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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt told councils ‘desperately need’ extra funding for vulnerable kids

NSPCC celebrates Talk PANTS Week as part of national campaign to prevent children from abuse.

NSPCC's national campaign to prevent children from abuse

Sir Peter Wanless.

Yorkshire abuse survivor hails passing of the Online Safety Bill

Huge changes are coming to WhatsApp messenger app

WhatsApp now allows users to hide intimate chats - how it works

The number of extreme sexual abuse content towards children online has doubled since 2020

How to keep children safe online amidst growing online sexual abuse

Some 96 per cent of teachers in the region said they had seen an increase in the number of safeguarding referrals made within their school over the past year, with 57 per cent stating that increase was ‘significant’.

Increase in pupils at risk of abuse, teachers say

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, after a meeting of the Grooming Gangs Taskforce, at a hotel in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. PIC: Phil Noble/PA Wire

Approach to tackling grooming gangs needs to swift - The YP says

Simon Hill of YPO.

Wakefield-based YPO partners with leading UK charity to protect children

Labour MP Sarah Champion speaking in Parliament.

Online Safety Bill must do more to protect children from abusers: Sarah Champion

FIFA World Cup 2022: Children at greater risk of domestic abuse

Welsh Government deputy minister for social services Julie Morgan high-fives a child in celebration of the new law banning the physical punishment of children. Welsh Government/PA Wire

Two-thirds of adults think it's wrong to smack a child, study finds

The tool originally was piloted early last year (Photo: Shutterstock)

Young people can report and remove nude images of themselves online using new to...

The UK's Joshua Griffiths competed in the Elite Men’s race at the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon around St. James's Park on October 04, which was a closed event for only professional athletes. (Picture: Pool/Getty Images)

When is the London Marathon? Ballot announcement date and how else to take part

Childline counsellors have seen a rise in problems with self-esteem in children

Children are suffering disproportionately more mental health issues in Yorkshire...

NSPCC reported that during the coronavirus lockdown, reports of physical abuse to the charity rose by 53 per cent. Photo: PA

Teachers must be ready to support vulnerable children in school return

Cases of child neglect and abuse have been on the increase during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Haunted by the ‘lost sisters’ on our street and their plight – Jayne Dowle

Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen discusses her favourite books. Photo: NSPCC/PA.

Dame Esther Rantzen: ‘I relate most to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre’

Calls to NSPCC Cymru have "surged" during the coronavirus lockdown (Shutterstock)

Calls to child abuse helpline have 'soared' during coronavirus lockdown - these ...

The NSPCC has received many contacts from 16 and 17-year-olds who have been groomed by adults who they trust

Call to ban sports coaches and faith leaders from sex with 16 and 17-year-olds

The project is run by the NSPCC team in Sheffield, including Karen Bates (l) and Emily Grobler (r)

'World first' scheme in Yorkshire helps disabled children recover from sexual ab...

Boris Johnson wants to recruit 20,000 extra police officers.

Police must use Boris Johnson’s 20,000 extra officers to tackle child criminals ...
BORIS JOHNSON’S decision to recruit 20,000 more police has certainly boosted the morale of all those tasked with upholding law and order.

Missing out on health visits could cost both babies and parents valuable help

Yorkshire parents missing out on vital baby health visits

Babies and toddlers victims of race hate crimes as figures hit three-year high

The founder of Childline Dame Esther Rantzen said the service must be adequately funded to make sure schoolchildren have somewhere to turn to when their wellbeing is suffering.

Schools increasingly seek mental health support for pupils

Esther Rantzen and Childline have given so much hope to so many children.

Dame Esther Rantzen: 'A listening ear for millions of children in pain'

The NSPCC refers dozens of child neglect cases to social services in Yorkshire and the Humber each week (Pic: Shutterstock)

Dozens of child neglect reports referred to region's police and social workers e...

Professor Nick Frost

Child welfare expert to head Calderdale safeguarding board

Children have been excluded from classrooms for sexual misconduct

Children as young as five excluded from school for sexual misconduct

Charity hits out at social media sites after police report videos of Leeds child...

NSPCC warn parents about leaving children home alone

A fan is comforted. PIC: PA

Manchester terror attack: NSPCC advice to parents talking to children about terr...

Internet age creating a generation of lonely children
Despite the increased connectivity of the modern high-tech world, last year the children's helpline Childline delivered 4,063 counselling sessions '“the equivalent of 11 a day '“ to children and teenagers suffering from loneliness.

Full stop call on child abuse: The week that was: March 14 to 20, 1999.

Roger Dodds

Former Sheffield council worker, 81, jailed over historic abuse

Andy Woodward (right) at a press conference in Manchester. Pic: PA

Football abuse scandal '˜will be much bigger than Jimmy Savile'

Childline Founder Dame Esther Rantzen. Picture Bruce Rollinson

Dame Esther drops in for charity's 30th

Calls for online porn to be restricted like top-shelf magazines

Pupils turning to counselling for exam stress

Catherine Scott: Would you leave your child home alone?

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan delivers a speech at Bethnal Green Academy in London during the launch event of the Educate Against Hate website

Terror groups target children in same way as paedophiles says Minister

Dame Esther Rantzen at ChildLine in Leeds. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Video: Dame Esther Rantzen on almost 30 years of helping children through ChildL...

Paedophile who sexually abused Rotherham girl is jailed for seven years

Former cabinet minister Leon Brittan has been named in top secret files uncovered following a review into historical child sex abuse

Thatcher government had been warned about ‘embarrassing’ sex abuse claims

The giant footprints at Filey

Video: Raking in NSPCC cash on Filey beach

Garry Ridler. Picture: Andrew Higgins

Ex-inspector spared jail over hate campaign against ex-girlfriend

Generation gap that exposes children to danger online

Rotherham Town Hall, Moorgate

Home Office may never release abuse files, MP warns

Shame those who failed to act on abuse

PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Watch: 2014 Harrogate Autumn Flower Show preview

Lack of court video links for young witnesses attacked

Campaigner to lead abuse investigation

Home Secretary Theresa May

May relents in face of probe call

Meg Munn: Savile scandal highlights the ongoing fight against abuse

Nigel Hague, 85, completing his wing walk for charity. Picture: Ross Parry Agency

William Hague’s dad wing-walks over the Channel

William Hague's 83 year old father Nigel performing a wing walk at Breighton Airfield to raise cash for the NSPCC.
Picture by Gerard Binks.

Is it a bird? No, it’s William Hague’s dad

A new NSPCC scheme hopes to help new parents cope better with newborn babies.

How constant crying is pushing parents to the brink

Support still strong for prosecution of historic sex cases

Jimmy Savile

Savile victims await verdict on court battle over £4.3m estate

Libraries need to catch up with self-publishing

The online problem that is harming Britain’s youngsters