11 h. ago UK mothers lose average £65,000 in pay after having first child

Monthly earnings drop by 42% over five years following first birth, ONS finds

Economics

14 h. ago Young people on disability benefits to get an extra £255 payment next week

Child Winter Heating Payments will be issued automatically to almost 45,000 young disabled people in Scotland.

Economics

38 h. ago UK Government urged to release £2,242 Child Trust Fund automatically to young people

More than 750,000 Child Trust Funds worth around £2,242 are sitting in accounts unclaimed.

Economics

39 h. ago HMRC urges 758,000 adults to check if they have unclaimed child trust fund worth thousands

More than half a million young adults could be missing out on funds worth thousands

Politics

41 h. ago In my 30s and 40s I convinced myself that I needed children. I spent thousands on IVF... but now I realise the truth. This is why I'm so glad I'm child

Every week I make a point of checking in with my friend Lucy. She has been going through a difficult time over the past couple of years, ever since her son - her only child - cut her out of his life.

Politics

48 h. ago I spent years desperate to have a baby and £30,000 on IVF, but here's the surprising reason I'm so glad to be child

Every week I make a point of checking in with my friend Lucy. She has been going through a difficult time over the past couple of years, ever since her son - her only child - cut her out of his life.

Economics

4 d. ago Horror as bodies of mother and child are found inside a $1,000

The sprawling gated property, which can be rented for $1,000 a night, was declared a crime scene as a major police investigation was launched.

Events

1 week ago Manchester United cult hero who won 2008 Champions League faces prison time for failing to pay £142,000 child maintenance after fathering NINE children

Reports claim he will be allowed out to study or do community work during the day, but have to return to his lock-up at night, under a more lax 'semi-open regime' only if there is prison overcrowding.

Sport