One in five children using the internet have viewed pornography, an analysis by the government has revealed. The Telegraph reports the analysis found 1.4m under-18s in Britain visited pornography sites in a single month. Ministers now plan to fine pornography websites if they refuse to adopt age-verifying software.
Teaching budgets in some small schools in England may have to be used to help fund free school meals, head teachers have warned. The BBC reports that schools with fewer than 150 pupils have received extra funding since September 2014 to help provide meals to four- to seven-year-olds, but the grant ends in July.
The cost of raising a child to the age of 21 has risen to £231,843, researchers have claimed. The Guardian reports that the figure is a 65 per cent increase on 2003 and includes around £70,000 for childcare and babysitting.
The NSPCC has raised concerns over plans by Cambridgeshire County Council to cut the number of children being brought into care. Cambridge News reports the council is looking to save £2m in spending on looked-after children.
The British Youth Council has announced that mental health, youth services and votes for 16-year-olds will be its three priority campaigns for 2016. The three issues were voted as priorities by the organisation's 260 members, which all work to support young people.
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