Domestic abuse victims in England have been unable to get emergency court orders stopping their abusers from harming them, an organisation has said. The BBC reports that the National Centre for Domestic Violence said 6,000 victims were denied free legal representation last year. Legal Aid applicants for non-molestation orders are means tested and often told to pay towards the cost.
One in four children under the age of six has a smartphone, a survey has found. The Independent reports that despite parents insisting that 11 is the "ideal" age for children to have a phone, a poll conducted by musicMagpie found 25 per cent of children aged six and under already have their own mobile and nearly half of these spend up to 21 hours per week on their devices.
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