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Smacking ban urged amid growing belief child physical punishment ‘unacceptable’

According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is judged case-by-case.

Evening Standard

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 combined

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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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

The Independent UK

New online safety measures to protect children from ‘toxic algorithms’

Websites could be banned in the UK if they fail to meet online safety measures

The Independent UK

Children must not grow up at mercy of toxic algorithms, says tech secretary

New online safety measures around age verification and algorithms pushing harmful content came into effect on Friday.

Evening Standard

NHS cuts could lead to another Baby P or Victoria Climbie as safeguarding staff face axe, doctors warn

Exclusive: NSPCC calls on Wes Streeting to protect safeguarding roles to help keep children safe

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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.

The Independent UK

Grooming gangs inquiry ‘must not delay action’ against child abuse, says NSPCC

Sir Keir Starmer said on Saturday he will launch a full inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after resisting pressure for months.

Evening Standard

Misogyny in the metaverse: is Mark Zuckerberg’s dream world a no-go area for women?

Graphic sexual content, bullying, abuse and threats of violence are rife in the metaverse – and the NSPCC says a huge proportion of online grooming offences take place on Meta-owned products. Is it too late to change course?

The Guardian - UK

UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use automation for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AI

The Guardian - UK

Charities welcome free school meals change but warn ‘more is needed’

Charities and school leaders welcomed the change but urged the Government to reconsider the two-child benefit cap to ease poverty levels.

Evening Standard

Social media sites failing to protect girls from harm at every stage, NSPCC says

The children’s charity has published new research on what it says are the dangers women and girls face online.

Evening Standard

‘Punching walls’ and ‘shouting’: Inside the worrying rise of children reporting anger issues

School and online pressures have been blamed for the rise in children turning to Childcare for help with anger issues

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The Guardian - UK

Criminals in England and Wales face sanctions for refusing to attend sentencing

Segregation in cells and less gym time among measures to be introduced

The Independent UK

Plans to punish criminals who avoid sentencing ‘step in right direction’

New powers for judges are among the measures in the Government’s Victims and Courts Bill to be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Starmer warned children will be at risk if he agrees to US demands to get trade deal

Claims that vice-president JD Vance is still pushing for online safety and hate speech laws to be repealed have alarmed campaigners

The Independent UK

Macaulay Culkin reveals he hasn’t spoken to his father in 30 years in rare comment about their estrangement

The actor petitioned to remove his mother and father as his legal guardians when he was 15

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The Independent UK

Adolescence ‘not easy viewing’ says Starmer as he backs streaming show in schools

PM met writer Jack Thorne and producer Jo Johnson for a discussion about misogyny

Evening Standard

Starmer: No ‘simple solution’ to boys being pulled into ‘whirlpool’ of misogyny

Writer Jack Thorne and producer Jo Johnson, and representatives from the NSPCC and Children’s Society, joined the Prime Minister for a discussion.

The Independent UK

Oxford chancellor calls for tighter controls on smartphones for children – and urges ministers to stand up to tech giants

‘Welcoming technology firms is different from letting them do anything they like’, William Hague warned

The Independent UK

Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief says in warning over looming crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft in his first interview since becoming the children’s charity CEO about the challenges facing this generation’s children

The Independent UK

‘Science doesn’t back smacking children’ – leading doctors call for ban

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has implored MPs to back a change in the law.

The Independent UK

Stop ‘Victorian-era’ punishment of smacking, say doctors

Smacking harms children’s mental, physical and emotional health, doctors say

Evening Standard

Met Police recorded 2,780 child abuse image crimes in London last year

NSPCC chief executive Chris Sherwood said the figures were “deeply alarming”

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