Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century• Poverty figures render government numbers too little and action very lateMore than one in three children and...
Read MoreRising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravansA shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is...
Read MoreWelby had faced mounting pressure to quit over his handling of John Smyth abuse scandalThe archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced that he will step down after facing mounting pressure to quit over his handling of...
Read MorePrime minister says victims of serial abuser John Smyth ‘failed very, very badly’Keir Starmer has refused to back the archbishop of Canterbury, who has faced growing demands to resign over his handling of an abuse...
Read MoreHelen-Ann Hartley says archbishop’s position is untenable as members of Church of England’s ruling body launch petitionA Church of England bishop has added her voice to growing calls for the archbishop of Canterbury...
Read MoreArchbishop of Canterbury urged to quit over failure to pursue John Smyth, who is believed to have abused about 130 boysThe archbishop of Canterbury is under growing pressure to resign over failures to pursue a sadistic abuser of...
Read MoreRachel de Souza makes strongest intervention yet as three relatives go on trial for murder of Sara Sharif, the 10-year-old who allegedly suffered two years of abuse by her fatherMinisters must ban smacking now, the...
Read MoreCharity says rise ‘hugely concerning’ and calls for change in law in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UKConcerns raised to the NSPCC helpline about children being physically punished have more than...
Read MoreBroadcaster removes image and voice from content as Welsh organisations erase disgraced presenter from websitesHuw Edwards’s image and voice are being urgently removed from hours of BBC archive footage, starting with...
Read MoreExclusive: Safeguarding minister outlines measures to protect women and girls, including plans for ‘Raneem’s law’Plans to tackle misogyny in schools could take up to 20 years to have an impact on society, the...
Read MoreBaby Elsa, left in shopping bag in Newham, has siblings discovered in similar circumstances nearby, it can now be reportedA newborn baby girl found in a park in east London earlier this year has an older brother and sister who...
Read MoreCommons education committee chair says online world poses serious dangers and parents face uphill struggleMPs have urged the next government to consider a total ban on smartphones for under 16-year-olds and a statutory ban on...
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