22 h. ago London A&E staff face regular attacks and threats of violence, shocking report finds

Nurses have reported being knocked unconscious and threatened with acid attacks while working in A&E departments

Events

30 h. ago A&E waits fuel 4,000 attacks on NHS staff a year: One worker is attacked every two hours in 'tinder box' hospitals as nurses face violence and gun threats

Middle-class patients and their families are among those driven to rage by long waits and dehumanising care in corridors, the Royal College of Nursing said.

Events

40 h. ago The huge rise in children being home schooled in one part of Wales

'Sometimes parents don’t understand the effect of children not being around other children or seen in school,' said one expert

Society

3 d. ago Police arrest 466 Palestine Action supporters and five more are cuffed for attacking officers while across the UK violence also explodes at separate migrant protests

The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a 'significant policing presence' in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.

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3 d. ago Police arrest 365 Palestine Action supporters and four more are cuffed for attacking officers while across the UK violence also explodes at separate migrant protests

The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a 'significant policing presence' in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.

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3 d. ago FBI and NSPCC alarmed at ‘shocking’ rise in online sextortion of children

Snapchat logged about 20,000 cases last year of adults grooming children online, more than other social media platforms combinedTech companies including Snapchat and Facebook reported more than 9,600 cases of adults grooming children online in the UK in just six months last year – the equivalent of about 400 a week.Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), have grown increasingly alarmed about the growing threat from sextortion and other crimes targeting teenagers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Police arrest 200 Palestine Action supporters and four more are cuffed for attacking officers while across the UK violence also explodes at separate migrant protests

The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a 'significant policing presence' in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.

Events

3 d. ago School violence horror with grim rise in pupil attacks and teachers 'bitten, kicked and punched'

A 15-year-old schoolboy has been found guilty for the murder of another pupil after getting into an altercation at school, with teachers warning violence is on the rise in the classroom

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4 d. ago Concerns over children’s welfare in sport sparks rise in calls to NSPCC helpline

The most common concerns raised by contacts to the helpline were about sexual abuse or exploitation, emotional abuse and physical abuse.

Politics

5 d. ago Near 50% rise in people contacting NSPCC over children’s welfare in sports settings, charity says

The charity says high-profile investigations into sports settings in recent years have raised awareness

Politics

5 d. ago Concern over children’s welfare in sport sees contacts to NSPCC helpline rise

The most common concerns raised by contacts to the helpline were about sexual abuse or exploitation, emotional abuse and physical abuse.

Politics

6 d. ago Teachers need protecting from violence with attacks on rise by children

The Scottish Government’s annual crime survey showed 31 per cent of violent crimes are carried by under-16s.

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7 d. ago ‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict

Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in GazaTargeting medics and hospitals in acts of war should be called “healthocide”, academics have urged, amid an increase in such attacks in recent years.Health services are increasingly deliberately under attack and medics are facing violence and abuse in conflict zones around the world – in particular in Gaza, but also in Lebanon, Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and El Salvador. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The real reason more hotels are banning kids than ever before

Child-free trips are on the rise, with more holidaymakers than ever opting for hotels with no children allowed - while hotels have responded with a huge surge banning younger guests.

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7 d. ago Covid cases rising in US as officials plan to restrict booster vaccines

Risks of a wave are compounded by new vaccine restrictions from the Trump administrationCovid is on the rise again in the US, as children begin returning to school and as officials plan to restrict booster shots.While cases are increasing less quickly than at the start of other surges, it is too soon to tell how big the current late-summer wave could get – and with highly varied immune responses from prior infections and vaccinations, it is difficult to know how severe illness could be, experts said. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Law will change to stop attackers fixated on violence, says Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper said she would address a ‘gap in the law’ against planning mass casualty attacks that had no ideological basis.

Society

3 w. ago Below Deck star HUGO ORTEGA reveals the dark reality for women who want to be a 'yachtie' as superyacht crew member is 'murdered' in Bahamas: 'There's rape, violence... stewardesses are like toys

The superyacht captain and newest bosun on the hit reality show has spoken out to warn of the dangers faced by female crew after the death of stewardess Paige Bell.

Events

3 w. ago Acid attacks skyrocket by 10% as campaigners warn of rise in violence against women and girls

Almost a quarter of all attacks took place in Northumbria in 2024

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4 w. ago 'Take a look at yourself' health boss slams dangerous misinformation amid measles outbreak

Alder Hey Children's Hospital has reported an alarming rise in measles infections in recent weeks with a child tragically dying over the weekend

Science