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Normalisation of violence in sport, like ‘tough love’ coaching, has discouraged children from speaking up, experts sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen Matthew* experienced violence from his soccer coach and …
Complainant forced to give evidence for second time as case reheardA woman who was raped by her former partner has told how her fight for justice in the family courts left her traumatised. The woman, who has a son with her ex-partner, first put the all…
Exclusive: Physical and mental impact on young people needs immediate action, Dr Camilla Kingdon saysThe climate crisis poses an “existential risk” to the health and wellbeing of all children and action to tackle it is needed immediately, Britain’s mos…
Watchdog to investigate why 13-year-old with water pistol was knocked off bike by armed police in HackneyThe family of the black boy rammed off his pedal cycle by police who mistook his water pistol for a real gun have won their fight to have an indepe…
Jury found Siraj ibn Wahhaj and three others guilty of a range of charges including kidnapping resulting in deathJurors on Tuesday delivered split verdicts in a case that stemmed from the search for a three-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia an…
Head of Honywood school says building of temporary structure is a near miracle after crisis it faced“Three and a half weeks ago, there was nothing here,” said James Saunders, the headteacher of Honywood school, looking with pride – and disbelief – at t…
Ignoring tricky questions could drive young people on to the internet, where disinformation proliferates Israel and Hamas at war – live updatesAs difficult as it might be, carers should not avoid discussing the Hamas-Israel conflict with children, expe…
Nutritious lunches should be seen as an effective way to address obesity, chronic illness and poverty, says coalition‘It’s about stimulating the children’: how school lunches look across EuropeChildren across Europe must receive at least one nutritious…
Survey finds less than two-thirds say they enjoy PE in schools, down from 74% in 2016Girls’ enjoyment of physical education in school has declined over the past six years, with a lack of confidence, concern about periods and anxiety about their appeara…
Child safeguarding practice review describes ‘failure of the system as a whole’ to protect girl and her 24-year-old victimAn inquiry into the circumstances leading to the manslaughter of a 24-year-old man by a 14-year-old girl has found “a failure of t…