4 d. ago Surge in parents turning to baby banks as UK’s child poverty crisis laid bare

Exclusive: Celebrities, MPs and campaigners demand to know how this can be happening in this country, as they call for more support for families

Society

4 d. ago ‘People think prison is for rehabilitation. It is all lies’: could community service work better than jail?

Colombia has seen a surge in the number of female inmates – many poor, from rural areas and convicted of drug offences. Now a radical scheme could release thousands to support their familiesThe baby calls out, reaching towards a metal detector security gate. “Mama, mama,” she says. A prison officer waves her through. It’s visiting time at El Buen Pastor prison, Colombia’s largest detention centre for women. Behind the black door, half a dozen women wait anxiously. Dressed in her best clothes, the mother folds herself around the child.Inside, the prison is crumbling. Black mould creeps up the walls; broken windows have been replaced with plastic sheets. Inmates say five to six people share cells built for two. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Nigel Farage is 'sticking two fingers up to hardworking British families' by calling for the two

The Reform UK leader used a speech on Tuesday to commit his party to axing the welfare restriction, claiming it was 'the right thing to do'.

Politics

1 week ago Disgraced teacher who romped with pupil in car writes kids' book about 'bad choices'

Eppie Sprung, 39, penned a book called Here, with you, aimed at 'helping families discuss parental criminal convictions' after being struck off the register for her affair with a 17-year-old

Politics

1 week ago Families urged by hospitals 'do not call to ask about loved ones' after Liverpool parade crash

Liverpool's NHS hospitals have asked families not to call to ask about their loved ones

Events

1 week ago Families of those killed in 1994 Chinook helicopter crash call for sealed documents to be released

Bereaved families renew call for inquiry and demand access to documents that have been sealed away until 2094Families bereaved after a Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994, which remains one of the RAF’s worst peacetime losses of life, have demanded the release of documents sealed for 100 years.RAF Chinook ZD576 was carrying 25 British intelligence personnel from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to a conference at Fort George, near Inverness, Scotland, when it crashed in foggy weather on 2 June 1994. All the passengers – made up of personnel from MI5, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British army – were killed, along with the helicopter’s four crew members. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Families of 1994 Chinook crash victims call for sealed documents to be released

Bereaved families renew call for inquiry and demand access to documents that have been sealed away until 2094Families bereaved after a Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994, which remains one of the RAF’s worst peacetime losses of life, have demanded the release of documents sealed for 100 years.RAF Chinook ZD576 was carrying 25 British intelligence personnel from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to a conference at Fort George, near Inverness, Scotland, when it crashed in foggy weather on 2 June 1994. All the passengers – made up of personnel from MI5, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British army – were killed, along with the helicopter’s four crew members. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Murdered soldier Lee Rigby's mum backs Mirror campaign for monument to UK terror survivors

Lyn Rigby joined the growing band of survivors and families calling for a physical touchstone, saying: 'It is vital so people can keep on showing how much they care for the suffering of their fellow countrymen and women'

Events

2 w. ago Murdered soldier Lee Rigby's mum backs Mirror campaign for monument to UK terror victims

Lyn Rigby joined the growing band of survivors and families calling for a physical touchstone, saying: 'It is vital so people can keep on showing how much they care for the suffering of their fellow countrymen and women'

Events