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The VPN loophole in the fight to protect children

The government’s latest measures to protect children online have raised questions over whether they’ll be ...

Headlines Mental Health

Could Pokémon tournaments boost mental health for teens?

Taking part in Pokémon games and karate classes could help teenagers cope while waiting for ...

Children Headlines News

Government plans to clear the air on youth vaping appeal

Vapes could be sold in plain packaging and hidden in shops under proposals aimed at ...

Headlines News Physical Disabilities

PIP or miss? Review questions future of the broken system

A first-of-its-kind review of the personal independence payment (PIP) found the benefit is failing claimants, ...

Children Headlines

Home again, but support gaps remain for children leaving care

Children returning home after being in care need better support to help them stay with ...

Headlines In Practice News

Baroness Casey faces calls for locally led social care overhaul

With Baroness Casey set to take the stage at the Local Government Association’s Annual Conference, ...

Care Headlines News

Social care reform can’t wait, MPs tell incoming PM

MPs have called on the incoming prime minister to bring forward reforms to adult social ...

Headlines News Young People

Ministers told online misogyny is ‘constant’ in young lives

During a meeting set up by Barnardo’s, children and young people told MPs that online ...

Headlines Mental Health News

Mental health services struggle as child referrals surpass one million

More than one million children in England were referred to NHS mental health services last ...

Headlines Recruitment & Retention

Labour pains: government launches crackdown on maternity care failures

England is to appoint its first ever commissioner for maternity and neonatal care following a ...