10 h. ago Outrage over £120 school fines for lateness ‘start supporting families!'

The school has decided it will start issuing fixed penalty notices if a child is persistently late for school

Economics

47 h. ago Westwood Golf Club coins in £55k for Children's Hospices Across Scotland

Westwood Golf Club is proud to support the incredible work CHAS does for children and families across Scotland.

Society

3 d. ago Terror survivors' powerful message after Manchester synagogue attack

Members of Survivors Against Terror have penned a thought-provoking open letter calling for support for grief-stricken families in the wake of Thursday's synagogue attack

Events

3 d. ago ANNA TURLEY: 'Nigel Farage’s policies represent a serious threat to Britain’s future'

The Tories ducked the big decisions and Labour is now acting to support families and put more money in people's pockets, the Labour Party Chair Anna Turley writes

Events

5 d. ago New £1.1m service launched to support cancer patients and their families in Ayrshire and Arran

The Improving Cancer Journey service offers emotional, practical and wellbeing support for every person affected by cancer, including families and carers.

Science

6 d. ago ‘It’s a collective validation’: the group helping Black families cope after baby loss

The founders of Ebony Bonds on poor maternal health outcomes for Black women and how their space confronts the honest reality of dealing with bereavement after the loss of a baby• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhen I first started chatting with Gina and Rachel, the founders of Ebony Bonds, I was braced for a painful conversation. Ebony Bonds, founded last year, supports Black families in the UK through bereavement after baby loss. What unfolded was a conversation that was mostly about how to show your love.Rachel Burrell and Gina Reeves were inspired to found Ebony Bonds after experiencing the loss of their babies to stillbirth, and feeling unsupported and not listened to at hospitals and by other care providers. Unable to find the specific, tailored resources for support within conventional charities, the duo began with what they thought would be a small gathering. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago The Guardian view on catastrophe in Darfur: The world has looked away, but Sudan’s civilians can’t wait any longer | Editorial

A brutal war has been fuelled by outside powers. Diplomatic efforts must be intensifiedWhen the history of the 21st century is written, the name of El Fasher will surely appear on its bleakest pages. The besiegement of the city by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has lasted more than 500 days. Families are surviving on animal feed. An estimated 260,000 civilians face a terrifying choice: to stay and die of starvation or in an airstrike – or attempt to flee and face rape, robbery and death.El Fasher is the last major city in Darfur still defended by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) – and allied fighters – in the bloody and unrelenting struggle with the RSF, which has lasted almost two and a half years. Yet a conflict that has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis has remained largely ignored as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza have consumed international attention. In the runup to the UN general assembly in New York last week, the US finally appeared to be ma...

Politics

8 d. ago Vicky Pattison tells former Strictly star 'love you so much' in gushing personal update

Vicky was supported by a very familiar face as she took to the Strictly dancefloor for the first time

Politics

1 week ago Stirling to host Scotland's Recovery Walk this weekend for those impacted by drug and alcohol abuse

The free national event is dedicated to challenging stigma, celebrating recovery, and making recovery visible by supporting individuals, families, and communities

Events

2 w. ago William and Kate visit Southport schools to show support for families of knife attack victims

The couple also met in private with the parents of seven-year-old victim Elsie Dot Stancombe

Events

2 w. ago William and Kate show support for families of Southport victims on school visits

They praised the ‘remarkable legacies’ of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine.

Politics

2 w. ago Kate and William's support for Southport: Royals visit schools of tragic stabbing victims and wear friendship bracelets gifted by grieving mother in 'emotional' private meeting

The Prince and Princess of Wales have sat down for an emotional conversation with the parents of two of the girls brutally murdered in the Southport attack.

Events

2 w. ago William and Kate make emotional visit to school in Southport and meet family of stabbing victim

Prince William and Kate Middleton visited a school where one of the children murdered in the Southport attack was a pupil. The royal couple are carrying out the visit to Southport to show their ongoing support for families and the community after last summer’s fatal knife attack

Politics

2 w. ago Kate and William's support for Southport: Prince and Princess of Wales visit primary school of tragic stabbing victim

It is the future king and queen's second visit to Southport, which has showed immense bravery and solitary in the face of unmitigated evil, and forms part of their ongoing support.

Politics

2 w. ago Kate stuns in pink and grey as she joins William to visit primary school in Southport to meet family and teachers of tragic stabbing victim

It is the future king and queen's second visit to Southport, which has showed immense bravery and solitary in the face of unmitigated evil, and forms part of their ongoing support.

Events

2 w. ago Kate joins Prince William as they make emotional return to Southport to show 'their ongoing support' for the families following horrific attack

It is the future king and queen's second visit to Southport, which has showed immense bravery and solitary in the face of unmitigated evil, and forms part of their ongoing support.

Politics

2 w. ago William and Kate visit Southport to show support for knife attack victims

The royals are visiting to show support to the families and community hit by last summer’s knife attack

Events

2 w. ago Claims that army veteran accused of Bloody Sunday killings opened fire are 'unreliable, flawed and inconsistent', murder trial hears

Soldier F is sitting behind a curtain during the non-jury trial, while relatives of the Wray and McKinney families and supporters watch on from the public gallery.

Events

2 w. ago Breast cancer survivor wanted to take her own life until one meeting changed everything

A new survey of over 700 small charities has found nearly half face closure within a year. We visit three charities supporting Britain's poorest families – all now facing their own cash crisis

Events

3 w. ago Contrasting viewpoints outside court ahead of Soldier F trial

Bloody Sunday families and scores of supporters attended as well as those protesting at the prosecution of a military veteran.

Events