It is hard to comprehend the cruelty inflicted on five-year-old Logan Mwangi.
Before he was murdered, he was beaten, starved and tortured by the very people who were supposed to care for him.
The ultimate responsibility for this act of evil will always rest with his mother, stepfather and the teenager Craig Mulligan. But social services have serious questions to answer as to why they failed to protect Logan.
They need to explain why Craig was allowed to move into the house despite his foster parents’ concerns and his history of violence.
They must explain why repeated warnings about Logan’s safety were ignored and why he was removed from the child protection register a month before he was killed.
It is essential the safeguarding review answers these questions. An innocent boy died in the most inhumane, horrific circumstances.
For his memory alone, lessons must be learned and changes must be made.
Wave of fear
There are worrying signs Britain is sleepwalking into a fresh Covid crisis.
Health experts are increasingly concerned as cases shot up by 142% last month, rising from 114,030 on June 1 to 275,706. Hospitalisations and deaths are also creeping up.
There are well-grounded fears the summer surge could lead to an even bigger wave when schools go back after the holidays.
Nobody wants to see a return to the restrictions we had in the past, and there is certainly no appetite for another lockdown.
But the Government is risking such an outcome with its complacent attitude.
Scrapping free tests and relaxing rules on self-isolation have made it harder to contain the virus as people continue to go to work and socialise even when they are contagious.
RU mad, Nad?
Nadine Dorries praised Rugby Union at a Rugby League World Cup event.
The Culture Secretary is one of the weakest players in the Cabinet. Time she was subbed.
