The cost of raising a child increased four per cent in the past year, according to a Child Poverty Action Group report. The charity found it costs at least £148,000 to meet the minimum needs of a child from birth to 18, equivalent to £160 a week. The figure includes childcare and housing costs.
Seven schools have introduced policies prohibiting "the promotion of homosexuality" reports Gay Star News. The gay news website said the wording of the schools' policies echoed Section 28, the 1980s anti-gay law that was abolished in 2003. The seven schools are: Bridge Academy in Hackney; Colston Girls' School in Bristol; Grace Academy in Coventry; Radcliffe School in Milton Keynes; Stockport Academy; Swindon Academy; and William Hulmes Grammar School in Manchester.
The government has warned Norfolk County Council that it will take over the council's children's services unless dramatic improvements are made in the next six months, ITV News reports. The threat follows the publication of another critical Ofsted report on services in Norfolk.
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