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Children’s charity rejects archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas donation

Children’s Society says accepting donation from Justin Welby would be inconsistent with its principles and values

The Guardian - UK

Children’s charity rejects Christmas donation from Archbishop Justin Welby

The Children’s Society said it is committed to supporting survivors of abuse and accepting the donation would not be consistent with its principles.

Evening Standard

Welby makes children’s charity donation and sends last Christmas card in role

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will step down from his role in early January over his handling of the John Smyth scandal.

Evening Standard

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Why are UK teens the least happy in Europe?

A recent report showed UK’s teenagers have grown dissatisfied with life. It calls for economic and educational reforms.

Al Jazeera

Branded UK school uniforms cost more than double high-street prices, analysis reveals

The Children’s Society urges schools and government to ensure ‘undue financial strain’ is not placed on families

The Guardian - UK

‘Happiness recession’: UK 15-year-olds at bottom of European satisfaction league

Quarter of British teenagers in age group report low life satisfaction, compared with 7% of their Dutch peers

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s children facing ‘happiness recession’ compared to European counterparts, Children’s Society warns

‘Alarm bells are ringing’: Children’s Society warns of ‘deeply worrying picture’ on wellbeing of British teenagers

The Independent UK

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Guns, knives and £450,000 cash seized in Met county lines drug gang raids across London

Police issue warning to taxi drivers as 210 children brought to safety

Evening Standard

Eating disorder rates four times higher in girls than boys, survey shows

The statistic was one of the findings of a report into young people’s mental health published by NHS England.

The Independent UK

Millions turning off fridges and freezers to cut high energy bills, charity warns

Quarter of low income households have gotten into debt to pay for food

The Independent UK

One in 10 parents and carers running out of money before end of month – survey

Some 82% of parents and carers said they were either ‘very’ or ‘quite’ concerned about the impact of cost-of-living rises over the next 12 months.

The Independent UK

Children’s charity to close after 81 years citing ‘pernicious economic context’

Children England is the collective body for children’s charities and was formed during the Second World War.

The Independent UK

Children worry more about rising prices than environment or crime, study finds

Four in five young people aged 10 to 17 have significant concerns about impact of cost of living crisis on their families

The Guardian - UK

‘Councils in doom-spiral of unsustainable spending on children’s services’

The analysis said there is ‘almost universal acceptance that the current system is failing’.

The Independent UK

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The Week

Back to school: how to cut the cost of school uniform

Parents face paying hundreds of pounds for uniforms as the back-to-school rush begins.

Daily Mirror

Lidl freezes cost of school uniform bundle at £5 to help struggling families

The move comes as a report by The Children's Society found struggling families are still having to fork out “exorbitant amounts” for school uniforms

Manchester Evening News

Parents say they're still paying 'exorbitant amounts' on school uniform

It's costing an average of £422 a year to kit a child out for secondary school

Daily Mirror

Families forced to pay 'exorbitant' prices for school uniforms despite guidelines

Parents are now spending a 'sky-high' average of £422 a year on secondary school uniform and £287 for primary school despite guidlines aimed at keeping items affordable

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The Independent UK

School uniforms still not affordable for many parents, says charity

The Children’s Society said the high costs are partly due to the requirement from some schools for branded items.

Manchester Evening News

Aya and her family fled persecution for a life of safety in the UK - but it ended in tragedy

The teenager was killed in a shooting in Blackburn

The Independent UK

British couple give away five-star luxury holiday worth £5,000 to help cash-strapped travellers

Jon and Annmarie Nurse first hit the headlines when they decided to raffle off their Italian villa

Wales Online

Couple are giving away a free £5,000 holiday

They will also give a £5,000 donation to the charity of your choice

Manchester Evening News

The violent feud that ended with an innocent university student being shot dead as she walked to the shop

Aya Hachem's hopes and promise were cruelly snatched away when she was murdered in cold blood

Wales Online

Police strip-searches of thousands of children were ‘racist and traumatising’, say charities

The Children’s Society and the Runnymede Trust have hit out in the wake of a damning report by Dame Rachel de Souza

The Independent UK

Police strip-searches of children are ‘racist and traumatising’, say charities

The Children’s Society and the Runnymede Trust have hit out in the wake of a damning report by Dame Rachel de Souza.

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