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NSPCC reports sharp rise in children being blackmailed over sexual images in UK

Charity says calls to its Childline service about online sexual abuse and exploitation have risen 36% in a year

The Guardian - UK

The assisted dying Bill has run out of time – but could still become law. Here’s how

More than 1,200 suggested changes were tabled in the Lords to the Bill

The Independent UK

Criminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts say

Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to find

The Guardian - UK

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Record number of children reporting online sextortion in UK, data reveals

Nearly 400 instances of sextortion were reported to the Report Remove helpline last year

The Independent UK

‘I felt ashamed and scared’: how an online friendship became a sextortion nightmare

Thomas found connection online after moving to a rural village with no friends nearby. Then things started to spiral

The Guardian - UK

Esther Rantzen shares heartbreaking health update after medication ‘stops working’

The broadcaster and Childline founder is a passionate campaigner for assisted dying

The Independent UK

Dame Esther Rantzen gives heartbreaking update on cancer battle as she admits she's celebrating Christmas early so there's 'more chance I'll be alive'

The TV veteran is planning an early Christmas with her loved ones

Evening Standard

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Esther Rantzen plans early Christmas to give her chance of being ‘alive’ for it

The Childline founder and former broadcaster was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in January 2023.

Evening Standard

Tech companies and UK child safety agencies to test AI tools’ ability to create abuse images

New law will allow technology to be examined and ensure tools have safeguards to stop creation of material

The Guardian - UK

‘So many young people feel they can’t ask for help’: Dame Esther Rantzen on why she’s supporting The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

The broadcaster and Childline founder says SafeCall will offer a lifeline to children who feel unseen and unheard, as she urges readers to back The Independent’s campaign with Missing People

The Independent UK

Southport killer’s father tells inquiry he takes ‘share’ of responsibility

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Voices: I’m struggling to come to terms with my son’s assault

DEAR VIX: The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

The Independent UK

Dame Esther Rantzen: I am making arrangements to travel alone to Dignitas

The Childline founder is among the high-profile critics of the current law, branding it ‘cruel’.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: Bishop to tell peers of ‘grave fears’ in first Lords debate

Supporters of assisted dying, including Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen – who is terminally ill – have appealed to peers not to block the Bill.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Six subtle signs that your child is being bullied

Your child may be suffering in silence. Here’s how to help

The Conversation

GCSE results are out – but is the system worth it?

Many students rejoice when they find out their GCSE results. In 2025, 21.9% of grades awarded are at grade seven (previously A) or above. But others will be holding a piece of paper – or looking at a screen – that tells them they have failed to reach expected standards.…

Evening Standard

Do better on fake images, Esther Rantzen’s daughter tells social media firms

The Childline founder and broadcaster’s family said they felt compelled to release birthday pictures to show online images were fake.

The Independent UK

‘Punching walls’ and ‘shouting’: Inside the worrying rise of children reporting anger issues

School and online pressures have been blamed for the rise in children turning to Childcare for help with anger issues

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The Guardian - UK

Lady Howarth of Breckland obituary

Social services director, chief executive of Childline and one of the first ‘people’s peers’

Evening Standard

Dame Esther Rantzen shares emotional final wish as she faces 'limited' time amid cancer battle

The beloved broadcaster and Childline founder, 84, is battling stage 4 lung cancer and recently revealed her time is now ‘extremely limited’

The Guardian - UK

Esther Rantzen’s life-preserving cancer drugs no longer working, says daughter

Terminally ill journalist and assisted dying supporter no longer healthy enough to travel to Dignitas

The Independent UK

Criminals using AI images to extort children, new NSPCC chief says in warning over looming crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft in his first interview since becoming the children’s charity CEO about the challenges facing this generation’s children

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want it to die’: one man’s battle to save the last phone box in his village

In 1935, Derek Harris was born – and so was the K6 red phone box. Now, Harris is spending his 90th year ensuring this beloved local facility isn’t lost

The Independent UK

Is your child lonely? Here’s how to help

Thousands of children ring Childline each year because they’re lonely. The helpline’s director, and a therapist tell Lisa Salmon how parents can help.

The Guardian - UK

Axel Rudakubana: from ‘unassuming’ schoolboy to Southport killer

How a chain of events apparently beginning at school five years ago led to the murder of three girls in horrific atrocity

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