Justin Welby tells Boris Johnson not to ‘politicise’ child poverty
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, along with the Archbishop of York and other Christian leaders, has...
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Internet watchdog sees sharp rise in self-generated child abuse images during lockdown
There has been a steep surge in the number of children being tricked into making indecent images of themselves online,...
Should I send my child to school with a cold?
Back in April, NHS doctors were told to look out for a rare but dangerous reaction in children. This was...
No healthy child has died from coronavirus in the UK
No healthy child has died from coronavirus in the UK, the biggest study into the condition suggests, as researchers say...
Couples being denied IVF treatment if one has a child from a previous relationship
Couples in two thirds of NHS regions are being denied IVF treatment if one of them has a child from...
Aftershock of Covid-19 forces millions of children into begging, child labour and early marriages
Lockdowns and travel disruptions have curtailed people’s ability to earn money, while small and medium businesses have lost income and...
Dozens of child sex abuse victims had their compensation cut because of criminal records
Dozens of child sex abuse victims have had their compensation cut because they have criminal records, with campaigners calling it...
Specialists warn of huge rise in child abuse during coronavirus lockdown
Dr Alison Steele, the officer for child protection at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "This is...
NHS treatment delays linked to more child deaths than coronavirus
Dr Shamez Ladhani, a paediatric infectious disease consultant at St George's Hospital, London, and the chairman of the British Paediatric...
‘For the sake of my career I won’t be breastfeeding my second child’
I run my own successful business and I’m expecting my second child. I cannot step away from my company to...
Covid-19 pandemic could increase child mortality in Cambodia by 35 per cent, report warns
Lenio Capsakis, Head of Health Policy at Save the Children, said: “This pandemic could reverse many of the gains we’ve...
Unicef warns lockdown could kill more than Covid-19 as model predicts 1.2 million child deaths
The risk of children dying from malaria, pneumonia or diarrhoea in developing countries is spiralling due to the pandemic and...
No case of a child passing coronavirus to an adult exists, evidence review shows
The review, by the Don't Forget the Bubbles paediatric research project, added: "Notably, the China/WHO joint commission could not recall...
Who will look after my child if I get sick? The challenges facing single parents in lockdown
I have distributed (and pinned to the fridge) an emergency protocol, with contact names and telephone numbers of family as...
Double buggies with seats on two levels expose lower child to 72 per cent more pollution, study finds
Double buggies with seats on two levels expose the lower child to 72 per cent more pollution, a study has...
