16 h. ago Council tasked with helping Tameside out of special measures hit with own damning Ofsted report

Failures have been found in the children's services department of both the Greater Manchester local authorities

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32 h. ago Stockport council ordered to improve after Ofsted finds multiple failings in children's services

The watchdog found concerns in some areas of the council's work.

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53 h. ago London council ordered to turn around troubled children's services after 'inadequate' rating

Government minister ‘very disappointed’ with inspection result and appoints advisor as ‘improvement notice’ issued

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1 week ago Texas floods latest: Search for missing continues after dozens killed including children

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: Two sisters among 51 dead as desperate search for campers swept away enters third day

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: 52 dead, including 15 children, as desperate search for girls missing from camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: 51 dead, including 15 children, as desperate search for girls missing from camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: 43 dead, including 15 children, as desperate search for girls missing from camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: 14 children among 32 dead while frantic search continues for missing summer camp girls

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: 9 children among 27 dead while frantic search continues for missing summer camp girls

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: Two campers found dead as desperate search for girls missing from summer camp continues

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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1 week ago Texas flooding latest: Desperate search for girls missing from summer camp after 24 killed

Donald Trump described the flooding as ‘terrible’ as emergency services search for dozens of missing children

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2 w. ago Five children taken to hospital after tree falls in Essex park

Two of the five suffered ‘serious injuries’ as result of incident in Chalkwell park, Southend-on-SeaFive children have been taken to hospital, including two with serious injuries, after a tree fell in a seaside park in Essex on Saturday. Essex police said they were called to Chalkwell park in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 3pm, where they found “a number of casualties”. An East of England ambulance service spokesperson said: “Two children were transported by road to Southend University hospital. “A further three children were later transported by road to the same hospital with minor injuries.” Police advised the public to avoid the area. Adam Hutchins, 47, told the EssexLive website: “I heard there were kids playing on the tree. They heard a big crack.“It must have [been] pretty loud. They went running over and there were kids underneath the tree. “All the cricket guys ran over and tried to loft the tree up. I think it’s one of the oldest trees. It had metal stands propping it up.” ...

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2 w. ago Doctor who led British Medical Association's opposition to kids' puberty blocker ban elected as its new leader

Dr Tom Dolphin tabled the motion that led to the union controversially lobbying against the findings of the Cass Review into children's gender services.

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2 w. ago China school crash UPDATES: Multiple children hurt after car ploughs into crowd

Horrifying images from the scene of the crash in Beijing shows young children lying on the ground and being worked on by emergency services and debris scattered around the area

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3 w. ago NSPCC reveals record level of calls about children at risk of domestic abuse

Around a third of child welfare contacts about domestic abuse ended in a referral to authorities such as police and children’s social services.

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3 w. ago There was a toxic legacy of bullying, but things are changing

Their children's services was put in special measures back in 2023 after a watchdog found 'serious failures'

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3 w. ago Lauryn Goodman says cruel trolls called social services about her and Kyle Walker's children

Goodman says she experienced anxiety following her experience of gossip site Tattle Life

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3 w. ago Lauryn Goodman reveals calls from social services over Kyle Walker children

Reality TV star Lauryn Goodman, 34, has faced savage slurs from what she dubs "keyboard warriors" on a notorious gossip site - which led to her receiving calls from social services

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4 w. ago Commissioner's report finds 'a year's progress has been lost' for failing children's services in Tameside

Children have been harmed in a regime that has struggled to maintain stability

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