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Lucy Letby: Inquiry granted legal powers following calls from shattered families

The UK health secretary has announced the inquiry into the circumstances around crimes committed by the prolific baby serial killer will become statutory.

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English school buildings closed to protect children’s health

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Every region of England caught in childcare recruitment crisis – survey

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UK’s first womb transplant carried out in Oxford

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Prolific baby serial killer has been sentenced to life imprisonment

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Ofsted warns against use of unregistered children’s homes

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Urgent referrals of children to emergency mental health services triple in four years

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Food banks in schools illustrate the extremity of poverty amongst children

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New brain research suggests why some teenagers develop nicotine addictions

University experts have highlighted levels of grey matter in the brain could be linked to a desire to start smoking from a young age.

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NSPCC urged the government to protect abused children during the summer holidays

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Ministers ‘in the dark’ about the educational fate of thousands of children

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Herefordshire children’s services commitment to improvement remains crucial, Ofsted says

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Food for thought: breast milk boosts brain power

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Nearly half of children saw social and emotional skills worsen during pandemic – study

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A third of children in care face school exclusion, new research shows

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Government names first areas to test children’s care reforms