Anya Buckley died at the Leeds Festival in summer 2019 after taking a cocktail of ecstasy, ketamine and cocaine Unaccompanied under-18s should be banned from going to music festivals where they are exposed to harmful drugs, a coroner has suggested after a 17-year-old girl died. Senior Coroner Kevin McLoughlin urged Leeds Council to ‘take action’ … Read more
Under-18s should not be sent to jail says Children’s Commissioner as she calls for ‘Scandinavian-style child-focused system’ to keep youngsters out of trouble New report criticises ‘under-resourced and fragmented’ child protection system Youth justice needs ‘radical reform’ says England’s Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield says system fails to see the child first and the offender second … Read more
Under-18s will be BANNED from shooting air guns without an adult under new plans after the weapons killed 12 young teenagers in 15 years Review was launched after Ben Wragge, 13, was accidentally shot with air rifle A consultation will now see the Home Office work to improve air weapon safety Kit Malthouse revealed plans … Read more