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Dudley Council’s chief executive says a ‘broken market’ in childcare is to blame for the authority’s failure to improve children’s services.
www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/2651290...
www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/2651290...
Chief exec hits out at ‘broken market’ in children’s services
Dudley Council’s chief executive says a ‘broken market’ in childcare is to blame for the authority’s failure to improve children’s…
www.stourbridgenews.co.uk
September 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Dudley Council’s chief executive says a ‘broken market’ in childcare is to blame for the authority’s failure to improve children’s services.
www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/2651290...
www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/2651290...
@ofstednews.bsky.social Bodycams for every secondary-school safeguarding lead—because apparently the ‘first lie wins’ and teenage gossip becomes gospel the moment an adult with safeguarding accountability types it into CPOMS.
August 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
@ofstednews.bsky.social Bodycams for every secondary-school safeguarding lead—because apparently the ‘first lie wins’ and teenage gossip becomes gospel the moment an adult with safeguarding accountability types it into CPOMS.
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It’s Lake Ontario.
August 27, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It’s Lake Ontario.
Is this John Macilwraith’s dept?
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
Dudley children’s services judged ‘inadequate’ after safeguarding failures - CYP Now
Dudley children’s services have been downgraded to “inadequate” in every area after inspectors found that failures at the council’s safeguarding front door m...
www.cypnow.co.uk
August 26, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Is this John Macilwraith’s dept?
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...
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Melanie D'Arrigo Is Correct.......
August 20, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Melanie D'Arrigo Is Correct.......
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The NHS and local councils paid £2bn to companies part or wholly owned by G Square Capital in the past three years, a period when either the current top health official Samantha Jones or her husband held financial interests in the private equity business.
www.ft.com/content/ea8c...
www.ft.com/content/ea8c...
Companies linked to top health official and husband received £2bn in public contracts
Samantha Jones or spouse held financial interests in G Square Capital private-equity business
www.ft.com
August 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The NHS and local councils paid £2bn to companies part or wholly owned by G Square Capital in the past three years, a period when either the current top health official Samantha Jones or her husband held financial interests in the private equity business.
www.ft.com/content/ea8c...
www.ft.com/content/ea8c...
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“In the last year 58, 000 children were arrested and detained by the police, the equivalent of 160 children every day.”
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/landmar...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/landmar...
Landmark project examines children's experiences of police contact and detention | King's College London
Two reports from a programme of research, 'Children and Policing in England and Wales: Adopting a Child First Approach' have been published drawing together the evidence and identify opportunities to ...
www.kcl.ac.uk
July 23, 2026 at 7:55 PM
“In the last year 58, 000 children were arrested and detained by the police, the equivalent of 160 children every day.”
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/landmar...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/landmar...
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Rep. Jacobs: "Are Americans better off when the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed?"
Mike Waltz: "The American economy is largely unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz."
Rep. Jacobs: "My constituents who are paying thousands of dollars more in costs because of this war would beg to differ."
Mike Waltz: "The American economy is largely unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz."
Rep. Jacobs: "My constituents who are paying thousands of dollars more in costs because of this war would beg to differ."
July 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Rep. Jacobs: "Are Americans better off when the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed?"
Mike Waltz: "The American economy is largely unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz."
Rep. Jacobs: "My constituents who are paying thousands of dollars more in costs because of this war would beg to differ."
Mike Waltz: "The American economy is largely unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz."
Rep. Jacobs: "My constituents who are paying thousands of dollars more in costs because of this war would beg to differ."
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Please, please, please let this story make the print edition…
Reform's Lee Anderson demands public apology from LBC host James O'Brien over 'distressing' and 'dehumanising' attacks on leader Nigel Farage trib.al/X7mJFBt
Reform demands apology from James O'Brien over Nigel Farage attacks
James O'Brien dismissed claims from Nigel Farage about his security, and branded him a 'horrible excretion… bobbing around in the toilet bowl of public life'
www.dailymail.com
July 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Please, please, please let this story make the print edition…
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NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
July 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Bertel Nordström • Västerbron , Stockholm , View of West Bridge • night Venticelli •
July 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Bertel Nordström • Västerbron , Stockholm , View of West Bridge • night Venticelli •
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OSSOFF: I expect tonight's speech to be equal parts pathetic and dangerous. I think we will hear from the world's most famous sore loser, a prime time presidential sour grapes address reheating, debunked conspiracy theories about an election in which he was soundly defeated.
July 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
OSSOFF: I expect tonight's speech to be equal parts pathetic and dangerous. I think we will hear from the world's most famous sore loser, a prime time presidential sour grapes address reheating, debunked conspiracy theories about an election in which he was soundly defeated.
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I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language.
Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS
Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS
July 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language.
Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS
Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS
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Trump is incapable of understanding this.
July 11, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Trump is incapable of understanding this.
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Kids today have lost the fine art of bullshitting a 10 page paper from a single Funk & Wagnalls entry or from reading only the CliffsNotes. 🤣
July 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Kids today have lost the fine art of bullshitting a 10 page paper from a single Funk & Wagnalls entry or from reading only the CliffsNotes. 🤣
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I am BEGGING people - think tanks, governments, random organisations - to DATE YOUR REPORTS WHEN YOU DO THE PDFS.
It should not be THIS HARD to find a BLOODY PUBLICATION DATE.
You might think everyone will remember the magical day you published it years later. But you are delusional.
It should not be THIS HARD to find a BLOODY PUBLICATION DATE.
You might think everyone will remember the magical day you published it years later. But you are delusional.
June 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I am BEGGING people - think tanks, governments, random organisations - to DATE YOUR REPORTS WHEN YOU DO THE PDFS.
It should not be THIS HARD to find a BLOODY PUBLICATION DATE.
You might think everyone will remember the magical day you published it years later. But you are delusional.
It should not be THIS HARD to find a BLOODY PUBLICATION DATE.
You might think everyone will remember the magical day you published it years later. But you are delusional.
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Odd, how the UK can't seem to keep a Prime Minister—and we can't seem to get rid of a President.
June 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Odd, how the UK can't seem to keep a Prime Minister—and we can't seem to get rid of a President.
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In this photo there is a Princeton University graduate and a Harvard Law School graduate.
Michelle Obama is both.
Michelle Obama is both.
June 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
In this photo there is a Princeton University graduate and a Harvard Law School graduate.
Michelle Obama is both.
Michelle Obama is both.