The government unveils its long-awaited child poverty strategy, pledging to scrap the two-child benefit cap and improve housing. Critics argue the plan lacks ambitious, binding targets for real change.
HMRC urges UK families to claim up to £897 per child in backdated Child Benefit. Learn eligibility, rates, and how to claim via the official app before the deadline.
Severe malnutrition admissions jump in Cox's Bazar as a 63% funding deficit cripples the world's largest refugee camp. New arrivals denied shelter and food. Read the full report.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves ends the two-child benefit cap, freeing £150m for Scotland to tackle child poverty. Discover the Budget's impact on families and new funding.
A 14-year-old girl was found on the brink of death, weighing just 35lbs, after being allegedly locked in her bedroom and starved by her family in Wisconsin. Discover the shocking details of the case.
A 14-year-old girl was discovered severely malnourished in a Wisconsin 'house of horrors'. Four family members face child neglect charges. Read the shocking details.
A 14-year-old girl described as 'literally just skin and bones' at 2.5st was rescued from an alleged house of horrors in Wisconsin. Read the shocking details of the child neglect case.
An 11-year-old Connecticut girl died from starvation after being denied food for two weeks. Her mother has pleaded not guilty to murder. Read the full story.
Aid groups warn of catastrophic malnutrition in North Darfur as RSF blocks humanitarian access. Children face starvation in one of world's worst crises. Urgent action needed.
A 10-year-old boy in Oldham developed scurvy, an Elizabethan disease, after severe neglect. A report reveals 38 missed warnings from his school. Read the shocking details.
UK Border Force makes alarming discovery of lifelike child sex doll imported from Hong Kong, sparking major police investigation into potential child exploitation offences.
UK police forces are under pressure to improve responses to child grooming gangs as a landmark report reveals inconsistent recording practices and BeaconPort launches new intelligence system.
In a groundbreaking move for child safety, Australia announces a national public registry for convicted child sex offenders, empowering parents with crucial information to protect their children.
A three-year-old child was discovered wandering unsupervised in East London's Upton Park area during early morning hours, prompting a major police response and ongoing search for the parents.
A young child was discovered wandering alone near Upton Park station in East London before dawn, prompting a major police response and ongoing search for the parents.
Shocking child neglect case in Texas as a mother faces charges after allegedly leaving her young son completely alone for several days without supervision or provisions.
Exclusive investigation reveals how UK government aid reductions are pushing Somalia towards catastrophic famine while climate change exacerbates the humanitarian crisis.
A cruel mother has been sentenced to prison after her seriously ill daughter was discovered starved and living in horrific conditions in their West Midlands home.
UNICEF issues urgent warning as Houthi authorities prevent life-saving assistance from reaching malnourished children in northern Yemen, exacerbating one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
As the conflict continues, Gaza's most vulnerable face an escalating humanitarian crisis with aid failing to reach those in desperate need. The international community faces mounting pressure to act.
Desperate Palestinians in Gaza are resorting to eating animal feed and rotten food as Israel's blockade creates catastrophic famine conditions, with children suffering most severely.
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.
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.
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.
Severe funding shortages force life-saving health programmes to close, leaving Sudanese refugees in Chad battling starvation and disease in what aid workers call an 'unfolding humanitarian disaster'.
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.
A shocking case of child neglect in Nigeria reveals how superstition nearly cost a toddler his life, with a heartwarming update on his remarkable transformation after intervention.
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.
The UK's two-child benefit limit explained: How this policy affects family finances and why campaigners demand its abolition as child poverty rises.
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.