Rachel Riley yesterday backed calls for a new register of stalkers after a friend was ‘terrorised’ by her estranged husband.
The Countdown and Strictly Come Dancing star wants a change in the law to require convicted stalkers to be registered with local police.
The House of Lords will vote today on an amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill which would create a register similar to that which tracks sex offenders.
Miss Riley, 35, said she was moved to act after watching her friend suffer and had been shocked by the lack of support from the authorities.
She said: ‘This is personal for me. A wonderful and brave friend continues to seek safety for herself and her children in separating from her husband following years of in-home terrorism.
Kandi Burruss Opens Up About Missing Her Daughter Riley Burruss and What She Does to Cope with Her Being Away at College
Kandi Burruss candidly shared on April 14 how much she missed her oldest daughter
Riley Burruss, who is currently attending college at New York University, by sharing an upload of Riley’s glam shot. In the video, the 18-year-old is seen chatting with her makeup artist and hairstylist, who goes by name The Glam Father.
The Glam Father said while playing with Riley’s hair, “Here with Miss Riley today. Getting her together with a good lay. Beautiful with the glam father. The glam father the only one. Beautiful, how do you feel?”
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘October Sky’: Don’t Give Up on Your Lofty Dreams Says Heartwarming Biopic
PG | 1h 48min | Biography, Drama, Family | 19 February 1999 (USA)
I was hesitant to watch what I’d assumed was going to be yet another feel-good film that would prove smarmy and inauthentic. Luckily, director Joe Johnston’s “October Sky” was the perfect antidote for my cinematic pessimism. Unlike many of the genre’s films, it transcends clichés due to powerful performances, a gritty atmosphere, and great storytelling. From coal mine to outer space: one boy’s journey. The poster for “October Sky.”
Based on the memoirs of scientist Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. from his 1998 book “Rocket Boys” (which was adapted into a screenplay by Lewis Colick of “Ghosts of Mississippi” and “Ladder 49” fame), the film opens in the modest mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. Here, besides the rare instance of earning a football scholarship, the only other future for
Hundreds more Greater Manchester schools praised by parents for supporting pupils and families during lockdown
Families have told us the schools and teachers they want to thank for helping them through the pandemic
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Hundreds more schools across Greater Manchester have been praised by parents (Image: Getty Images)
Hundreds more schools have been praised by parents in Greater Manchester for their efforts to help children during lockdown. Yesterday we revealed a list of more than 100 schools that mums, dads and grandparents said had gone above and beyond to support pupils and families.
We knew plenty more were worthy of similar praise and after asking parents to share the details, we ve been inundated with hundreds of comments.