A three-month-old baby found dead more than three years ago was injured by his mother, a High Court judge has concluded. Mr Justice Newton was told that the cause of
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A care home worker has appeared for trial charged with the murder of a newborn baby whose body was found in a park. Babita Rai has been accused over the
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The number of referrals made by a child abuse helpline to authorities has increased by more than a third during the pandemic, latest figures show. The NSPCC made 2,476 referrals
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Abuse victim Gary Cliffe has called for tougher legislation to weed out those who use sport to target vulnerable people. Cliffe (pictured) was sexually abused as a schoolboy by coach
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A council has been criticised for missing five opportunities to house a teenage boy who was left sleeping rough and sofa-surfing for two months during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Local
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Online sexual predators are increasingly coercing young girls into filming their own sexual abuse, internet safety experts have warned. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) confirmed 68,000 cases of self-generated child
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A teenage mother who was adopted at the age of six after suffering neglect has won a court fight with a council over whether blood relatives should be assessed as
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Ofsted will visit schools and colleges facing allegations of sexual abuse after thousands of testimonials were posted on a website that allows students to share their experiences anonymously. Last week,
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The Government has announced an immediate review into sexual abuse in schools following thousands of allegations from students. Ofsted will look at safeguarding policies in state and independent schools, “the
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Sexual abuse should never be dismissed as “boys being boys” or “banter”, the children’s commissioner for England has urged. Ministers and school leaders are facing growing calls to tackle sexual
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