Death Star
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| Star Wars Databank | Star Wars Databank |
|---|---|
| Appearances | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | |
| Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith | |
| Affiliations | Galactic Empire |
| Death Star Troopers | |
| Weapons | Death Star Superlaser |
| Creatures | Dianoga |
| Power | Able to destroy a planet with one shot of the superlaser |
| Last appearance | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2965313 |
About Death Star
The Death Star was the Empire's ultimate weapon: a moon-sized space station with the ability to destroy an entire planet. But the Emperor and Imperial officers like Grand Moff Tarkin underestimated the tenacity of the Rebel Alliance, who refused to bow to this technological terror…
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Star and Arthur: MPs' 'extreme' concern at councils over child deaths
A group of MPs remains " extremely concerned" about council failings in areas where Two Children were murdered.
The Education Select Committee wrote to education secretary Kit Malthouse raising concerns following the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes in Solihull and Star Hobson in Bradford in 2020.
Both local councils were criticised after Star and Arthur were killed and the MPs expressed doubts about their ability to improve children's services.
Their letter demanded " accountability".
" The deaths of Arthur and Star were harrowing, " said Robert Halfon , Conservative chair of The Committee .
" Both Bradford and Solihull Councils' children's services were in dire need of improvements even before the lockdowns. Action was not taken, and Two Children lost their lives. "
Six-year-old Arthur was, who poisoned, starved and beat him during lockdown. Arthur's father, Thomas Hughes , was also Found culpable for his Death .
Star was 16 months old when she was murdered by her mother's girlfriend, Savannah Brockhill, in September 2020. Her mother of causing or allowing her Death .
Found families' concerns about The Children were disregarded and not taken seriously enough.
In June, to reform their children's services.
The Committee 's letter to Mr Malthouse now questions whether Solihull Council's chief executive Nick Page and Bradford Council's chief executive Kersten England are " best placed to continue to lead and oversee The State of children's services in both authorities".
Both Mr Page and Ms England have previously spoken about considering their positions but said they felt a responsibility to oversee improvements.
The Letter called on ministers to ensure commitments from The Council bosses were followed through.
" The new education secretary must prioritise the vulnerable children currently being failed by these authorities and take The Steps to ensure targets for improvement are being met, and fast, " Mr Halfon said.
" There must be accountability, and it is essential that the leaders responsible for The Most at-risk children in our society are up to The Job . "
A Department For Education (DfE) spokesperson said it had " already intervened extensively" at the councils to " address weaknesses".
" We cannot be complacent when It Comes to protecting vulnerable children and will not hesitate to take additional steps to drive swift improvement, " it continued.
" We Are working on a bold plan for wide scale reform in children's social care which we will publish later this year. "
Bradford Council said it was " working well" with the DfE and making " good progress".
" As a council We Are clear about the actions we need to take to improve services and make sure that children in our district are safe, " The Authority said.
" We Are implementing these at pace. "
Source of news: bbc.com
