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Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK

Children of those on care worker visas, who came legally before rule change, told to leave even if parents can stayChildren as young as five who are living legally in the UK are being told by the Home Office they must leave the country even if their parents have been given permission to remain. The Guardian has seen five letters sent to children by the Home Office telling them they must leave the UK. A sixth letter has been sent to a woman who is six months pregnant and lives in the UK with...

Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK

Children of those on care worker visas, who came legally before rule change, told to leave even if parents can stayChildren as young as five who are living legally in the UK are being told by the Home Office they must leave the country even if their parents have been given permission to remain. The Guardian has seen five letters sent to children by the Home Office telling them they must leave the UK. A sixth letter has been sent to a woman who is six months pregnant and lives in the UK with...

UK recall alert issued for car seat base that poses risk of injuries to children

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UK recall alert issued for car seat base that poses risk of injuries to children

Office for Product Safety and Standards advises stopping use of Maxi-Cosi FamilyFix Slide Pro bases immediatelyA baby car seat product that poses a risk of injuries to children because of a malfunctioning safety indicator has been recalled by its manufacturer.Maxi-Cosi is recalling all of its FamilyFix Slide Pro bases from buyers, information on the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) website showed. Continue reading...

Almost one-third of NT children in care allegedly harmed, report finds

Almost one-third of NT children in care allegedly harmed in 2024-25, report finds Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 4:42pm In short: A new report from the Office of the Children's Commissioner has found almost one-third of children in out-of-home care in the NT were allegedly harmed last financial year. The Monitoring Harm in Care Report has been criticised by the NT's child protection minister, who questioned the data's validity. The report comes after the NT government introduced new child protection...

Sub-postmaster secures £2MILLION pay-out after being wrongly accused of stealing £89,000 from Post Office

Sub-postmaster secures £2MILLION pay-out after being wrongly accused of stealing £89,000 from Post Office EXCLUSIVE: The sub-postmaster has secured a £2million compensation package 10 years after he was wrongly accused of stealing £89,000 from the Post Office he ran with his wife and children A subpostmaster today told how he secured £2million in compensation from the Horizon scandal after a 10-year battle to clear his name - while criticising delays to a criminal probe. The father-of-two...

AI facial recognition to estimate age of asylum seekers posing as children

Mum with three kids given 14 days to leave UK pleads: 'Don't tear my family apart'

Mum with three kids given 14 days to leave UK pleads: 'Don't tear my family apart' EXCLUSIVE: Teaching assistant Chamila Dilrakshi has called on the Home Office not to tear her family apart after she and her three children were ordered to leave - despite her husband having permission to stay A mum has pleaded with the Home Office not to tear her family apart after she and her three children were given 14 days to leave the UK. Teaching assistant Chamila Dilrakshi and her children face being...

How smartphone use is linked to falling birth rates

Birth rates across Europe have been falling for years. A new study highlights a possible cause. According to Germany's Federal Statistical Office, the fertility rate in Germany in 2024 was 1.35 children per woman, two percent fewer than in the previous year.

Indonesia arrests former head of President Prabowo’s flagship free meal scheme

Indonesia arrests former head of President Prabowo’s flagship free meal scheme The scheme was linked to cases of food poisoning that have reportedly affected at least 33,000 children as of April. JAKARTA: Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Wednesday (Jun 3) that three former officials of the National Nutrition Agency, including its recently fired chief, have been arrested over alleged violations relating to an ambitious free-meal programme. The case is related to graft...