Children

Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
Christmas

Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’

Labour reveals national youth strategy with vow to give every young person ‘something meaningful to do’
Young people

Labour reveals national youth strategy with vow to give every young person ‘something meaningful to do’

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’
Child poverty

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: ‘Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989’

‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
Child poverty strategy

‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets
child poverty strategy

Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue
Christmas

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt creators reunite to tell new, exclusive Christmas tale for Big Issue

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Lorraine Griffin

Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it
Sam Richards

The two-child benefit cap inflicts suffering on the UK’s children. Labour must scrap it

What is child benefit and can I claim it?
Welfare system

What is child benefit and can I claim it?

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
Gaza

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
Child poverty

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?

‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
Family hubs

‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief
Grief

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Gaza

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Benefits

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Helen Pattinson

Gaza’s children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

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Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’
Homelessness

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’

First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
John Swinney

First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday
Julie Cameron

Children in deprived areas of Scotland are three times more likely to die before their first birthday

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Jack Smith

Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away