Daily roundup 28 September: Child abuse inquiry, preparation, and railway dangers

The most senior lawyer working for the inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales is considering resigning, it has emerged. The BBC reports that Ben Emmerson QC is believed to disagree with the inquiry's new chairwoman, Professor Alexis Jay, over its future direction.?


It takes 14 months to get the hang of parenting, mums and dads in the UK have admitted. The Daily Mail reports research commissioned by toy company Little Tikes found 35 per cent of UK parents were "not in the slightest bit prepared" for how hard having a new baby would be.?


Young people are "putting themselves at unnecessary risk" with almost 30 per cent admitting using their mobile phone while crossing railway tracks, Network Rail has warned. The Mirror reports that there have been more than 2,000 incidents involving young people at level crossings in the past five years. The rail transport company has now released images of people using their mobiles as they cross train tracks to warn of the dangers of being distracted.?


Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been urged to back an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill that would speed up the process of bringing child refugees to the UK. The Guardian reports the legal amendment, which has been put forward by Labour MP Stella Creasy, would give child refugees in Calais the protection of UK safeguarding rules and create a proper system for bringing unaccompanied children to Britain.?


Parents in Anglesey will have to show their children's birth certificates if they want the council to continue to collect dirty nappies. The Telegraph reports that the council said waste management teams have evidence that most children are potty-trained between two and three years old, so it wants to make people prove their child's age if they want to receive the service.


A single mother is in a court battle after taking her child out of school for an extended Christmas holiday. Get Surrey reports the woman took her 10-year-old out of their Surrey school for a month-long trip to see family in Poland.?