Children
The UK has a fertility crisis – here’s how we solve it

The UK has a fertility crisis – here’s how we solve it
Financial worries, including the skyrocketing cost of childcare, could be behind the UK’s falling fertility rates
‘It’s sad we have come to this’: Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger

‘It’s sad we have come to this’: Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger
‘Something has to change, because mums are actually going hungry because they’re making sure their babies are eating’
Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK

Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK
The vast majority of paediatricians in the UK have seen children’s health getting worse as a result of poverty, which is connected to poor vaccination uptake and difficulties accessing healthcare appointments
How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: ‘They’re not going to beat us’
How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: ‘They’re not going to beat us’
I’m a social worker – don’t judge me for it
I’m a social worker – don’t judge me for it
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high

Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday

24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here’s how they can deliver

Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here’s how they can deliver
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays

33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’

Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’

Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it

I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it
The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits

The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives

Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Father’s Day: Why it’s time to start talking about single dads

Father’s Day: Why it’s time to start talking about single dads
This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children

New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
‘I was dying in silence’: How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families

‘I was dying in silence’: How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families
Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?
The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk

The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk
This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs

This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs
People are sharing their childhood dreams after TV’s Alice Roberts said she wanted to be a horse
