In 1937 a journalist names John Langdon-Davies discovered a young boy at a railways station in Santander, Spain. The boy was carrying a note that read “This is Jose. I am his father. When Santander falls I shall be shot, whoever finds my son, take care of him for me”.
Jose was amongst over 10,000 refugees […]
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The FULL STOP campaign was launched in 1999 as a response to the statement that ‘Child abuse and neglect can almost always be prevented, provided the will to do so is there’. It was the NSPCC’s memorable attempt to raise £250 million over their usual fundraising sum. In March 2007 the campaign was ended as […]
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Each year hundreds of children are sexually, physically or mentally abused and a large percent of the time it’s by someone they know very well. ChildLine is a 20-year-old charity fighting for children’s justice and aiming to make the world a safe place for the UK’s youngsters.
‘That’s Life!’ was a popular 1980’s chat show tackling […]
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