23 h. ago Mum may be forced to cancel Christmas over cost of school uniforms

A mum of four has been left sick with worry after her children's school uniform ended up costing more than half of her monthly Universal Credit payment

Politics

48 h. ago 'The cost of school uniforms has left me sick with worry and my bank account bone dry'

Karyssa Bates thinks school uniforms should be abolished all together because of the expense

Economics

68 h. ago Mum killed in own home had 'multiple sharp force injuries including cut throat'

Lisa Fraser was found dead at her home in Pembroke Dock in May 2022 with a cut throat. The man who claimed to have killed her was found hanged in prison days later

Events

3 d. ago Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

A survey by Child Poverty Action Group found 23% of secondary school pupils on free school meals said cost concerns have affected subject choices.

Events

7 d. ago Mum forced husband and son, 4, to drown themselves to 'prove their worthiness'

The woman, a member of an Amish church, reportedly believed God was speaking directly to her and demanded the pair 'prove their worthiness' by jumping into a lake and completing a series of 'tests'

Events

1 week ago Furious TUI holidaymakers 'abandoned' at airport with kids sleeping on floor

Mum Rio, 41, her husband, and their twin daughters, 11, were forced to sleep on the floor at Larnaca airport in Cyprus after a string of delays stopped them catching their TUI flight home

Politics

2 w. ago New school uniform rules with parents set to save money from September

The Labour Party government has called for a cut in the cost of branded school uniforms for kids in England, with parents set to benefit ahead of a significant change

Politics

2 w. ago 1 in 4 of parents sacrifice food or heating to afford children’s school uniform

Almost half of parents are worried about the cost of buying uniform for the start of the school year

Society

3 w. ago 'I was left £700k from grandparents but refuse to give anything to my mum'

A teenager has been left a huge inheritance by her grandparents - but her mum and stepdad have been trying to force her into handing over some cash to help them out

Economics

3 w. ago School uniform grants: Councils offering up to £200 free cash help before start of academic year

The level of help you may receive greatly depends on where you live

Economics

3 w. ago Mum on £3,500 holiday forced to get up early to tackle 'unfair' sunbed war

Lianne Smith, 39, spent a week in Cala'n Bosch with her husband, two children, parents and her brother.

Economics

3 w. ago 'I heard my Mum murdered on Ring doorbell and could do nothing to help'

Vulnerable gran Catherine Flynn died after drug-addled Dean Mears broke into her home late at night and rained blows down on the frail woman. Her daughter, who is speaking for the first time since the court case, was forced to listen in horror over her mum's Ring doorbell

Events

4 w. ago Mum and son forced into hotel living on Pot Noodles after losing home

Paul Maddocks, 43, and his 73-year-old mum Susan Weatherman were made homeless in July and have been living in a Travelodge since.

Society