No evidence linking Facebook adoption and negative well-being

The largest independent scientific study ever conducted, investigating the spread of Facebook across the globe found no evidence that the social media platform’s worldwide...

MP’s warn on growing problem of tech-enabled domestic abuse

The Government must make tackling ‘tech abuse’ a priority, MPs say today, amid a warning that the use of smart technology and connected devices...

Dangerous new phase for families in debt – UK’s economic insecurity by numbers

New analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation show worrying signs that the cost-of-living crisis for low-income families has entered a dangerous new phase for...

Record decline in viewing of traditional TV

Traditional TV viewing in the UK has seen its sharpest ever decline over the past year, according to broadcasting watchdog OFCOM BBC One remains the...

Northern regions relegated to bottom of child health league table

league table ranking child health by football team area has further shown the dramatic health divide between the North and the South. Ahead of the...

Large ethnic differences in wealth at all levels of net worth shows new ...

The typical person from a Bangladeshi, black Caribbean or black African background has no significant level of household net worth, in contrast to the typical...

Almost half of children saw their social and emotional skills worsen during the pandemic

Nearly half of parents  reported that their child’s social and emotional skills had worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. By contrast, just...

Urgent action needed to improve poor conditions endemic in young offender institutions

her first month as the National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs), Elisabeth Davies has urged the Prisons Minister to take urgent action...

Food insecurity leads to unhealthy eating and obesity

A fifth of UK households are struggling to get access to good quality food at reasonable prices, a report by MPs says, causing them...

Social isolation among issues Northern hoping to fight with £50,000 community fund

Community groups across the North of England have until midnight on Friday 11 August to apply for a slice of £50,000 in funding made...