29 h. ago Major smartphone change and ban on sick AI apps in new plan to save lives

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips said the new violence against women and girls plan will save lives, with steps to protect children from dangerous software and tackle misogyny

Politics

4 d. ago Vigilante group forms in Glasgow vowing to ‘protect’ punters in city centre

A SELF-styled vigilante group has formed to “protect the people” of Glasgow amid fears the area is out of control. Around 10 members from ScotsActive have started walking around the city centre most evenings from 9.30pm till 2am. The aim is to “keep the streets safe” and protect women, children and vulnerable people at night over fears they...

Politics

7 d. ago Schools forced to close as teachers and children hit by flu outbreak

One school told parents it would move to remote learning due to rising flu cases

Society

8 d. ago Living in extreme heat slows children’s early development, study finds

Study’s findings ‘should alert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to the urgent need to protect children’s development in a warming world’

Society

1 week ago Parents urged to 'protect children for Christmas' with one simple move

Cases of flu are on the increase in Wales

Society

1 week ago Wales school to close as outbreak of vomiting illness impacts hundreds of pupils

St Martin's School in Caerphilly, Wales, is to close for a short 'firebreak' following a 'significant outbreak of flu-like illness' which has impacted hundreds of pupils and staff

Science

2 w. ago Family of boy, five, who died at school criticise coroner's report

Benedict's family wants a new law to protect children and save lives in the future

Events

3 w. ago Concern over Devon scabies outbreak as schools closed to protect children

Several cases of scabies — described by the NHS as "an itchy rash spread through close skin contact" — have been reported in the UK recently, which has led to school closures

Politics

3 w. ago Tom Phillips case: New Zealand to hold public inquiry into disappearance of fugitive father and children

Hearings will be held in private to assess ‘whether government agencies took all practicable steps to protect the safety and welfare of the Phillips children’, says attorney generalA public inquiry will be held into the authorities’ handling of the disappearance of fugitive father Tom Phillips with his three children, who hid in New Zealand’s wilderness for nearly four years, the government has announced. Phillips disappeared into the rugged North Island wilderness with his children just before Christmas in 2021, following a dispute with their mother. He did not have legal custody of his children.In August, he was killed in an exchange of fire with police after reports of a burglary in the remote town of Piopio, in the central North Island. A police officer was shot and required surgery. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Keir Starmer backs SafeCall campaign to protect missing children as donations surge past £75,000

Prime minister hails The Independent’s appeal in supporting the 70,000 children who go missing each year, as major donors and public figures join effort to fund new national service

Economics