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Daily roundup 15 April: Gender-neutral toilets, G4S, and naming rights

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Ofsted chief inspector comes out in favour of gender-neutral toilets; G4S fined more than 100 times since 2010; and mother prevented from naming child after poison, all in the news today.

Schools should introduce gender-neutral toilets to help transgender children feel more comfortable, Ofsted's chief inspector Michael Wilshaw has said. The Daily Mail reports that Wilshaw said he he doesn't see why schools shouldn't introduce the system if it is "well policed and well supervised".


Security firm G4S has been fined at least 100 times for breaching its contracts to run prisons since 2010, according to data obtained by Labour. The Guardian reports that the firm, which runs a secure training centre in Kent where allegations of abuse by staff surfaced in January, has paid almost £3m in fines since May 2010.


A mother has been banned from naming her baby Cyanide, after the poison Adolf Hitler took before shooting himself. The BBC reports that the mother said the name had positive connotations as it was taken by Hitler, however the Court of Appeal ruled the choice "unacceptable".


The cost of operating to remove multiple decayed teeth from children has increased by more than 60 per cent since 2010/11. The Independent reports that there were more than 100 operations of this nature a day, costing more than £35m a year.


Two teenage girls have been charged with kidnapping a three-year-old child in Newcastle. The BBC reports that the girls, aged 13 and 14, will appear at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court today, charged with shoplifting and kidnap.


A coroner has warned that the NHS is risking lives after a baby died days after a forced natural delivery, despite the mother being warned she would need a caesarean for medical reasons. The Daily Mail reports that the coroner warned the decision was made for financial reasons, and that the baby would still be alive if the mother was given the pre-planned procedure.

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