the children's commissioner, anne longfield, also says many vulnerable young people struggle with abusebers of children who need help are "invisible" to the authorities. caroline rigby reports. whether the victims of abuse, living in unstable households or dealing with mental health problems, there are many reasons why young people could be deemed vulnerable. but the children's commissioner of england, anne longfield, says official data does not effectively record those at risk. she warns this means children are often invisible to the authorities and do not receive the support they need. today's report aims to produce an accurate picture of the scale of the problem. it found nearly 700,000 children live in high risk families. and, almost 30,000 live with adults receiving drug or alcohol treatment. 200,000 children are recognised by their local authority as having experienced abuse or trauma, and in almost 600,000 cases children were deemed so vulnerable the state had to step in to supply support or care. the fact of the matter is no—one knows at the moment how many vulnerable children t

the report by the children's commissioner, anne longfield, also says many vulnerable young people strugglehealth problems. it concludes that large numbers of children who need help are invisible to the authorities. caroline rigby reports. whether victims of abuse, living in u nsta ble whether victims of abuse, living in unstable households or other issues, there are many reasons that children could be vulnerable. the children's commissionerfor could be vulnerable. the children's commissioner for england as the data doesn't effectively report those at risk. she says these children are often invisible and don't receive the support they need. the report aims to produce an accurate picture of the scale of the problem. it found nearly 700,000 children live in high—risk families. almost 30,000 live with adults receiving drug or alcohol treatment. 200,000 are recognised as having experienced abuse or trauma. there are almost 600,000 cases where the state had to step in to provide support. the fact is that nobody knows at the moment how many vulnerable children there. we have had 12 statisticians

joining me now from our westminster studio is anne longfield, the children's commissioner.ly, it is a statistic, 700,000 children, but these are all individuals who are in very difficult positions. are they getting the help they need? that is right. these are not only stark statistics, these are children who often statistics, these are children who ofte n ha d statistics, these are children who often had the odds stacked against them. it means they are getting a negative experience or impact in their lives of some sort that will really hold them back from succeeding. the 700,000 children are living in families that maybe are getting treatment for alcohol abuse or drug abuse or perhaps domestic violence, but also we know that over half a million children are so vulnerable that actually the state house to step in, either by providing support or care. so these are huge numbers and i think also shocking in that they are also an under estimation. so those 700,000 children in england in families described as high risk, would it be better for them to be taken out of those families

the assessment by the children's commissioner, anne longfield, also says many vulnerable young peopletal health problems. it concludes that large numbers of children who need help are "invisible" to the authorities. caroline rigby reports. charities that harassed owners the cash could be fined. the fundraising preference service enables people to stop e—mails, phone calls post from charities deemed to be harassing them. they will face fines from the fundraising regulator. the bbc is to spend an extra £30 million on new content for children of the next few years. the bbc says more competition from the likes of facebook means it wants to boost its online presence. it is expected it will include more video, blogs, podcasts, quizzes, games and apps. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. do get in touch. here's some sport now. it's the second day of wimbledon, a rest day for andy murray after his first round victory on centre court. he beat alexander bublik in straight sets and will play germany's dustin brown tomorrow. johanna konta, heather watson and aljaz bedene were

the report by the children's commissioner, anne longfield, also says many vulnerable young people strugglelth problems. it concludes that large numbers of children who need help are "invisible" to the authorities. caroline rigby reports. whether the victims of abuse, living in unstable households or dealing with mental health problems, there are many reasons that children could be vulnerable. the children's commissioner for england as the data doesn't effectively report those at risk. she says these children are often invisible, and don't receive the support they need. the report aims to produce an accurate picture of the scale of the problem. it found nearly 700,000 children live in high—risk families. almost 30,000 live with adults receiving drug or alcohol treatment. 200,000 are recognised as having experienced abuse or trauma. in almost 600,000 cases, children were so vulnerable, where the state had to step in to provide support. the fact is that nobody knows at the moment how many vulnerable children there are. we have had 12 statisticians working over four months, on the best data av

the children‘s commissioner, anne longfield, said lessons should help children spot when they‘re beingchine from the scene. the health and safety executive are investigating what happened. lots of adults in hackney couldn‘t believe their luck this weekend, when a playground opened just for them. the creators were making the point that play is important, no matter how old you are. they were also collecting money at london fields for other play initiatives, but those ones are for children. the playground for grown—ups was there for one weekend only. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. tubes. good service on all lines. on the road in hertfordshire there it is an oil spill. and an incident is being investigated by police in canning town. that‘s led to the closure of freemasons road, between russell road and victoria dock road. the weather with owain. good morning, everyone. we‘re kicking off the working week on a fairly positive note. most of us will see a bit of blue sky today. scenes like these likely to be repeated because it‘s a story of sunny spells and just the odd shower.