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Rise in babies in care proceedings raises fears of unnecessary adoptions, experts say | BBC News
The number of children involved in care proceedings before they reach their first birthdays is at a persistently high level across England, according to experts who have published new figures.
Data from the universities of Lancaster and Oxford indicates care proceedings for babies have risen by 64% over the past two decades, with one in 118 infants affected. The figures – up to 2024-25 – peaked during Covid, before dropping slightly and plateauing.
While there are cases where it is unsafe for parents to continue contact with their children, experts have told File on 4 Investigates that many babies may not have needed to go into care if support had been in place.
And, since very young children who go into care are more likely to be adopted than older children, there are also concerns from experts that some may have been permanently separated from their birth families unnecessarily.
The BBC understands that new guidance for Family Court judges, to significantly reduce the number of short-notice care hearings – within hours or days of a baby being born – will be announced before the end of the year.
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As Russian attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, intensify – and fears grow over another winter of blackouts and freezing temperatures, some families are making the difficult choice to leave.
BBC Correspondent Paul Adams met the residents heading to very different places to get away.
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Does Green leader Zack Polanski face a leadership crisis after by-election defeat? | BBC Newscast
The Labour Party has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Sagal Abdi-Wali claiming the seat ahead of Green Party leader Zack Polanski.
But what does the result mean for Polanski’s tenure as leader of the Greens?
Adam Fleming and Chris Mason are joined by the pollster Luke Tryl from More In Common to reflect on events in north London; the first by-election Andy Burnham has faced as UK prime minister and Labour leader.
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The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, beating the incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. But he did not obtain more than 50% of the votes required to win outright.
There will be a run-off vote between these two candidates on 25 October.
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An official review in England has found there is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism.
Experts say a rise in diagnoses over the past 25 years means cases now appear to be outstripping the expected number in the population for some younger age groups.
As well as neurodevelopmental conditions, the review also looked at mental ill health, particularly in younger people.
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Tourists from around Japan have been flocking to a tiny fishing community, to see what has been nicknamed Cat Island.
The 22 humans who live on Aoshima, off Ehime prefecture, are greatly outnumbered by a population over of 120 cats.
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