A third of children in a typical classroom of 30 are now living in poverty as more working parents cannot make ends meet, according to a new report. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) sai...
A four-fold rise in the number of child problem gamblers has been described as a "generational scandal" by a Church of England bishop. New statistics compiled by the Gambling Commission show the numb...
A little girl was thrilled after posting a birthday card to her "dad in heaven" and then receiving a reply. Six-year-old Hollie Morgan's father, Nigel Morgan, died last year and Hollie sent a handmad...
A child slavery victim rescued by a vicar and his wife in County Durham is pleading with the UK Government not to deport him. The 19-year-old, known only as Stephen to protect his real identity, was ...
A woman who allegedly stabbed a girl in Edinburgh through the heart was convinced the child was possessed by Jesus, it has been reported. It's understood the eight year old is in a critical condition...
A video has been placed on social media showing a a small child attempting to steal the hat of Pope Francis. The thirty second clip shows the pontiff embracing the girl before she reaches up to take ...
New research now puts the average price of a full-time nursery place at £11,000 a year. Many parents claim the cost of childcare has risen so high it's a bit like having a second mortgage.New r...
New laws from the EU meaning internet service providers (ISPs) could be forced to remove online filters mean thousands of children will be put at risk, a Christ CARE, which had campaigned for default...
Children are being forced to go to faith schools against their parents' wishes, writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell has said. The Labour peer raised her concerns around the availability of pupil pla...
A number of children have been injured after the roof of a church hall in East Lothian partially collapsed on Tuesday evening. The youngsters were attending Cubs, Beavers and Scouts clubs at Tranent ...
A Christian MP has said vulnerable children in care need priority access to mental health services to stop them being overlooked. Labour's Stephen Timms was speaking after a group of MPs including hi...
All primary school children should be taught about the importance of regularly setting money aside so they do not grapple with debt in the future, a group set u The Just Finance Foundation wants to s...
Children are open to spirituality and have a "natural inclination for prayer", regardless of whether their parents have an active or non-existent faith, accordi The study, conducted by Christian Rese...
A Christian digital media expert has urged parents to be pro-active with their children after a report found they're now using the internet more than they're wa Dr Bex Lewis, Senior Lecturer at Manch...
A digital game for children all about the Bible has reached one million game plays. Two years ago Christian organisation, Scripture Union England & Wales, developed the award-winning game "Guardi...
Children were sexually abused, beaten and humiliated as they lived in a climate of fear and coercive control at an orphanage run by a religious order, an inquir Youngsters were hit with implements su...
A court's heard accusations that a children's pastor in London used his position to rape two girls twice, and groom a third online. One of the victims claims that Timothy Storey, 35, raped her on two...
In the first report of its kind, data on young people's wellbeing has been gathered and compared from across different countries. Findings from the Children's Society report found that, although most...
A questionnaire which allowed children to choose their gender from a list of more than 20 different options has been condemned as "profoundly confusing" by Chri The Christian Institute said it was "t...
A charity set up by the Church of England to do social action is organising concerts featuring community choirs, church choirs, school choirs and gospel choirs. The Church Urban Fund (CUF) have organ...
