health and wellbeing
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Charities, grassroots groups and restaurants around the UK are offering free food and festive cheer for vulnerable people on Christmas Day
I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
Moflin is an artificially-intelligent pet which has erupted in popularity in Japan. It has now launched in the UK and US, but will it reach global success at a time of such scepticism over AI companionship? We asked experts for their thoughts
Labour’s child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can’t be the last word
Labour’s child poverty strategy is a real step forward, but it can’t be the last word
Scott Compton, senior policy advisor at Action for Children, says the Labour government’s child poverty strategy can only be the start of long-term plans to tackle child poverty
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me
I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me
As the world tears itself apart, music can remind us what coherence and belonging feels like
As the world tears itself apart, music can remind us what coherence and belonging feels like
From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes
From family time to robot dogs: Children share hilarious and heartbreaking Christmas wishes
Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers
Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers
Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas
Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
Comedian Suzi Ruffell: ‘Laughter is a wonderful thing. It helps us see each other’s humanity’
Minister pressed on universal credit and child poverty targets as Labour reveals youth strategy
Minister pressed on universal credit and child poverty targets as Labour reveals youth strategy
Labour reveals national youth strategy with vow to give every young person ‘something meaningful to do’
Labour reveals national youth strategy with vow to give every young person ‘something meaningful to do’
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
‘I’m praying’: From hope to fear, here’s how parents feel about the new child poverty strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets
Labour’s child poverty strategy under fire over ‘deeply concerning’ lack of legal targets
Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days
Warning as new synthetic opioid 200 times stronger than heroin kills three users in days
GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’
Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’
Parents helped with cost of baby formula as first details of child poverty strategy revealed
Parents helped with cost of baby formula as first details of child poverty strategy revealed
Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
What lessons do Sadiq Khan’s free school meals have for Labour as two-child benefit cap ends?
‘Benefits Street’ is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK
‘Benefits Street’ is a devastatingly low blow for children living in poverty in the UK
West End star Ben Forster: ‘I broke my back on stage – and that wasn’t even the hardest part’
