Daily roundup 20 June: Dubs scheme, coding, and blazers

The High Court will today hear a legal challenge to the government's failure to implement the Dubs amendment and that by failing to uphold it the Home Office has put children's safety at risk. The Solicitor's Journal reports that the government has faced heavy criticism since announcing it would close the scheme designed by Labour peer Lord Dubs that aimed to help some of the estimated 90,000 unaccompanied child refugees across Europe.


Schools in Wales are to be given £1.3m to set up clubs to teach computer coding. The BBC reports that the five-year investment is part of the Welsh Government's £100m to raise school standards over the assembly term. Education Secretary Kirsty Williams said she wanted all pupils to have the opportunity to learn about and get involved in coding as the importance of digital skills continues to grow.


A mother has criticised her children's school after they were sent home because they went in without their school blazers. The Metro reports that Kelly Adenrele said that the Bishop of Winchester Academy told them they must wear the correct uniform despite temperatures hitting nearly 29°C.


A mother has been jailed after shoppers in Tesco who saw her hit one of her children in the face with a mobile phone alerted authorities. The Sun reports that after witnessing the incident, shoppers reported her to teachers. The two children were later spoken to by police and revealed they were slapped, fed burnt food and had their Christmas presents destroyed. The mother admitted three counts of child cruelty and was jailed for 14 months at Canterbury Crown Court.


Terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard must continue to receive life support until judges make a ruling on whether he should undergo a trial treatment, European judges have said. The BBC reports that parents Chris Gard and Connie Yates have launched a final legal challenge at the European Court of Human Rights after a Supreme Court challenge failed. European judges said doctors were required to keep the 10-month-old alive until they had passed judgment.