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Expert panel calls for stronger child protection measures

A new report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel reveals almost 400 children were seriously abused or neglected in England in 2021.

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has today (15 December 2022) published its third annual report. The independent panel of experts reviews serious child safeguarding incidents - when a child dies or suffers serious harm, and abuse or...

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2022 is the worst year for real wage growth in nearly half a century

TUC – 2022 is the worst year for real wage growth in nearly half a century
  • Average earnings have shrunk by nearly £80 a month over the course of the year
  • Key workers in the public sector have seen their pay plummet by £180 a month in real terms
  • Working people have been “pushed to breaking point” by over a decade of pay being held down warns TUC
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Urgent Safety Alert issued for baby self-feeding pillows

Self-feeding pillows/prop feeders present a risk of serious harm or death from choking or aspiration pneumonia.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued an Urgent Safety Alert for baby self-feeding pillows and is urging the public to stop using them immediately and dispose of them safely.

Businesses selling these products must immediately remove them from the market as...

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Early years sector warns of setting closures and cost rises as they call for energy support to be extended

Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England have warned of further closures and cost rises if energy support is not extended, a new survey by leading early years membership organisation the Early Years Alliance has found.

The survey, which ran online from 17 to 24 October and received 1,265 responses, found that nearly seven in ten (68%) nurseries and pre-schools and three in...

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TUC: Under 21s face £2.5 billion minimum wage “pay penalty” for being young workers

  • NEW ANALYSIS: Almost one million under-21s “left hugely out of pocket” due to “unfair” minimum wage rates
  • It’s time for an “overhaul” of the minimum wage rates and a £15 minimum wage as soon as possible, says TUC

The TUC has today (Friday) published new analysis which reveals 900,000 under-21s across the UK are currently being left “massively out of pocket”...

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Can I Keep My Garden Furniture Outside All Winter?

As brownish leaves twirl down from the trees and the sun starts to descend in the early afternoon, your garden suddenly looks far less hospitable than it did in the warm summer months. Winter may indeed be on its way, but it does not mean that your eco-friendly gas BBQs or outdoor reunions should come to a halt altogether.

With miserable, unpredictable weather on the agenda for the...

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Wickes supports The Baby Room in Exeter

Products donated as part of the Wickes Community Programme

Local charity, The Baby Room in Exeter, has been provided with kitchen and bathroom products to create a welcoming space for new mums thanks to a donation from the Wickes Community Programme.

The Baby Room is a Community Interest Company and for the last 5 years has been hosting groups of up to 14 people. They’ve...

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Caught Idling at school? You could be in for a ticking off…and a fine

Mums and dads have been warned to wrap-up warm to avoid fines at the school gates after new research revealed more than one in ten leaves their motor running while waiting for their kids.

Experts at leading price comparison site Quotezone.co.uk are urging drivers to stop their cars idling outside schools in order to reduce air pollution and avoid fines of up to £80.

Idling, the term...

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Local authorities having to find homes for children at the ‘last minute’

An Ofsted report published today, finds that local authorities are struggling to find homes for children coming into care.

Local authorities are struggling with a last minute dash to find homes for children coming into care due to the rising demand for places and a lack of suitable accommodation, according to Ofsted.

In a report published today, Ofsted found that the lack of enough...

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