Daily roundup 15 May: Cyber attack, Ofsted, and voter registration

A cyber attack that crippled NHS services across England and Scotland at the weekend did not affect the Department for Education or any education services, the DfE has confirmed. A spokesman said he had not heard any reports of schools or other children's serviced being hit. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the attack, which took place on Friday, prevented one in five NHS Trusts from providing services such as planned operations and X-rays.


Students pelted school inspectors with food and jostled them in corridors during an Ofsted visit, a report by the inspectorate has said. The BBC reports that sixth formers at Willenhall E-ACT Academy in the West Midlands were "afraid to leave their common room" because of the behaviour of younger pupils. The school has been rated "inadequate".


Young people are facing a "voter registration time bomb", according to analysis by the Electoral Reform Society. The Guardian reports that the organisation found that the number of school leavers on the electoral roll has dropped by more than a quarter in three years since the introduction of individual electoral registration in 2014.


Child sexual exploitation is still "woefully under-reported" in the UK, the NSPCC has warned. The Metro reports that the charity said many young victims don't understand that what is happening to them is grooming and exploitation, because offenders use manipulative tactics.


Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have hosted a party for the families of servicemen and women killed while serving their country. The BBC reports that among those at Buckingham Palace were the widow and son of Fusilier Lee Rigby, killed outside Woolwich Barracks in south-east London in 2013.


The lead member for children's services in Wirral has been stripped of his role - eight months after Ofsted rated provision "inadequate". The Liverpool Echo reports that Tony Smith lost his position following a shake-up carried out by council leader Phil Davies.