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The Times, 6 May 2008
Carry on diagnosing doctor, military protection, to protect and serviette, and other anecdotes from the rich world of the public sector.
Breastfeeding ‘helps to boost IQ’
BBC News, 6 May 2008
More evidence is being put forward that breastfed babies eventually become more intelligent than those who are fed with formula milk. But the researchers were unsure whether it was related to the breast milk itself or the bond from breastfeeding.
Portuguese judge to rule on British ‘binge drink’ parents
The Times (London), 6 May 2008
Portuguese judge considering whether to charge 'binge drinking' British parents with abandoning children, aged 1 to 6.
Fears for children at risk as care order applications fall by a third
The Times (London), 6 May 2008
Children at risk of abuse or neglect face even greater danger because of a new system designed to cut costs and speed up care proceedings, the Government has been warned.
‘Binge-drink parents’ skip court
The Times, 6 May 2008
Journalists gathered outside court for appearance of Eamon and Antoinette McGuckin only to be told they had fled Portugal.
Compensation culture leads to closure of tree trunk bridge
The Times (London), 5 May 2008
The last surviving “clam bridge” in Dartmoor to be closed to walkers because of 21st-century compensation culture, although there is no record of serious injury to anyone using it.
Work experience under threat from bureaucratic checks
Guardian, 2 May 2008
Tens of thousands of teenagers studying for the government's new diploma qualification from September could be prevented from completing their courses because of bureaucratic safety checks.
Headmaster faces ban over fishing licence
Daily Telegraph, 2 May 2008
The 60-year-old head of St John's Church of England Primary in Walsall, West Midlands, risks being banned from teaching after he was identified as having a criminal record by a government check designed to identify potential child abusers.
What kind of dad are you?
The Times (London), 2 May 2008
Following the launch of a free information service for fathers, Times 2 looks at the stresses of being a modern dad and how to balance work and childcare.
New dads to get crib sheets on the joys of parenthood
The Times (London), 1 May 2008
New fathers will be given wallet-sized information cards from today telling them their legal rights, and how to care for babies, when they visit maternity units. They have been produced by a small group of fathers who run the dad.info website in defiance of the Government.
Vengeful mothers leave good fathers powerless to see child, says judge
The Times (London), 1 May 2008
A senior judge spoke out against child access law yesterday.
Father’s suicide over failed school choice
The Times (London), 1 May 2008
Man jumped in front of a train because he wrongly thought he had failed to enrol his daughter in her chosen school.
Trippers flock to Madeleine abduction sites
The Times (London), 1 May 2008
Sightseers want to see where Madeleine slept and the restaurant in which her parents were eating when she disappeared.
Babysitter has murder conviction quashed
The Times (London), 1 May 2008
Babysitter Suzanne Holdsworth is to face retrial after winning appeal against conviction for murdering 2-year-old boy.
Is there a Josef Fritzl on your street?
spiked, 1 May 2008
The heinous cellar-incest crime is being turned into a metaphor for the dangers of family life. By Brendan O'Neill.
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