question: He said one household was costing the public purse £600,000 a year. By. Daily Mail Reporter. PUBLISHED:. 13:17 EST, 12 March 2013. |. UPDATED:. 18:45 EST, 12 March 2013. A mother gave her daughter three ecstasy tablets as a present for her 13th birthday, it emerged last night. The woman was reported to social services after handing over the Class A drugs as a special prize for becoming a teenager. It is understood the family, from Middlesbrough, are now being monitored by social workers – although the mother was not prosecuted. Tough ex-detective Ray Mallon, formerly known as RoboCop, has spoken out about problem families in Middlesbrough, where he leads the council. The  case was exposed by the town’s mayor, Ray Mallon, in a bid to highlight widespread social problems. Mr Mallon said it was just one example. of the terrible parenting he had encountered, and added that such. incidents led him to ‘despair’. Social problems blamed on bad parenting are placing a huge strain on council budgets, with many children being taken into care. One family with six children in care is costing Middlesbrough Council more than half a million pounds a year. He claimed he knew of one nother who gave her daughter three ecstasy tablets for her 13th birthday present. Mr Mallon, a former policeman who. earned  the nickname ‘Robocop’, said: ‘No one wants to take children. into care, but when we have parents whose own upbringing makes them feel. giving their children drugs is acceptable, we sometimes have little. choice.’ He said one household was costing the public purse £600,000 a year. Mr. Mallon said children should be targeted 'in the womb' to stop problems,. as he claimed that they were being let down by parents who abused. alcohol and drugs. Mr Mallon, who has been elected Middlesbrough's mayor three times, said there were 360 children in care in the town. He highlighted the case when speaking to BBC's Look North about hundreds of troubled families being supported on Teesside. He told the BBC as an ex-police officer, he often recognised the same family names getting involved in crime. He said  we should target children whilst they're in the womb 'because it's clear that you can work out by the parents which kids are likely to have problems.' The Government has set up the Troubled Families programme so authorities and their partners can help 120,000 households in England turn their lives around by 2015. The scheme will see councils receive funding if they tackle problems such as truancy, anti-social behaviour and youth crime. Mr Mallon was heralded by politicians in the late 1990s when he adopted a zero tolerance stance against crime while a detective superintendent with Cleveland Police. He was elected on an independent ticket in 2002, and will stand down in 2015. He has also said today that of the borough’s 23 wards 16 were socially deprived - one of the biggest challenges facing the town right now. He said for every 16 children taken into care it costs the council £1.2m.

answer: Children should be 'targeted in the womb to stop problems', Ray Mallon said. Former detective was speaking out about problem families in Middlesbrough. He said one household was costing the public purse £600,000 a year.


question: (CNN)Sia's new video, "Elastic Heart," features 28-year-old actor Shia LaBeouf and 12-year-old "Dance Moms" star Maddie Ziegler, both dressed in dirty, flesh-colored leotards, playfully approaching, touching and running from one another in a zoo-like cage. Internet, start your outrage. "the video definitely has got this weird pedophile vibe," wrote Irrational Action on YouTube. "this video did make me uncomfortable at PARTS ... maybe its because maddie is like 12 and shia is almost thirty and i watch dance moms too so I really see her for her age," wrote YouTube commenter Esther Jonson. "The new sia video is disgusting ! Like the song made a bit of sense then the video was like abacajavalaoavwpabsh @maddieziegler that's not u," added Suza aka suz on Twitter. Elle magazine described it as "creepy naked." Though the video is probably better viewed as interpretative dance -- as other commenters observed, it may be about Sia's relationship with her father -- the singer apologized if it was misconstrued. "I apologize to those who feel triggered by #ElasticHeart My intention was to create some emotional content, not to upset anybody," she tweeted. Others got her point. "Wish people would shut up about the supposed 'peaodophilia' in @Sia new video! It's beautiful! Dont be scared of Art," tweeted Helen Anderson. The attention hasn't hurt. On YouTube, "Elastic Heart" has received 4.3 million views in the one day since it was posted.

answer: Sia's "Elastic Heart" video features Shia LaBeouf and "Dance Moms" star Maddie Ziegler. The contrast of the two leads some to cry "pedophilia"


question: By. Mike Dawes. USA's dramatic draw with Portugal in the World Cup on Sunday was watched by 25 milion people in the United States - higher TV ratings than for this year's NBA Finals. 18.2million of those watched it on ESPN, which was a dramatic increase on the 11.1million who watched Jurgen Klinsmann's side beat Ghana 2-1 in their opening game. A further 6.5million people also watched the match on Spanish language channel Univision, meaning that a total of around 25million people tuned in the for game. Meanwhile, the 2014 NBA finals featuring LeBron James' Miami Heat side averaged an audience of just 15.5million in the States.VIDEO Scroll down to watch the USA players having a go at football tennis in training. Drama: USA players celebrate after Clint Dempsey puts them ahead against Portugal. Last-gasp: Silvrestre Varela scoring Portugal's dramatic late equaliser. It is big news for the sport in the country, which has seen a rapid growth in popularity in recent years. USA fell behind to Portugal from an early Nani goal, but equalised through Jermaine Jones before Clint Dempsey put them in front. And they seemed to be heading through to the last-16, before a last-gasp Silvestre Varela header denied them all three points. They now head into their final game against Germany knowing that a point will secure their passage to the second round.

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USA's game with Portugal draws 25million viewers in United States. Just over 11million had tuned in for their first game against Ghana. Ratings were higher than the average for 2014 NBA Finals.