27 h. ago Kids on 'cloud nine' over free school meals as they 'egg PM on' for more at No10

Schoolchildren were on 'cloud nine' as they today delivered a letter to Downing Street thanking the PM for the major expansion of free school meals - but they are fighting for more

Politics

3 d. ago Scientists criticise cut in UK funding for global vaccination group

Five-year £1.25bn pledge to Gavi is 40% cut in real terms, which experts say will cost lives in developing countriesThe UK has cut its funding to a leading global vaccination group by a quarter, a move that experts say will directly lead to the avoidable deaths of many thousands of children in developing countries.The Foreign Office billed the £1.25bn commitment over five years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) as a major boost to the group’s work as well as to the UK’s status as a developer of vaccines. A series of aid agencies praised the decision. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago We asked every Greater Manchester MP if they back the disability benefit cuts

Dozens of Labour MPs have come out against it

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3 d. ago Football coach plundered thousands raised by parents to send children on dream football tour on online roulette

Michael Grisedale, 39, had claimed he was organising a once in a lifetime opportunity for his young team to play in the Spanish competition The Barcelona Experience.

Society

4 d. ago All the Greater Manchester MPs voting against the disability benefit cuts so far

More than 100 MPs have come out against the bill

Politics

5 d. ago List of people eligible for free school meals after major rule change

Everything you need to know about recent changes made to free school meal eligibility

Politics

8 d. ago Greater Manchester to benefit from huge £900million sports cash boost

How the cash will be spent is still up in the air

Economics

9 d. ago Remove decisions on lone child asylum seekers from Home Office, report says

Call for root-and-branch reform of treatment of children, many of whom are wrongly classified as adults Decisions relating to lone child asylum seekers should be removed from Home Office officials because of fundamental problems with the way they treat this vulnerable group, a report has found.The report calls for root-and-branch reform of the treatment of thousands of children who have fled persecution in their home countries and made hazardous journeys in search of safety, often crossing the Channel in a dinghy or concealing themselves in the back of a lorry. Continue reading...

Society

9 d. ago Thousands of children still living in poverty in Renfrewshire despite fall from previous year

A total of 4,613 children were living in a relative low income household, before housing costs, in 2023/24.

Politics

1 week ago Inside the DWP benefit reforms as Labour publishes cuts to PIP and Universal Credit

The major reforms are set to include the tightening of criteria for the main disability benefit in England, Personal Independence Payment

Politics

2 w. ago Four West Lothian schools get uniform hubs to help families in need

The bank had funding from West Lothian Climate Action Network for a scheme which helps families in need and clothes thousands of children a year.

Politics

2 w. ago Free school meal plan requires key change to stop children ‘missing out’, Labour told

Experts say children may not receive the meals they are eligible for

Events

2 w. ago Free school meal changes in full from today's Spending Review

The Government has announced that every pupil whose household is on Universal Credit will get free school meals from the 2026/27 academic year

Politics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves spending review 2025 LIVE as Chancellor makes major announcements

Key projects in Greater Manchester are expected to benefit from funding

Politics

2 w. ago Progress unravelled, and millions left vulnerable: how British aid cuts threaten British health too | Sarah Champion

The UK faces a critical choice: follow the global trend of disengagement or stand firm in backing health securityRight now, aid reductions across the globe are jeopardising decades of progress against preventable diseases, leaving millions of people vulnerable. This retreat from global health threatens to unravel hard-won advances against diseases we have nearly conquered.Polio, which paralysed hundreds of thousands of children annually just 40 years ago, has been eliminated in most parts of the world. Meanwhile, there has been a resurgence of diseases such as measles and cholera in populations besieged by conflict and climate emergencies.Sarah Champion is the Labour MP for Rotherham Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Moment Jamie Oliver gets visibly emotional as he opens up about his struggles with disability in powerful speech

The British celebrity chef, 50, is fronting Jamie's Dyslexia Revolution, in which he explores the challenges and issues faced by thousands of school children.

Politics

2 w. ago At least 10 dead in Graz school shooting with major police operation underway in Austria

Police have evacuated the school and said no further danger is expected after Graz mayor Elke Kahr said ten people had died

Events

2 w. ago ‘At least nine dead in Graz school shooting’ with major police operation underway in Austria

Police have evacuated the school and said no further danger is expected

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2 w. ago Graz school shooting latest: Multiple people killed after gunman opens fire at Austrian college

Austrian police have launched a major operation after a shooting at a school in Graz

Events

2 w. ago Children's football coach caught on M4 with drug haul worth thousands

'You put your employment in jeopardy, and your family life - that's how much of a fool you have been'

Events