25 h. ago Mum catches out DNA lab worker who tried to help her child's father get out of £94k in maintenance payments

Lab worker Robert Patel provided a saliva sample, forged a doctor's signature and used an official stamp after being asked to skew the test results.

Economics

66 h. ago Scots childcare worker who shouted and swore at teenager with learning difficulties struck off

A panel also found that Steven Fraser had restrained the youngster in an 'inappropriate' way.

Transport

6 d. ago Child care worker allowed to keep job after throttling woman and breaking into her home

Elliot Cooney, who works with children in Dumfries, was allowed to keep his job despite his abuse convictions.

Society

8 d. ago Salvable review – Shia LaBeouf unexpectedly on hand for gritty British boxing drama with melancholy feel

Toby Kebbell is excellent as an ageing fighter (and care-home worker) getting sucked into crime, with a vivid LaBeouf as his childhood friendBlue-collar chancer gets drawn into criminal underworld; it must be one of the most well-worn plots in cinema, and if debut directors Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta don’t exactly make it fresh in this character study, then they undeniably lend it a heartfelt vividness. That’s thanks in no small part to lead actor Toby Kebbell, who as ageing boxer and care-home worker Sal holds our attention with a loquacious naivety, despite having been around the block many times. Yakking his way in and out of various marital, family and felonious situations, Sal is a man fundamentally in negotiation with himself.Living in a trailer, Sal is first and foremost trying to salvage his relationship with his 14-year-old daughter Molly (Kíla Lord Cassidy), irritating his ex-wife Elaine (Elaine Cassidy) in the process. Despite his thickening waist, he’s still a f...

Events

1 week ago 'I unknowingly handed my little daughter to man accused of abusing kids at daycare'

An Australian father of three is searching for answers over the care given to his children after recognising an alleged sex offender as his daughter's childcare worker

Events

2 w. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with sexual abuse offences as 1,200 children to be tested for infectious diseases

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually assaulted infants and children in his care at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian health authorities are recommending 1,200 children get tested for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with allegedly sexually abusing infants and children in his care.Police on Tuesday confirmed Point Cook man Joshua Brown, 26, was charged last month with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims aged between five months and two years old.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences against children in his care

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually abused eight children at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with more than 70 offences after allegedly sexually abusing eight children in his care.Victoria police issued a statement on Tuesday confirming they charged 26-year-old Point Cook man Joshua Brown last month with offences including sexual penetration of a child under 12, attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12, sexual assault of a child under 16 and producing child material for use through a carriage service. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago I've worked in childcare for over a decade... here are the WORST mistakes a parent can make

Esther Allen, 33, based in the UK, spoke exclusively with the Daily Mail about the common parenting techniques that are actually detrimental for youngsters.

Society

2 w. ago How children's social worker, 27, led a double life running underground drug and gun network... and made vulnerable kids DELIVER for her

London social worker Chloe Scott, 27, boasted a dazzling CV centred around her experience in family safeguarding, protecting youngsters from harm.

Society

3 w. ago 'Monster' filmed throwing a toddler to the ground in airport lounge admits he selected the child at random and wanted to KILL him

Appalling footage showed the Belarus man, 31, a nuclear power plant construction worker, pick up and hurl the child on the ground of the arrivals hall of a Moscow airport.

Events

3 w. ago Children's worker branded police officer 'evil' during drink

Melissa Truswell, 39, was pulled over by traffic officers after they spotted her Mercedes being driven erratically two miles from home.

Events

3 w. ago Nursery worker launched sickening campaign of abuse against babies in plain sight

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A court watched in horror as footage showed the disgraced nursery worker terrorising the young children at Montessori Riverside Nursery

Economics