The murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 led to renewed calls from campaigners for a total ban across the UK. The girl’s father Urfan Sharif claimed in a call to police after fleeing ...

The murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 led to renewed calls from campaigners for a total ban across the UK. The girl's father Urfan Sharif claimed in a call to police after fleeing England that ...

Sara’s murder in 2023 in Woking, Surrey, led to renewed calls for a UK-wide ban. He father Urfan told police he did “legally punish” her and beat her “too much”. He and Sara’s ...

Smacking should be completely outlawed so kids must have the same protection from assault as adults, the UK’s four Children’s Commissioners have said. In a rare joint statement, they called on ...

The murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 led to renewed calls from campaigners for a total ban across the UK. The girl’s father Urfan Sharif claimed in a call to police after fleeing ...

The murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 led to renewed calls from campaigners for a total ban across the UK. The girl’s father Urfan Sharif claimed in a call to police after fleeing ...

The murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 led to renewed calls from campaigners for a total ban across the UK. The girl’s father Urfan Sharif claimed in a call to police after fleeing England that ...

The UK’s children’s commissioners have called for a wholesale smacking ban, describing the current situation where there is a legal defence in some nations as “outdated and morally repugnant”.