8 h. ago More than a quarter of domestic abuse services turning children away due to funding shortages

Report from the domestic abuse commissioner warns severe funding shortages are putting victims at further risk

Events

10 h. ago Edinburgh students raise funds for Myanmar earthquake children

One month since the earthquake that killed thousands, students at Edinburgh Napier University have launched an appeal to raise money to families and children still at huge risk of hunger, illness, and floods as they live outdoors in Myanmar monsoon season.

Society

62 h. ago Law firm supports disadvantaged children and young people with 2025 fundraising challenge

Staff at law firm Aberdein Considine from Peterhead to Manchester will be swapping their suits for active wear as they take on a series of fundraising challenges in aid of the firm’s 2025 charity partners, Cash for Kids and the Russell Anderson Foundation (RAF).

Society

3 d. ago Leading children’s charity announces funding support of £40,000 to schools across West Lothian

This initiative will enable 20 local schools to provide enriching experiences, resources and well-being projects designed to improve the lives of children who need it most.

Economics

8 d. ago Children’s hospices across Scotland and RBS set £100,000 fundraising challenge

One of Scotland's most important children's charities is launching a fundraising drive with colleagues from Royal Bank of Scotland.

Economics

1 week ago Aldi Scotland's famous Supermarket Sweep challenge is coming to East Kilbride

It will also let someone raise funds for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).

Politics

2 w. ago White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding

Economics

2 w. ago Kilmarnock man taking on London Marathon to raise funds to help feed hungry children

Graeme Quinn will run the 26.2 mile route across the capital this month to fundraise for Mary’s Meals.

Politics

2 w. ago David Beckham marks 50th birthday with pledge to help vulnerable children

David Beckham has announced he will celebrate his 50th birthday by launching a new fundraiser for vulnerable children.

Politics

2 w. ago Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, aid official says

An aid agency official says Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts

Politics

2 w. ago David Beckham makes huge announcement in celebration of his milestone 50th birthday

David Beckham launched a new fundraising appeal for UNICEF's work to support vulnerable children on Tuesday - in the lead up to his 50th birthday. 

Politics

2 w. ago Thousands of children have been raped and sexually abused in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in the conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course of two months, the U.N. children’s agency said Friday, warning that existing funding gaps meant that hundreds of thousands were deprived of protection

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2 w. ago Has Mickey Rourke just saved himself from eviction? Controversial CBB star bookies' favourite to stay after opening up about childhood abuse

Earlier this week, the 72-year-old actor had faced calls to be axed after becoming embroiled in a homophobia war with lesbian housemate JoJo Siwa , 21.

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3 w. ago Social media firms profiting from surge in sextortion cases, experts warn

Exclusive: Companies ‘playing a role in the sexual exploitation and abuse that occurs on their services’, UK-based experts warn

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4 w. ago US health secretary and agency sued by 23 states and DC over $11bn funding cut

Lawsuit alleges department’s ending of wide array of grants is ‘unlawful’ and poses ‘serious harm to public health’Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia are suing the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, alleging the abrupt terminations of $11bn in public health funding were “harmful” and “unlawful”.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Rhode Island, says that in March 2025, HHS unexpectedly ended a wide array of grants supporting immunizations, infectious disease tracking, mental health and substance abuse services. The federal government justified the cuts by claiming that the funds were “no longer necessary” because their “limited purpose” had ended along with the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading...

Society

4 w. ago Child porn streaming service KidFlix used by nearly two million paedophiles to watch boys and girls suffer horrific abuse is smashed by police

Authorities in 38 different countries, including the UK, carried out 'one of the biggest blows against child pornography in recent years, if not ever'.

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last month How to fund your children through university: From student loans to how much you REALLY need to save

Do you dream of one day sending your child off to university, but shudder at the thought of them leaving tens of thousands of pounds in debt just as they start out in life?

Society