Fathers have been urged by the Duke of Cambridge to be more open about their own feelings and talk about mental wellbeing with their children. Sky News reports that Prince William called on dads to treat mental problems as seriously as physical illness and warned that if left unresolved they can "alter the course of a child's life forever".?
A 15-year-old has been ordered to wear a GPS tracking device that will allow police to track where he is at all times following a string of criminal offences. The Independent reports the boy is the first young offender in the country to be monitored in such a way.?
More than 100 under-18s have been banned from attending football matches in the last three years, according to figures from Britain's police forces. The BBC reports the data varied across different police force areas but the youngest person to get a Football Banning Order was aged 12.?
Teachers at girls, schools have been told not to call pupils "girls" or "young women" in case it offends any questioning their gender identity. The Daily Mail reports that head teachers belonging to the Girls, Schools Association were instructed to use gender-neutral words like "pupils" or "students" to avoid discrimination.?
?Three 12-year-old girls are in hospital after taking ecstasy tablets. ITV News reports police were called to a shopping centre in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Saturday night after reports that a young girl was overdosing. A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of drugs and are being held for questioning.?
More than 220 projects will benefit from more than £20m in funding to drive forward Scotland's equality agenda in 2016/17, it has been announced. According to the Scottish government, the projects will work with individuals, families, children and communities to address inequality and discrimination.?
