19 h. ago London's shame: More than 100,000 children will be homeless in capital this Christmas

London Councils estimates there is at least one homeless child in every classroom across the city

Society

62 h. ago Parents outsmarted by their children when it comes to animal knowledge, study reveals

CHILDREN know more about the animal kingdom than their parents, according to research. A poll of 1,000 parents and their children, found 77 per cent of grown-ups admit they have been posed an animal question from their child they didn’t know the answer to. With pets, dinosaurs, and mammals among the areas children are particularly...

Society

3 d. ago How the Scottish child payment has made a real difference – and not discouraged parents from working

More than 70,000 Scottish children who would otherwise live in food insecurity or material deprivation do not – because of the Scottish Child Payment

Society

4 d. ago Are vegan children healthy? Experts reveal this is what happens when you raise your kids on a plant

A new study - the largest of its kind - looked at the health differences in 48,000 children and adolescents who were vegan, vegetarian or ate meat

Society

5 d. ago Experts say this is what happens when you raise your kids on a plant

A new study - the largest of its kind - looked at the health differences in 48,000 children and adolescents who were vegan, vegetarian or ate meat

Politics

7 d. ago Alistair Petrie urges public to ‘protect young people from harm’ as he backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Alistair Petrie has given his backing to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

Politics

8 d. ago More than 9,000 children in Gaza hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October, UN says

Aid agencies say Israel is still restricting their aid shipments despite ceasefire announced two months agoMalnutrition continues to take a toll among Gaza’s young despite a ceasefire declared two months ago, with more than 9,000 children hospitalised for acute malnutrition in October alone, according to the latest UN figures.While the immediate threat of famine has receded for most of the 2.2 million Palestinians in Gaza after the ceasefire announcement on 10 October, the UN and other aid agencies report continuing Israeli restrictions on their humanitarian aid shipments, which they say fall well below the needs of a population weakened and traumatised by two years of war, homelessness and living in flimsy shelters. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Renton pensioner brands service cuts "hellish experience" amid care fears

The 71-year-old was left paralysed after a fall on holiday and is now reliant on nightly visits from a care team to manage his condition, alongside carers four times a day - but this is now under threat.

Economics

8 d. ago Head of the national NHS review into maternity services in England says 'nothing prepared her for the scale of unacceptable care'

Leading the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation (NMNI), Baroness Valerie Amos found changes to services have been 'too slow', despite being necessary and urgent.

Politics

9 d. ago Frail woman, 94, died after 'disappearing off the face' of council care services

A coroner is hearing details surrounding Lillian Walsh's death - her son was convicted of neglect in his care of her

Events

9 d. ago Common cold virus may dramatically raise risk of potentially deadly heart issues, alarming study finds

Spread by coughs and sneezes, it already hospitalises around 30,000 children and 18,000 adults in the UK every year, due to serious breathing complications.

Events

9 d. ago Amanda Redman supports The Independent’s SafeCall campaign: ‘A lifeline for missing children’

Amanda Redman has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

Events

1 week ago Starmer sets out plans to cut child poverty by 550,000 during visit to Wales

The prime minister has launched a child poverty strategy with the UK government aiming to lift 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030

Politics

1 week ago Labour announces plans to lift 550,000 children out of poverty – UK politics live

Starmer hails child poverty strategy as a ‘moral mission’ which will include measures to help with childcare and getting families out of temporary housingThere’s a lot of reaction coming in on the plan – some believe the new elements aren’t ambitious enough and it’s just a consolidation of previously announced measures. But here is the full strategy from Keir Starmer’s government, 16 months in, to tackle and reduce the rate of child poverty in the UK.There are around 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK currently – a historic high. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago UK schools could be forced to close as 800,000 less children forecast in next decade

A new study says predicted that a fall in the number of children in England over the next decade would be the most dramatic since the 1980s and could prompt school closures and teacher job losses

Politics

1 week ago Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

Events

1 week ago Care worker rapped for sharing pictures of vulnerable service users on Snapchat

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) deemed Laynajade Wolschke’s fitness to practise “impaired.”

Politics

1 week ago 200,000 children under the age of five to die this year because of foreign aid cuts

Report from Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century

Events

1 week ago 200,000 children under the age of 5 to die this year because of foreign aid cuts

Report from Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-5s will increase for the first time this century

Events

2 w. ago The most recent health and care services in Greater Manchester inspected by watchdogs

One inspection was prompted by 'concerns about the quality of care', while another service was praised for major improvements

Politics