Government must commit to new cross-departmental strategy to tackle child poverty, MPs say
A lack of clear leadership and focus has hindered efforts to reduce the number of children growing up in poverty in the UK and...
Number of children in care could reach almost 100,000 by 2025
The number of vulnerable children being placed in council care could reach almost 100,000 by the middle of the decade – up from 69,000...
Co-op and Cruse launch new partnership to empower local people to support the bereaved
A new partnership from Co-op and Cruse Bereavement Support is aiming to help people talk about death and grief more openly, as the nation...
1 in 3 parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their...
Around one in three working parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their wages on childcare, according to a TUC poll...
Trial of comms scheme for carers of people with dementia launches in Manchester
A unique psychological and social intervention which trains family and informal carers to communicate more effectively with the person they support is being trialed...
A ‘year of financial fear’ is being endured by UK’s low-income families
New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation using a survey of around 4,000 people on low household incomes (the bottom 40%, which equates to...
Three in ten key worker households in the North West have children living in...
3 in 10 key worker households in the North West have children living in poverty, new TUC research has revealed.
The research, which uses the...
Major trial to investigate solutions to mental health crisis among young people
A major trial led by researchers at the University of York, funded by the NIHR and hosted by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation...
Sky’s the limit: Co-op set to use drones to scatter ashes
The funeral provider, Co-op Funeralcare, is now offering customers the option of using a drone to scatter their loved one’s ashes. The new service,...
Dogs Trust and the University of Salford call for volunteers to join ground-breaking fireworks...
The University of Salford and Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest canine charity which has a rehoming centre in Manchester, are calling on dog owners...