The number of urgent care proceedings in the family courts has increased sharply since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Guardian has learned.
Judicial sources say that a combination of the lockdown leading to families being forced to spend the majority of their time together, often in confined spaces, increased drinking by some parents and major money worries are a toxic combination, which is putting vulnerable children at risk. Some family courts have seen a fivefold increase in care proceedings cases in recent weeks.
Read more in the Guardian
‘I feel really angry’: The impact of the deadly ‘care cliff’ facing young care leavers at 18
Young adults who leave care are four times more likely to die between the ages of 18 and 24 than the general population, according to
Five key takeaways from GCSE results day 2026
Here are five key things you need to know. Read the full article on the BBC here.
Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities
As England’s A-level results were published on Thursday morning, students across the country were pictured celebrating a bumper crop of results, with record rates of As