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Coronavirus: Impact of domestic abuse on children in lockdown

The NSPCC has given Newsnight exclusive insight into children’s experiences of domestic violence during the lockdown.

The NSPCC has seen calls to its helplines on domestic abuse rise by a third since the start of lockdown.

With the Domestic Abuse Bill making its way through parliament, Newsnight has been given exclusive insight into the rise in calls to helplines that detail domestic abuse children are experiencing during the pandemic.

UK Editor Katie Razzall reports.

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