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'Significant' demand in young people's care

The children's mental health service in Jersey is facing a 'significant' demand.

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Hospice pupils 'want to live life to the full'

Terminally ill pupils still want education and an innovative hospice is giving it to them.

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Scotland misses targets on reducing child poverty

Child poverty figures are down, but they fall short of the Scottish government's interim target.

Scotland Politics

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Free bus passes to get under-18s to school or work

Barnsley Council is running a pilot scheme offering young people free travel from 07:00 to 21:00.

South Yorkshire

Care leaver Chereece is standing in the foreground on the pavement next to a hedge. She is in front of a 20 mile an hour street sign and blue wheelie bins are also visible standing outside a row of house on the opposite side of the street. She is looking into the camera and has a serious expression on her face.

'Care order that restricted freedom as child left me traumatised'

Chereece wants the issuing of the increasingly-used Deprivation of Liberty orders to be stopped.

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Under-fire child services failing to 'get a grip'

Ofsted inspectors find Tameside Council has failed to tackle weaknesses found earlier.

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Months-old baby undergoes double heart surgery

Seven-month-old Jemimah-Rose is now home again after having had two heart operations.

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Play area set to reopen after almost three years

About £250,000 has been spent on the revamp that will be inclusive for all young children.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

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Trade skills workshops for Ukrainian kids

Ben Hurst says he wants to teach children "essential skills" so they can rebuild their country.