Lottie Andrews
Parents outline ‘woeful’ mental health support for students at UK universities
Source: The Guardian Survey follows petition demanding legislation for a statutory duty of care in higher education. Students who are struggling with their mental health can wait a whole academic…
Andrew Tate BBC interview: Influencer challenged on misogyny and rape allegations
Source: BBC News Andrew Tate has denied fuelling a culture of misogyny and defended his reputation in a combative interview with the BBC. When the BBC put a range of allegations…
Mental health services that fail to improve could be shut, says watchdog
Source: BBC News Failing mental health services that do not improve, whether run by private firms or the NHS, could be shut, a Care Quality Commission chief has said. It…
Authorities to consider past Aboriginal mistreatment in child protection cases under newly passed Victorian bill
An Australian-first bill aimed at reducing the disproportionate number of Indigenous children entering care in Victoria has passed parliament. The bill, which will allow organisations such as the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency…
Metropolitan Police: Move to attend fewer mental health calls sparks alarm
Source: BBC News The Met Police’s plan to stop attending emergency mental health incidents is “potentially alarming”, a former inspector of constabulary has said. From September, officers will only attend…
Met Police misreports intimate searches of children
Source: BBC News The Met has admitted it misreported the number of intimate searches that were carried out on children. In 2021, the Met Police carried out 269 “More Thorough…
Young mental health patients ‘at risk’ in child wards
Source: BBC News A safety investigation has warned that young people with complex mental health needs are being put at significant risk, by being placed on general children’s wards in…
How Tina Turner ‘broke the silence’ on domestic abuse
Source: BBC News When Tina Turner first spoke out about the violence she endured during her marriage to Ike Turner, it was an act of bravery to expose herself so…
Court papers show how killer parents won back their baby
Source: BBC News Key documents which led to a court agreeing to return a 10-month-old boy to his parents, who then murdered him, have been obtained by the BBC. Finley…
Police recruits with links to domestic abuse and sex offenders ‘still being appointed’
Source: The Guardian England and Wales watchdog says vetting processes inadequate in 13 cases over two-month period, despite overhaul. Police officers with links to organised crime, sex offenders and domestic…
