The head of the children’s services department accused of failing to prevent the death of the four-year-old schoolboy Daniel Pelka was still in his job last night despite growing calls for him to stand down.

One posted Facebook comments that he wanted to 'F*** up a paedophile' and the other Googled a case

The modern-day perils of using the internet while serving on a jury were all too evident today as two former jurors were brought before the High Court.

A former co-manager of a guest house at the centre of child abuse allegations in the 1980s has become the third person to be arrested after Scotland Yard opened a new inquiry last year.

Language matters. It's time we reframing the conversation around domestic and sexual abuse to stop blaming victims

The Archbishop of Canterbury calls for a 'complete change of culture' in the Church

Denise Fergus tweets: 'Just don't believe what I've got 2 go through'

A mother faces life behind bars today for murdering her two-year-old son after social workers failed to take action to save him from months of “horrifying” abuse.

Data relating to cases revealed as NSPCC launches helpline

NSPCC opens a 24-hour service in an effort to eradicate genital mutilation

Maria Miller is attempting to take credit for measures started elsewhere

Computer experts are to track down and block online child abuse images in an attempt to reverse the spread of sites used by paedophile groups, the Government announced today.

Necrophilia and bestiality are illegal but pornography depicting rape scenes is not

Internet giant pledges global funding to help charities find and remove exploitative images