Young peoples’ rates of reporting online harassment and abuse are ‘shockingly low’ report finds

Young people aged 12 to 18 are unlikely to report receiving, or being asked to share, non-consensual sexual images to their school, parents or...

The rocketing price of fuel could be making people’s physical and mental health worse...

Researchers investigated how fuel poverty – not having enough money to heat your home - impacts health and wellbeing. They found that not being able...

Almost a third of children in the UK worry about their family having enough...

A new report by Action for Children warns of the challenges facing children today, with almost a third of children (30%) worrying about their...

UK employees trapped in severely insecure work for last 20 years

New in-depth analysis of UK job market data reveals women, disabled people, ethnic minorities and young workers have been consistently trapped in insecure employment...

Online gambling is tackled in new interactive short film ‘Odds On’ commissioned by The...

Odds On is a new interactive short film from the award-winning Dante or Die, which dives into the alluring and compulsive world of online...
The Office for National Statistics revealed that unemployment fell by 0.2 per cent, its lowest level since 1974

Social scientists have urged policy-makers and governments to rethink how income inequality is measured.

Social scientists have urged policy-makers and governments to rethink how income inequality is measured. In a new study published in Nature Human Behaviour, researchers  found that...

Shareholder pay-outs growing three times faster than wages under the Tories

A new TUC report  details how UK businesses have prioritised the interests of shareholders over workers, and how profits have been directed away from...

New study finds Austerity 1.0 led to more crime – could we see the...

A new study  has found that Austerity 1.0 led to an increase in crime across urban areas in England and Wales, and an increase...

More than 4,500 primary school classes worth of children spending Christmas in temporary accommodation

Over 4,500 primary school classes worth of homeless children are spending Christmas in temporary accommodation amid concerns of a national homelessness crisis, the Local...

Salford selected as Family Hubs trailblazer area to offer more support to families

Salford is leading the way in helping children and families have the best start in life in a new scheme. Salford City Council has...