Child strip searches in 2025 overwhelmingly drug-driven, reinforcing concerns over Met safeguarding
Roughly four in five child strip searches conducted by the Met in 2025 were for suspected drugs, which advocacy groups

Roughly four in five child strip searches conducted by the Met in 2025 were for suspected drugs, which advocacy groups

A former CEO and a prospect barrister have started a new children’s hospice for east London families. Paul Richards and

More children are now seeking support for substance misuse than this time last year, according to statistics from the Office

Education is the leading source of mental health support for children aged 8 to 16, but slips to third place

All bar one of London’s constituencies have registered an increase in the percentage of children living in absolute low-income families

A Jewish community leader condemned graffiti found in a Hackney children’s playground as revealing antisemitic intent rather than a political

One in 20 children in the Borough of Hackney are missing from education, new Department for Education figures show. Hackney

Childhood immunisation rates in London face a steady but significant decline, new Department of Health figures show. Across the

Sticks n’ Sushi is hosting hands-on culinary and cultural experiences for children as their prioritised guests. The sushi restaurant chain

The first at-home brain cancer treatment for children and young people with brain tumours will be made available by the

The Young V&A museum for children in East London has more than doubled its attendee figures since reopening on July