People aged 21-34 who will spend holiday on their own this year up ninefold compared with 1969, study findsThe number of young people spending Christmas Day alone has increased ninefold, according to UK research that compared...
Read MoreObserver investigation into London school has sparked an inquiry into allegations that teachers harmed mental wellbeing of childrenA school in one of England’s leading academy trusts is to face an independent safeguarding...
Read MoreLush and Gymshark among chains using apps promoted by TikTok influencers to take on gig economy assistants lacking basic protections, say unionsUnions have accused high-street retailers of drafting in young gig economy store...
Read MoreGovernment says allegations ‘deeply distressing’ as dossier of allegations grows in wake of Observer investigation into Mossbourne schoolsThe government has expressed alarm at “deeply distressing”...
Read MoreTougher guidance in England and Wales will also prevent convicted stalkers from contacting victims while in prisonUK politics live – latest updatesVictims of stalking will be given the right to know the identity of the...
Read MorePeter Wanless of the NSPCC calls for more preventive action on child poverty, a ban on ‘morally repugnant’ smacking and favours guardrails online rather than bansThe boss of the UK’s leading children’s...
Read MoreMossbourne academy accused of bullying and damaging children’s mental health as local authority asked to step inParents have accused an academy school in east London of causing serious harm to children’s mental...
Read MorePeter Kyle meets group of teenagers at NSPCC HQ who say imposing ban would reduce their social connectionsA social media ban for under-16s is “not on the cards at the moment”, a minister has said, as teenagers urged...
Read MoreKeith Rollinson died in February after being attacked by a drunk 15-year-old he had refused to let on his busAfter the bus driver Keith Rollinson died at Elgin bus station after a violent assault by a teenage passenger, friends...
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 MoreGreen party says PM’s target of 81% emissions cut at Cop climate summit is welcome but not enoughLeadbeater introduces the next speaker, Nat Dye, who has terminal cancer. She says she thinks his views are the most...
Read MoreGambling Commission figures show shock rise to 85,000 in number of young people deemed to have addictionThe proportion of young people in Great Britain with a gambling problem has more than doubled, according to...
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