The price of cheap, high-strength alcohol has gone up in Scotland as long-awaited legislation on minimum pricing comes into force today. The law, which sets a floor price for drinks depending on how many units of alcohol they contain, was passed in 2012 but has faced legal challenges. High-strength white cider and cheap own-brand vodka and whisky will see the biggest rise in prices, reports the BBC.
Up to 37 school nurses and health visitors could lose their jobs at Staffordshire County Council due to funding cuts, a union has claimed. Unite said that the council's plan to cut £2.5m from the 0 to 19 budget would put "vital services, such as maternal and child mental health, child protection and domestic abuse, under even more severe strain", the Stoke Sentinel reports.
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has blamed Brexit for undermining government plans to tackle childhood obesity. Oliver said the 2016 vote to leave the European Union had "blown up" attempts to crack down on the problem. He was speaking ahead of giving evidence to the health and social care select committee today, reports the Daily Mail.
Westminster City Council is struggling to meet its children's social services targets with concerns raised about looked-after child placements. A report presented to a council scrutiny committee showed that a third of Westminster under-16s in care had not lived in the same placement for two years, reports Get West London.
Charity Stonewall has released guidance for secondary schools to help combat bi-erasure and biphobia. The charity for lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality says the guide is needed because education about bisexuality is often missed out by schools. The new resource identifies three key ways to tackle the problem including training staff, talking about bi issues with students and building an inclusive school environment.
