New figures reveal that Cafcass has received received 816 care applications in November, a decrease of 15 per cent compared with the number received in November last year. The data also reveals that between April and November, 7,080 applications were received, a three per cent reduction on the equivalent period last year.
The number of obese and overweight children in the final year of primary school in England has fallen for the first time in six years. Figures from the National Child Measurement Programme, show 33.3 per cent of pupils aged 10-11 measured in 2012-13 were obese or overweight, compared with 33.9 per cent the previous year. The number of obese and overweight children also fell in reception (age four to five) for the second year, the BBC reports.
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