3 h. ago Tourists 'paid £70,000 to shoot people in human safari hunting trip' during war

Shocking case in Italian courts claims rich foreigners took weekend trips to Bosnia to kill innocent civilians and children during the conflict, which saw more than 11,000 killed by snipers and shelling between 1992 and 1996

Events

14 h. ago Sara Cox overcome with emotion as her gruelling Children in Need challenge raises £439,000 in a day

The broadcaster hailed BBC Radio 2 listeners for their support

Economics

22 h. ago Primary school children in Wales are vaping, new study shows

More than 50,000 children aged seven to 11 from every council area in Wales took part in the research. One in 10 reported clinically significant behavioural difficulties, half own a smartphone and seven in 10 have trouble sleeping.

Culture

30 h. ago Parents 'worried about mess' avoid cooking with their kids, survey shows

A survey of 1,000 parents of children aged between six and 16, found that half of them wished they could cook more frequently with their children

Society

55 h. ago How you can help reunite missing children with their families: The Independent Editor

Every year, more than 70,000 children in the UK are reported missing. The misery that follows – for the child, for the family, for the community – is often hidden. Too many of these young people have nowhere to turn when they need help most.

Society

65 h. ago The Independent is helping missing children get to safety – here’s how you can help

Editorial: Backed by Sir Stephen Fry, who himself disappeared 30 years ago, The Independent’s Christmas appeal aims to raise £165,000 to help the 70,000 children and teenagers who go missing in the UK each year to find a way back to safety

Events

65 h. ago How to get help when a child goes missing – and when to call 999

More than 70,000 children were reported missing last year, and the majority went missing more than once. The Independent has partnered with the Missing People charity to provide a free service which will help bring young people to a place of safety

Events

6 d. ago London classrooms empty twice as fast as the rest of England as school places collapse

The number of children in London primary schools plummeted by 34,000 in one year, according to think tank research

Politics

7 d. ago Tower Hamlets retailers fined over £13,000 for selling alcohol and dangerous chemicals to children

The businesses were fined for their ‘deeply irresponsible’ actions

Economics

1 week ago Survivors flee Sudan's 'apocalyptic' city where children have been slaughtered in front of their parents and 2,000 civilians executed in brutal civil war

Fresh satellite images suggest mass killings are likely ongoing, five days after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized El-Fasher.

Events

2 w. ago Top 10 causes of family ‘carguments’ revealed including snacks and where to sit

A poll of 2,000 drivers with children under 17 found 69 per cent have argued with their kids while travelling by car, with causes ranging from what music to listen to, to having the windows up or down

Politics

2 w. ago More than 2,000 civilians, mainly women and children, are executed in 48 hours as Sudanese city is captured by paramilitary group

The western Sudanese city of El-Fasher fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after more than 18 months of brutal siege warfare.

Events

2 w. ago Thousands of families will be torn apart by Labour’s asylum crackdown

Exclusive: More than 6,000 children will be unable to reunite with their loved ones after government paused major route for refugees to come to Britain

Events

2 w. ago Thousands of families hit by pause of lifeline refugee visa route as scale of crackdown revealed

Exclusive: More than 6,000 children will be hit by shutdown after Labour said route was being manipulated by people-smuggling gangs

Events

2 w. ago Residents 'ripped off' as they pay £2,370 for children's play area that's 'just a log'

Residents in Swanscombe, Kent, have been paying more than £2,000 towards the maintenance of a children's play area

Economics

2 w. ago Furious residents forced to pay £2,000 maintaining children's play area that is just a single log

Homeowners in Cresswell Road in Swanscombe, Kent, have been paying property management company FirstPort to maintain play equipment that they say doesn't exist.

Economics

3 w. ago Covid Inquiry reveals ‘forgotten’ children left disabled by Long Covid

Long Covid Kids supports 7,000 children whose parents say they have been 'gas lit' by NHS, schools and social services, as the inquiry uncovered pandemic-era advice against diagnosing the condition

Politics

3 w. ago More than 5,000 Greater Manchester children could benefit from bus pass Andy Burnham 'carefully looking at'

The mayor said he would 'carefully' examine the proposal from the M.E.N., supported by MPs and charities

Events

3 w. ago Four million people forced into debt to pay for heating and food, new report finds

Around 860,000 children are living in households who can’t afford the essentials

Economics

3 w. ago Cuts to world’s biggest malaria fund risk a million more deaths – including 750,000 children

The Global Fund pays for more than half of the world’s malaria treatment and prevention

Events