Education is another casualty of poverty. Nigeria has more than 20 million out-of-school children ... slums in Lagos and Port Harcourt to hunger-stricken villages in the North.

When a serial killer murdered four Indigenous women in Canada, the authorities refused to search for their remains.

Rush’s family was one of the largest in the area, and she got together nearly every weekend with her six sisters and their children—eating, drinking, playing cards, catching up. But Rush ...

Eight decades ago, a steel-willed force led by figures like Zhao Yiman wrote one of the most tragic chapters in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. They were China's ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. John Swinney's 'new plan' on child poverty has been a legal requirement of ministers since 2017, leading to criticism of 'inaction' from ...

Politicians are committing a 'deliberate act of harm' against children by failing to tackle poverty, a leading charity has warned ahead of the Programme for Government. First Minister John Swinney ...

Local charities on Teesside say they are disheartened but not surprised by child poverty figures due to what they see in their work. As reported, the latest figures from the Department for Work ...

Child poverty increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 alone, the number of children suffering from poverty in the EU increased by 19 percent, or close to 1 million. Left ...

There is "stigma" around child poverty in Wales, according to young people living in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Students have shared their views after taking part in this year's peace and goodwill message ...

John Swinney has pledged a “sustained focus” on child poverty in Scotland, as he insisted the action of Sir Keir Starmer’s Government will make that challenge “ever more difficult”.