Daily roundup 28 September: Grenfell Tower, migrant children, and sausage rolls

At least 18 children died in the Grenfell Tower fire, the latest inquests related to the blaze have revealed. The Guardian reports that the victims most recently identified include two three-year-old girls, a boy aged six and a teenager. The inquests confirmed the deaths of several families' remaining missing members.


A migrant child trying to travel to Europe is exploited by traffickers or criminal gangs every 30 minutes, a children's charity has estimated. The BBC reports that Unicef UK wants children orphaned in warzones to be reunited immediately with any family members in the UK. The Home Office said its approach was to resettle whole families.


A school's ban on sausage rolls, pork pies and fruit squash from children's lunch boxes has provoked a furious backlash among parents. The Telegraph reports that the new policy, introduced at Shirley Manor Primary Academy in West Yorkshire is part of a healthy eating drive. But parents have criticised the policy describing it as "ridiculous".


Counter-terrorism police have launched their first-ever safety campaign aimed at children and teenagers. The National Counter Terrorism Security Office said the ACT for Youth campaign will be aimed at 11- to 16-year-olds to give them advice in the unlikely event they are caught in a gun or knife attack. It advises them to run if they are able, hide if they are not, and tell police of the threat.


Officers are searching for a man who walked into a Liverpool nursery carrying what appeared to be a gun. The BBC reports that the man went into Childsplay Nursery in Heathfield Road, Wavertree, shortly after 08.10am on Wednesday. Police said he approached a man in the nursery before fleeing on a motorbike with a second man.


Small children are significantly more at risk of serious illness from influenza if they have older brothers or sisters, new research has shown. The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that babies and toddlers are more likely to be admitted to hospital with flu complications if they are not the first born, the study found. Parents were told they can help protect their young children by getting older siblings vaccinated.