. england play on saturday. jane dougall has more from sydney. blazing through the auckland night, fireworks punctuated the start of one of football s biggest sporting events. maori and first nation dancers underlined the cultural roots of co hosts new zealand and australia. but as the players emerged, they paused to remember the victims of an unrelated shooting in auckland that morning, which had taken the lives of two innocent people. then a roar as new zealand got the 2023 women s world cup under way against norway. known as the football ferns, they had never before won a match at a world cup, but a dream move, then a one touch finish. it s wilkinson!