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The findings have prompted those behind the research to call for pupil premium funding – which is targeted at poorer pupils – to be protected.

Prescribing fruit and veg to people struggling with food affordability could prevent premature death and significantly reduce healthcare costs, experts said

Language about the benefits of child sponsorship is common in the charity sector. The narrative we are given is that sponsoring a child in the Global South is a way to make a positive difference in their lives.

More Afghans will be struggling for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the year ahead, a top official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said in an interview, as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule. The group’s seizure of power in August 2021 sent…

EXCLUSIVE: SNP MP Chris Stephens wants households to be offered grants instead of upfront loans from the DWP while they wait for their Universal Credit payment.

Abdullah has spent his entire adult life restoring coral reefs in Malaysia, writes Rebecca Tan. Until recently he’s been working in obscurity – and, at times, poverty

The campaign calls for sanitary products to be free in England and Wales and Dame Sarah joins the likes of Mel B, Giovanna Fletcher and England rugby captain Sarah Hunter

The Sunday Mirror is raising funds for the Warm Welcome campaign through our Warm Hearts Christmas appeal as it supports more than 3,000 warm spaces including libraries and community centres

The city of San Francisco this week launched a guaranteed income program aimed at the transgender community.