Industry News

• Tram race rant accused Emma West pleads not guilty

  Source: BBC News

  20 February 2012

  A woman has pleaded not guilty over an alleged racist rant on a tram in south London, which has been seen online 11 million times. Read more...

• Care of trafficked children to be reviewed

  Source: BBC News

  16 February 2012

  The Children's Commissioner for England is to review how trafficked children are looked after when they are rescued in the UK, the Home Office has said. Read more...

• Unemployment at 16 year high

  Source: The Independent

  16 February 2012

  Unemployment leapt by 48,000 over the last three months of 2011, taking the jobless total to 2.67 million - a rate of 8.4 per cent and the worst employment figures since the end of 1995. Read more...

• Council leader ejected following adult social services report

  Source: Community Care

  16 February 2012

  Wirral Council's leadership has been ousted by a vote of confidence called in response to a damning report into adult social services, sparked by a social worker whistleblower. Read more...

• Met Police fight gang crime by banishing 'glamour'

  Source: BBC News

  9 February 2012

  BBC reports that the Metropolitan Police has launched an initiative aimed at tackling gang crime in the capital. But why have Scotland Yard chiefs decided not to name the gangs they are targeting? Read more...

• How TV Affects the Brains of Young Children (video)

  Source: The Backstop Blog

  9 February 2012

  Alternative spot of the week: this is an interesting video from this ever intriguing society comment site (with mainly USA focus but that's part of the glory of the internet). Read more...