Baby taken from care of parents after suffering fractured skull can go home
A baby taken from his parents’ care after suffering a fractured skull when less than two weeks old is set to return home in time for Christmas. The boy, who
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Baby P’s mother to remain in jail following latest review by Parole Board
The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, should stay in jail, the Parole Board has decided. Tracey Connelly, 37, was jailed in 2009 for causing or
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Couple awarded £120K damages after council refused adoption application based on race
A British couple have won nearly £120,000 in damages after being discriminated against by not being allowed to adopt. Sandeep and Reena Mander (pictured), from Maidenhead, Berkshire, saw an application
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Study reveals scale of ‘savage’ austerity cuts with raft of public services forced to close
A decade of “savage” austerity cuts to local authorities has led to the closure of a raft of public services including children’s centres, libraries, bus routes and toilets, a new
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Children’s charities in Scotland release election manifesto ahead on polling day
Voting rights should be extended to 16 and 17 year olds, a group of children’s charities will say as they launch an election manifesto. The 16-strong group, led by Children
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Child becomes homeless every eight minutes with rates at highest levels since 2006
A child in Britain becomes homeless every eight minutes, a new report by a leading charity has found. National homelessness charity, Shelter, has found 183 children – enough to fill
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Over 140 charities call for political leaders to ‘put children at heart of election’
More than 140 children’s organisations are calling on political leaders to reveal how they will tackle youth violence, domestic abuse, as well as mental health and poverty. Campaigners say such
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FGM Centre urges professionals be aware over increased risk to girls over Christmas
Girls could be flown abroad to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) during the Christmas holidays, the National FGM Centre has warned. It said children who could be subject to FGM
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Girl in ‘forensic limbo’ as parents spend over three years locked in family court row
An eight-year-old girl who has been at the centre of a family court row between her separated parents for nearly three-and-a-half years has been badly let down by “the system”,
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Investigation into alleged sex offences by ‘lone individual’ at nursery continues
Police are continuing to investigate alleged sex offences at a nursery in Devon. Officers launched an inquiry on July 29 after receiving information relating to Jack and Jill Childcare in
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