Schools are working overtime to bring joy to children living in poverty this christmas

Pick of the week’s correspondence

Ellie Bryan was 30 years old when her world fell apart. She’d just had her baby son, Theodore, but within a week she found herself evicted from the home she lived in with her daughter, Amelia, now sev

When it comes to securing a place at the best school in London, parents more than ever have to do their property homework, writes Zoe Dare Hall

While homelessness might conjure up the image of someone bedding down in a shop doorway, the reality is that they are the minority. Thousands of people live in temporary accommodation supplied by loca

Three-year-old Amelia bounces with excitement as her mum opens the door to her brand-new pink and fairy-themed bedroom. “Oh!” is her initial reaction, confusion scrunched on her face, before she start

T he Parliamentary Obesity Summit Report from the Guild of Health Writers (healthwriters.com), warns that obesity is spiralling into a national health emergency and demands urgent, coordinated action