Daily roundup 18 June: Youth violence, sugar, and toilet paper

Funding from the government's £40m Serious Violence Strategy will be used to create a 20-strong team of police staff and officers tasked with disrupting and removing gang-related online content. The Home Office said the social media hub will proactively flag illegal and harmful online content for social media companies to take down. Hosted by the Metropolitan Police, it will also aim to identify gang-related messages.


Children in England have already consumed more than a year's worth of sugar, it has been estimated. According to Public Health England, children aged between four and 10 should have no more than the equivalent of five to six cubes of sugar each day, but are consuming on average 13 cubes. This means they are on track to consume around 4,800 cubes of sugar by the end of the year, more than double the maximum recommendation.


Fears have been raised over government funding cuts after a primary school in Prime Minister Theresa May's constituency sent a list to parents of things it says need buying to keep it running - including toilet paper. The Maidenhead Advertiser reports that St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School sent an email out with a link to the school's Amazon Wish List page. It allows people to buy additional items when making a purchase and send them to the school.


The mother of a boy with severe epilepsy has called for a meeting with the Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to talk about making medical cannabis legal for children who have similar conditions to her son. The Guardian reports that Charlotte Caldwell said it was "absolutely horrific" and "cruel" that 12-year-old Billy had been refused cannabis oil after Home Office officials confiscated a six-month supply. She is seeking a discussion on the issue with Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt. She added that his condition was now beginning to improve after being allowed to have some of the treatment on licence.