Haringey News

Children's court service faces inquiry
MPs call for investigation after report raises serious concerns about Cafcass's ability to handle the rise in workload following the death of Baby Peter MPs will launch a inquiry into "endemic problems" at the children's court service, Cafcass, after a report found it could have responded better to the sharp rise in its workload following the Baby Peter case. Margaret Hodge, chair of the Commons ...

Khyra Ishaq death 'was preventable'
Report lists catalogue of missed opportunities by child services and others to save seven-year-old starved to death by mother A seven-year-old girl starved to death after a catalogue of missed opportunities by social services and other professionals to intervene, a serious case review found today. The report, by the Birmingham safeguarding children board (BSCB) , comes more than two years after ...

Sylvia Henry
On 2 December 2008 we published an article about the death of Peter Connolly, who was also known as Baby P.

Demonstration over court closure
Campaigners fighting to save a south London court from closure stage a demonstration.

Workingmums.co.uk announces Minister for Equalities as its keynote speaker
Workingmums.co.uk, the UKs number one jobsite for professional working mums and flexible jobseekers is delighted to confirm MP Lynne Featherstone, parliamentary under secretary and Minister for Equalities as its keynote speaker at the inaugural Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards to be held this year in October.

Zimbabwe football chief suspended
The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.

Rugby player death drivers jailed
Two teenage drivers who caused the death of a 17-year-old rugby player in the Borders are jailed for four and a half years each.

Elite rugby academy opens doors
A new elite rugby academy for north Wales has been officially unveiled. Based at Colwyn Bay, the new academy is welcoming eleven of the best teen players from the region. The Welsh Rugby Union hopes it will help retain young talent in the area, and help them break through into the game in south Wales.

Olympic dreams
Vietnamese lifter carries weight of past failure

1948 Olympic cyclist sees 2012 site
Tommy Godwin, a British medal-winning cyclist from the 1948 Olympics, tours the London 2012 velodrome with the BBC's Sophie Raworth.