Children are becoming more unhappy with their lives, schooling and appearance, according to research detailing the “desperately worrying” decline of children’s wellbeing in the UK. Around one in ...

Children in the UK are typically unhappier, fatter and fare worse in school than those in other rich nations, according to a global report. The Unicef wellbeing study found children across the ...

Children’s commissioner criticises referral mechanism after FoI data reveals scale of problem The children’s commissioner for England has warned that some child trafficking victims are not being ...

The UK ranks 21 out of 36 when compared to other high-income countries for child wellbeing, with countries such as France, Spain and Portugal near the top. On child mental health, the UK was 27th ...

This article incorrectly reported that “Six out of seven UK kids live in poverty.” This was misleading, as the “six out of seven” statistic related only to the electoral ward of Newport in ...