Rob Pike was 17 when he and three of his closest friends were in a car that smashed into a tree and split in half. He explains how he coped with the devastationAfter the car stopped rolling and came to rest on its side, Rob Pike...
Read MoreChild was sent to live in 11 different Airbnbs or hotels and two ‘barren and inhospitable’ houses, as companies profitedCouncils pay more than £125m a year placing vulnerable children in illegal care homes in EnglandPrincess had...
Read MoreSocial media, mental health problems, the pandemic and financial instability all contribute to the phenomenonOn Tess Lavanda’s YouTube channel there is one video with substantially more views than the rest: it is titled “I don’t...
Read MoreMore than two dozen teenagers stuck in the Spanish territory of Ceuta shared their reasons for joining the treacherous mass crossing in JulyFor Fatin, one of the teenage girls now living in limbo in a makeshift camp in the...
Read MoreKremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and says UK and France bear ‘direct responsibility’ for Ukrainian strikes on Russia Speaking on the media round this morning, the work and pensions secretary, Pat...
Read MoreWork and pensions secretary says jobs guarantee scheme is restoring confidence as ONS reports that number of young people not in work or training has fallen below a millionHello, and welcome to our UK politics blog. It’s all...
Read MorePrime minister spoke to press while on visit to a Sainsbury’s supermarket in London this morningOver 40,000 more people died on the hottest days in England between 1988 and 2025 than would be expected, according to data...
Read MorePrime minister to speak to press this morning while on visit to Sainsbury’s supermarket Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy sectary, said the government will explore “what more we can do” to help those struggling with high bills, via...
Read MoreMichael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He doesn’t seem to care that it did more harm than good GCSE results day was marked with the usual front pages filled with pictures of beaming students....
Read MoreMore than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rulesMore than 40 of the UK’s leading charities have warned ministers against imposing tougher benefit sanctions or...
Read MoreBrexit didn’t create all the problems young people now face, but renewing close ties with Europe will give us so many opportunitiesI was 14 when the UK voted to leave the EU. Too young to vote, but not too young to understand...
Read MoreExclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on quest to learnPrimary schools in England should be required to...
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