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Following the recent Jay report that revealed more than 16 years of child abuse that was left unpunished, despite council and police knowledge, The Guardian reports that the council chief executive will step down at the end of the year.

The news comes as no surprise given the calls for senior council officials to leave their posts after it was revealed that more than 1,400 children were abused even though the council and the police had significant knowledge of what was going on.

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The BBC has reported this week that at least 12 new victims have come forward since the Jay Report uncovered disturbing evidence of significant local government and police failings that allowed an estimated 1,400 children to be abused over a period of 16 years.

The conclusions in the report made clear that the number given was only an estimate and there remains the very real concern that this could be just the tip of the iceberg.
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Sources from The Independent confirm that Rotherham Council chief executive Martin Kimber has said that none of the child safety officers involved during the period of the Rotherham child abuse will face disciplinary action. The news was announced in an ’emotionally charged’ public cabinet meeting despite the growing anger over the scandal and the failures of the authorities involved.

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In the wake of the significant and serious failings of local police forces and local authority workers that allowed more than 1,400 children to be abused over a period of 16 years, a probe in to ‘Institutional Political Correctness’ is now to be launched, sources from The Telegraph confirm.

The probe, ordered by Home Secretary Teresa May, is a response to the Jay Report that brought to light one of the worst child abuse scandals ever, where the failures of the authorities allowed a sustained period of abuse involving thousands of minors.

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The horrifying events surrounding over a decade and a half of neglect and failure to act by authorities in the South Yorkshire area, where more than 1,400 children are said to have been abused, remains in the headlines. We looked at the report by Professor Jay that brought to light the extent and severity of both the failings and the abuse last week. In light of what has happened, the police have announced an independent report in to their mishandling of the abuse scandal will now take place.

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The horrific events surrounding the revelation that around 1,400 children who have been abused over a 16 year period in the Rotherham area is all over the news. An independent report has been commissioned by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council which has identified systematic and continual failures by the police and agencies between 1997 and 2013.

The extent of the failures and depravity of the crimes committed is harrowing.
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An outbreak of what has been suspected as viral gastroenteritis or the Norovirus affecting 800 guests has caused chaos at the Lindos Imperial hotel, according to sources from The Daily Mail.

Amongst the 800 victims are said to be 50 British families in an outbreak that has lasted 10 days and has left guests violently vomiting and suffering bouts of serious diarrhoea at the £200 per night hotel on the Greek Island of Rhodes.

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Slip compensation claims can always be tricky to win – but when you have The Injury Lawyers fighting your corner, you have the best possible chance at winning a settlement!

Mrs S. who chose wisely to pursue her claim with The Injury Lawyers has been awarded just short of £5,500.00 in settlement of her claim after she slipped on metal stairs at work. The combination of the metallic material of the steps together with moisture were contributing factors to the fall.

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Recent press releases confirmed that Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council have awarded £250,000 to 26 victims of the five children’s homes identified in an abuse scandal dating back to the 1970’s. The Beechwood home in Mapperley, Nottingham, was closed more than 8 years ago and was at the centre of the scandal.

According to the latest reports from the BBC, 80 victims have now been identified by the police as legal battles are ongoing.

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Londoners are living in fear after reports of exploding pavements causing serious injuries are on the rise. In the latest report from the Daily Mail, a victim of an exploding pavement has spoken out and warned that ‘deaths will follow’ after he was thrown in to the air and left hospitalised with serious injuries.

This isn’t the first time this happened and nor is this the first time a victim has been badly hurt.

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