Lottie Andrews
A&E staff in England struggling to spot abuse cases in infants, says watchdog
Staff in hospital emergency departments in England are struggling to spot when infants are being physically abused by their parents, raising the risk of further harm, an investigation has found….
Gerard Depardieu: French actor faces new sexual assault allegations
Source: BBC News Actor Gerard Depardieu has been accused of sexual assault or harassment by 13 women, according to an investigation by French news website Mediapart. The women claim the…
Government rejects call to ban smacking in England
Source: BBC News The government has rejected calls to ban physical punishment of children in England, saying they are already protected in law. In Wales, Scotland and Jersey any type…
Britain’s care homes crisis: children sent to live hundreds of miles away
Source: The Guardian Observer investigation uncovers the scale of the crisis in a system where the most vulnerable ‘will continue to be put at risk’ Some of Britain’s most vulnerable…
Police ‘take up to 18 months’ to make arrests in online child sexual abuse cases
Source: The Guardian Poor investigative practices and unacceptable delays leave children vulnerable, official report finds. Police can take up to 18 months to make an arrest after becoming aware that…
Community sentence for teenage rapist ‘extraordinary’
Source: BBC News A community sentence handed down to a man who raped a 13-year-old schoolgirl when he was 17 has been described as “extraordinary” by a leading KC. Sean…
Grooming gangs and ethnicity: What does the evidence say?
Source: BBC News The prime minister says victims of grooming gangs have been ignored because of political correctness. In plans announced on Monday, the government pledged more data on the make-up…
TikTok fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children
Source: BBC News TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. It estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK…
Timothy Schofield found guilty of sexually abusing boy
Source: BBC News The brother of television presenter Phillip Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a boy. Timothy Schofield, 54, from Bath denied 11 sexual offences involving a…
CBI business group faces new sexual misconduct claims
Source: BBC News An investigation into sexual misconduct at one of Britain’s biggest business lobby groups has been widened after new allegations have emerged. The Confederation of British Industry is…
