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at westminster, the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has confirmed that a major investigation will labinjo—hughes, who was tortured and killed by his stepmother and father. mr zahawi said it was vital to learn what had gone wrong and why arthur hadn't been protected. our special correspondent lucy manning has the story. now everybody — neighbours, politicians, social services — think about arthur labinjo—hughes, but so few thought about him when he was alive. arthur, are you going to play for england? the boy who loved football and superheroes was tortured, abused and eventually killed by his father and stepmother. some did care. his grandmother and uncle contacted the police and social services. social workers went to his home, yet nothing was done. now inquiries launched, questions asked. the education secretary said the whole nation was distraught. the public deserve to know why in this rare case things went horrifyingly wrong and what more could be done to prevent abuse such as this happening again in the future. labour said it wasn'tjust a local problem with solihull children'

the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has written to headteachers and college principals saying theies to help ensure there are enough teachers. our medical editor fergus walsh is here. record numbers of cases again today, big rises, but we still don't know for sure what the impact will be in the next few weeks.— the next few weeks. omicron is curowin the next few weeks. omicron is growing faster _ the next few weeks. omicron is growing faster and _ the next few weeks. omicron is growing faster and is _ the next few weeks. omicron is growing faster and is more - growing faster and is more contagious than any previous variant and the wave of infection we are going to get is going to rise more steeply than any previous wave, but it should be more short lived as well. but at some point this dramatic rise has to start slowing down, in part because people are changing behaviour and in part because of boosters and in part because of boosters and in part because of boosters and in part because of the sheer number of infections. in the meantime, a lot of key workers in the nhs and beyond ar

the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, will make a statement to mps today after announcing a nationalrthur labinjo—hughes. arthur was tortured and killed by his father and stepmother after social workers found "no safeguarding concerns". anisa kadri reports. remembering a little boy killed during lockdown by the people who were supposed to take care of him. a vigil over the weekend took place near the house in the west midlands where arthur labinjo—hughes was tortured by his stepmum and father. neighbours have expressed their shock and sadness. i'm a mother and a grandmother, and i would go to the ends of the earth for my children and my grandchildren. i'd never ever let anything happen to them. and i think a lot needs to be done still to protect vulnerable children. after �*s stepmum emma tustin was jailed 29 years for his murder and his father thomas hughes got 21 years for manslaughter. the government has now announced an urgent inspection of social care, health, police and probation services in solihull where arthur lived and died. i understand people's anger about this case, and

the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has said that the whole nation is distraught at the death ofhild. arthur was tortured and killed by his father and step mother. mr zahawi said a national investigation into the 6 year old's death will begin immediately. our special correspondent lucy manning has more. now everybody, neighbours, politicians, social services think about arthur labinjo—hughes, but so few thought about him when he was alive. arthur, are you going to play for england? the boy who loved football and superheroes was tortured, abused and eventually killed by his father and stepmother. some did care. his grandmother and uncle contacted the police and social services. social workers went to his home. yet nothing was done. now inquiries launched, questions asked. the education secretary said that the whole nation was distraught. the public deserves to know why in this rare case things went horrifyingly wrong and what more could be done to prevent abuse such as this happening again in the future. labour said it was notjust a local problem with sully whole children's servic

the education secretary nadhim zahawi will make a statement to mps this afternoon about his decisionduring lockdown by the people who were supposed to take care of him. the vigil over the weekend took place near the house in the west midlands where arthur labinjo—hughes was tortured by his stepmum and father. neighbours have expressed their shock and sadness. i'm a mother, i'm a grandmother. and i would go to the ends of the earth for my children, and my grandchildren. i'd never, ever let anything happen to them. and i think a lot needs to be done still to protect vulnerable children. arthur's stepmum emma tustin was jailed for 29 years for his murder and his father, thomas hughes, got 21 years for manslaughter. the government has now announced an urgent inspection of social care, health, police and probation services in solihull where arthur lived and died, as well as a review into lessons to be learned nationally. they say it will be a deep and independent look into what's happened. the education secretary is expected to discuss the case in parliament today. the most important thin

