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The Cass Review on gender care for children in England has made 32 recommendations, highlighting weak evidence for treatment. Puberty blockers are no longer prescribed on the NHS, and schools have been given guidance on supporting children questioning their gender. Assaulting a shop worker will become a new offence, with up to six months in prison or an unlimited fine for offenders. Five Bulgarian nationals have been convicted of scamming over £50 million from the benefit system. A fire in Hong Kong has resulted in five deaths and 27 injuries. Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, and Emma Thompson will return for a fourth Bridget Jones film called "Mad About The Boy." With the latest, I'm Kyle Fraser. Ministers insist there will be a fundamental change of direction as a result of a major report on gender care for children in England. The Cass Review has made 32 recommendations, having found remarkably weak evidence supporting treatment. Laura Farris is the Minister for Victims and Safeguarding, and she says the government's already started to implement some of the paediatrician's previous recommendations. Puberty blockers are no longer prescribed to children on the NHS. We've published schools guidance, guidance for all schools dealing with children who are questioning their gender, which was heavily informed by her interim review. So yes, it's anticipated we'll be looking at that very, very carefully. Assaulting a shop worker is to become a new offence in a government U-turn following a long-running campaign. Those found guilty face up to six months behind bars or an unlimited fine. Figures from the British Retail Consortium show violence and abuse against staff had increased 50% in just a year. Its chairwoman, Helen Dickinson, told MPs in December about her concerns. It is an increasingly worrying trend that has the financial impact on businesses, which we're all paying for in terms of inflation, and most significantly on the people who work in retail. Five Bulgarian nationals from an organised crime gang have been convicted of scamming more than £50 million from the benefit system. The gang made thousands of false claims for universal credit using either real people or hijacked identities. Five people have been killed and another 27 are injured in a fire in Hong Kong's Jordan neighbourhood. Local media is reporting it started in a gym on the first floor of a mostly residential building. And in showbiz, Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson will reprise their roles in a fourth instalment of Bridget Jones. It's going to be called Mad About The Boy, with 12-years-a-slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and one-day actor Leo Woodall joining the cast. Author Helen Fielding previously revealed she wrote Bridget's love interest Mark Darcy out of the third book because she didn't want the character to become smug and married. There's more news online at gado.co.uk