Daily roundup 17 November: Sports coaches, glitter, and eviction threat

Changes to the law are set to make it illegal for sports coaches to have sex with 16- and 17-year-old children in their care in the wake of abuse and athlete welfare scandals across sport. The Guardian reports that sports minister Tracey Crouch informed parliament that the Ministry of Justice had agreed changes to the law which would bring the sport industry into line with other sectors. It is illegal for teachers to sleep with pupils under the age of 18 and for care workers to have sex with 16- and 17-year-olds, but at present the same strictures do not apply in sport.


Glitter has been banned by a chain of children's nurseries because of the "terrible damage" it does to the environment. The BBC reports that Tops Day Nurseries said the art material is washed into the water system and can end up in the food chain. It added glitter was a microplastic which was "almost impossible to remove from the environment".


A family renting in London has been threatened with eviction after complaints that their baby was crying. The BBC reports that the couple were warned by their management firm that if the noise went on they could be given "two weeks' notice to vacate". The parents, with a 15-month-old daughter and a three-year-old son, say it is "horrible discrimination" against families renting with children.


Children's charity Coram has launched a new teaching toolkit that aims to increase understanding of the experiences of migrant children and young people to improve integration and inclusion in schools. The Belonging Toolkit has been co-produced by young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds, and specialist educators from Coram Life Education. It includes lesson plans, teachers' guidance on immigration, and films and activities exploring the theme of belonging.


Disabled people, single parents and women have been among the biggest losers under seven years of austerity, according to a report by the equalities watchdog. The Guardian reports that while the poorest tenth of households will on average lose about 10 per cent of their income by 2022 - equivalent to £1 in every £8 of net income - the richest will lose just 1 per cent, or about £1 in every £250 of net income, the study carried out for the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) reveals.


Three men have been jailed following the first trial to come out of the National Crime Agency's inquiry into historical sex abuse in Rotherham. The BBC reports that Sajid Ali, 38, Zaheer Iqbal, 40, and Riaz Makhmood, 39, were convicted of a total of 15 counts of indecent assault on a teenage girl. The men plied the girl with alcohol and encouraged her to perform sex acts.