Rapists and sex offenders to have 'no place to hide' after huge change

Ministers have vowed to deploy the full power of the state to hunt down perpetrators not just on the streets, but also the vile predators preying on women online

Rapists and sex offenders will have “no place to hide” after the largest crackdown on violence against women and girls in British history.

Ministers have vowed to deploy the full power of the state to hunt down perpetrators not just on the streets, but also the vile predators preying on women online. In landmark reforms, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will next week announce Clare’s Law - passed in memory of murder victim Clare Wood - will be widened to include offences like stalking and sex assault.

It comes as part of a package of measures in a long-awaited strategy to tackle the national emergency of violence against