A report has revealed the scale of abuse against children living in care in the UK, showing that one in every hundred children is abused every year in the UK. The study, conducted by York University and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), tracked cases of alleged abuse in foster and residential care between 2009 and 2012. According to the report, the rate of confirmed... 

A new inquiry shows that over 500 abuse cases have been reported against former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, including alleged molestation of psychiatric patients and victims as young as two. The probe, published by National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) charity on Monday, showed that most of the victims were aged between 13 to 15. “There’s no doubt that Savile is one...