Child abuse cases nearly double in three years

The "worrying" number of children in Nottingham suffering abuse and neglect has nearly doubled in three years.New government figures show there were 2,153 children who had suffered emotional, physical or sexual harm in the city as of March 2015, while that number was 1,196 at the same time in 2012.The numbers for 'children in need' in the city, defined as unlikely to reach or maintain a satisfactory level of health or development, has also risen dramatically.In 2012, there were 2,214...