800,000 Children Denied Free School Meals in Poverty Gap
New research reveals nearly one million children could lose access to free school meals as temporary pandemic funding expires, creating a devastating hunger gap across Britain.
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Pope Leo brokers historic global hunger agreement
In an unprecedented gathering at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV brokers a groundbreaking international agreement where world leaders commit to concrete action against food insecurity, marking a turning point in the fight against hunger.
WFP: Global hunger crisis escalates amid funding shortages
The UN's World Food Programme warns of catastrophic funding shortages affecting millions in conflict zones including Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Haiti, forcing drastic ration cuts amid rising global hunger.
Brazil's Political Choice: How Hunger Became Policy
An investigative look at how Brazil's devastating hunger crisis isn't an accident of nature, but a direct consequence of political decisions that reversed years of progress.
Girl's constant hunger battle with rare genetic condition
Two-year-old Ivy's constant hunger battles a rare genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome, leaving her parents in a 24/7 vigil against life-threatening complications.
Texas sisters charged with child abuse after disturbing discovery
Two Texas sisters have been charged with serious child abuse offences after police discovered three young children living in squalid conditions with injuries and signs of severe neglect.
55,000 Gaza Children Acutely Malnourished: Lancet Study
Shocking new research from The Lancet medical journal exposes devastating scale of child malnutrition in Gaza, with over 54,500 children suffering acute hunger amid ongoing conflict.
NSW Police: 19 arrested in child abuse network bust
A major police operation across New South Wales has resulted in 19 arrests for child abuse material offences, with victims including infants among the 14 children rescued from harm.
Mystery as 3-year-old boy found alone on Birmingham street
West Midlands Police appeal for information after toddler discovered alone on city street overnight, with authorities growing increasingly concerned for his welfare and searching for his guardians.
Stepmother jailed for stepson's captivity in house of horrors
A stepmother's reign of terror exposed as she's convicted for holding her stepson captive in squalid conditions while his father faces separate charges in a shocking case of child cruelty.
Nauru refugees hungry despite $15M per person spending
Shocking new reports reveal refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru are going hungry despite Australian government spending reaching £8 million per person annually. Exclusive investigation uncovers the human cost of offshore processing.
Kenya's flood crisis fuels hunger emergency
Devastating floods in Kenya have destroyed vital crops and farmland, pushing millions deeper into hunger crisis while climate change intensifies extreme weather patterns across East Africa.
Two-Child Benefit Cap: What You Need to Know
The UK's two-child benefit limit explained: How this policy affects family finances and why campaigners demand its abolition as child poverty rises.
Grandmother Sues Social Workers Over Noah Cuatro's Death
The heartbroken grandmother of Noah Cuatro, the four-year-old boy tortured to death despite multiple warnings to authorities, is taking legal action against social workers she claims ignored clear signs of abuse in a case that has shocked America.
Hunger Games storms London stage in world premiere
Suzanne Collins' brutal dystopian saga makes its explosive world premiere in London's Canary Wharf, bringing the fight for survival to the stage with groundbreaking production design.
ICE detainees hunger strike over Texas jail conditions
Immigration detainees in a Texas jail launch hunger strike over severe overcrowding and inadequate medical care, with some held for over a year without resolution.
Trump's SNAP cuts spark UK food bank crisis
As Trump administration slashes food stamp funding, British food banks report alarming surge in demand from vulnerable families facing hunger crisis.
British Activist Pardoned After 6 Years in Egyptian Prison
After six years imprisoned in brutal Egyptian jail conditions, British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been pardoned. His case, marked by prolonged hunger strikes and a massive international campaign, concludes a long battle for justice.
ICE detainees hunger strike over conditions in Louisiana
Dozens of immigration detainees in Louisiana have launched a hunger strike over alleged inadequate medical care and prolonged detention, raising serious human rights concerns.
Six newborns discovered locked in storage unit in US neglect case
US parents charged with child abuse after six infants discovered in a padlocked storage unit. Police reveal horrifying details of the neglect case that has shocked the nation.
Queensland Blue Card System Exposed: Father's Ordeal Reveals Crisis
Exclusive: A Queensland father's battle to obtain a Blue Card reveals shocking systemic failures, leaving children potentially at risk and parents in bureaucratic limbo. Investigation uncovers a child safety system in crisis.
Blood-Soaked Child Found Wandering in Georgia Street
A shocking investigation is underway in Kennesaw, Georgia, after a young child was discovered wandering a residential street alone, covered in blood. Police are urgently working to piece together the traumatic events.
UK Border Force Seizes Sickening Child-Like Sex Dolls
UK Border Force makes a shocking discovery, intercepting grotesque child-like sex dolls in a major crackdown on a vile trade. Experts warn of a direct link to real-world abuse.
Drug user snatches girl, 5, off street in daylight abduction
A heroin addict faces jail after snatching a five-year-old girl from a residential street in Walsall. The child's mother heard her daughter's cries from the abductor's bedroom, leading to a dramatic rescue.
Brown's Urgent Plea: End Child Poverty in November Budget
Ex-PM Gordon Brown issues an urgent plea to the Chancellor, demanding concrete action in the Autumn Budget to rescue millions of children from poverty, calling the current crisis a 'moral emergency'.
Liverpool man jailed for global child abuse network
A depraved Liverpool man, Thomas Gibson, has been sentenced to 12 years for operating a vile international network sharing explicit images of young girls, with victims identified from the UK to Australia.
Boy's 48-hour bush survival after father shot by police
A young boy's astonishing tale of survival in the Australian bush for two days after his father was fatally shot by police. The child remained with his father's body before being discovered by a search helicopter.
Two-Child Benefit Cap Forces Parents to Skip Meals
Exclusive: A damning new report reveals the devastating impact of the two-child benefit limit, pushing families into food insecurity and forcing parents to choose between heating and eating.
Record 1.5m Food Parcels for UK Children in Poverty Crisis
Shocking new data from the Trussell Trust reveals an unprecedented surge in child poverty across the UK, with food banks in its network distributing over one million emergency food parcels to children in the past year—the highest number ever recorded.
Parents handcuffed kids to beds in 'house of horrors'
A mother and father face justice after forcing their three children to live in squalor, handcuffing them to beds and subjecting them to prolonged starvation in a shocking case of child cruelty.
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