the education secretary for england, nadhim zahawi, has written to school and college leaders to sayred staff to consider a return to work. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys had more details. the government says it is fully committed— the government says it is fully committed ., , ., , ~ the government says it is fully committed ., , ~ , committed and staying open. at its head teachers _ committed and staying open. at its head teachers who _ committed and staying open. at its head teachers who got _ committed and staying open. at its head teachers who got the - head teachers who got the responsibilities for making sure they got another adults on—site to safely supervise the children and put a teacher in front of every single class. at the moment, it's already looking difficult as we stagger through the last couple of days of terms with growing numbers of teachers suspected or confirmed case of covid—19. the big worries comejanuary, case of covid—19. the big worries come january, whatever case of covid—19. the big worries comejanuary, whatever the will is from head teachers, that t

the education secretary for england, nadhim zahawi, has written to school and college leaders to sayired staff to consider a return to work. he also wrote a tribute on twitter, praising teachers and support staff for the "incredible job" they were doing in their response to the pandemic. and he explained that he was looking for ways to increase capacity as teacher shortages due to coronavirus are emerging as the biggest problem in the plans for schools to reopen injanuary. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys has the latest. a lot of parents will be very anxious to avoid a repeat of this year where school is opened then closed. no one wants to see that happen. but if you don't have enough staff to put a teacher in front of the class, then it's down to the discretion of the head teacher whether or not to send, for example, part of the year group or a year group home to study remotely and to have the school partially closed. so, what they are going to try and do is to persuade retired teachers to work with supply agencies. we know that many supply agencies don't have their normal full

the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has announced that work on a review into the death of arthurd killed by his father and his partner injune last year. here's the education secretary speaking in the commons a little earlier. as the court heard, arthur's tragic death as a result of the cruelty of his father and his father's partner. no government anywhere in the world can legislate for evil. but we will take action wherever we can to stop it from happening again, because we must do more. and to do more, i would like to end my statement with the plea to everyone in our country, anyone who sees or suspects child abuse can report their concerns to local children services or by contacting the government's supported lsbcc helpline for adults or practitioners concern about a child or young person. the us house select committee investigating the january sixth riot, has had limited success in persuading donald trump's closest allies to give evidence. today michael flynn, trump's former national security advisor was granted a short postponement. he was due to answer questions on his alleg

in the past hour, the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has been giving more details to mps about theis father and stepmother after social workers found "no safeguarding concerns". they were both jailed last week. mr zahawi told the commons he was determined to get to the truth and find out "what went wrong" to ensure other children would be protected. he also made a plea to the general public. as the court heard, arthur's tragic death is a result of the cruelty of his father and his father's partner. no government anywhere in the world can legislate for evil. but we will take action wherever we can to stop it from happening again because we must do more. and to do more, i'd like to end my statement with a plea to everyone in our country. anyone who sees or suspects child abuse can report their concerns to local children's services or by contacting the government—supported nspcc helpline for adults and practitioners concerned about a child or young person. so, if you see or suspect child abuse, report it. if you are worried about a child you know, report it. if something appears off o

the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has said that the whole nation is distraught at the death of will begin immediately. our special correspondent lucy manning has more. now everybody, neighbours, politicians, social services think about arthur labinjo—hughes, but so few thought about him when he was alive. arthur, are you going to play for england? the boy who loved football and superheroes was tortured, abused and eventually killed by his father and stepmother. some did care. his grandmother and uncle contacted the police and social services. social workers went to his home. yet nothing was done. now inquiries launched, questions asked. the education secretary said the whole nation was distraught. the public deserve to know why in this rare case things went horrifyingly wrong and what more could be done to prevent abuse such as this happening again in the future. labour said it wasn'tjust a local problem with solihull children's services. for too long, this government has tolerated failing children's - services and a failure to protect children. l vulnerable children are being|

nadhim zahawi said lessons must be learned from "this terrible case". anisa kadri reports.tle boy killed during lockdown by the people who were supposed to take care of him. the vigil over the weekend took place near the house in the west midlands where arthur labinjo—hughes was tortured by his stepmum and father. neighbours have expressed their shock and sadness. i'm a mother, i'm a grandmother. and i would go to the ends of the earth for my children, and my grandchildren. i'd never, ever let anything happen to them. and i think a lot needs to be done still to protect vulnerable children. arthur's stepmum emma tustin was jailed for 29 years for his murder and his father, thomas hughes, got 21 years for manslaughter. the government has now announced an urgent inspection of social care, health, police and probation services in solihull where arthur lived and died, as well as a review into lessons to be learned nationally. they say it will be a deep and independent look into what's happened. the education secretary is expected to discuss the case in parliament today. the most