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Daily roundup: Girl Guide campaign, youth police and crime commissioner, and hospital staff suspended

Girl Guides tell The Sun to drop Page 3, Paris Brown investigated over offensive tweets and arrests at children's hospital following baby's death, all in the news today.

Attempts to end to the Page 3 section in The Sun newspaper have been boosted after more than 500,000 Girl Guides added their weight to the campaign. Girlguiding members aged between 16 and 25 voted overwhelmingly to sign a petition for the campaign – with 88 per cent of saying they believe The Sun should stop showing topless women on Page 3. The ‘No More Page 3’ campaign already has more than 89,000 signatures.

Kent’s youth police and crime commissioner is being investigated for possible criminal offences. The BBC reports that 17-year-old Paris Brown, who apologised at the weekend for a number of comments made on social media sites in the past, is being investigated by Kent police to see if any offences have been committed. The force said it had received a number of complaints.

Three staff at a children's hospital in Sheffield have been suspended and interviewed by police after the death of a baby girl. The Daily Mail reports that eight-week-old Hanna Faheem allegedly died from a morphine overdose. The investigation is over the administration of a controlled drug and detectives are waiting for the results of pathology tests.

More young people in Surrey who are not in education, employment or training will receive help to get a job when two new skills centres open this month. The centres will complete a group of 10 established by the county council and run by colleges and training firms. Young people will be able to pick up job application and CV writing skills, training for a range of roles, such as those in the building industry and catering, and get help finding work placements.

Numbers of children in care in Dudley have risen by 21 per cent in the past three years. The Express and Star reports that the rise has prompted the local authority to launch a drive for extra staff to work with struggling families in the borough. The council is looking to take on eight additional staff to work with parents whose children have been taken into care.



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