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Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers
Sam Delaney

Why I’m proud of myself for not buying a pair of corduroy trousers

Sometimes, little victories are something to be proud of

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 
Fitness

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 

From scavenger hunts to dancing to Christmas classics, here’s how to keep kids moving over the festive season

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’

Comedian Suzi Ruffell is joining 430 volunteers to help charity Spread a Smile pack festive hampers full of gifts for seriously ill children and their siblings

Minister pressed on universal credit and child poverty targets as Labour reveals youth strategy
Young people

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’
Young people

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

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Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back
Lynn Perry

Every child deserves the chance to dream, learn and play – without poverty holding them back

Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD ‘over-diagnosis’
Opinion

Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD ‘over-diagnosis’

‘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

Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Child poverty

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
child poverty strategy

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
Drug deaths

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
Homelessness

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’
Child poverty

Half a million kids to be lifted out of poverty with Labour’s new strategy: ‘This is a moral mission’

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further
Thea Jaffe

Scrapping the two-child limit was just the start. The child poverty strategy has to go further

I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely
John Bird

I love to paint, but it can’t cut me off from the world entirely

What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Child poverty

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?
Child poverty

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
Joseph Howes

‘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’
Theatre

West End star Ben Forster: ‘I broke my back on stage – and that wasn’t even the hardest part’

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: ‘I can’t imagine not having a dog’
Dogs

The Wanted star Nathan Sykes shares how dogs give him purpose: ‘I can’t imagine not having a dog’

Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’
Letter To My Younger Self

Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: ‘It’s essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble’

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There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too
Briony Hudson

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act
Film

A dementia diagnosis is not a final curtain. It can even be an opening act

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