1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (622+ words) Families who earn just above the threshold to miss out on benefits are struggling with the cost of living and need more help from the government, a charity in the chancellor of the exchequer's constituency has said. Chancellor John Healey's…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (912+ words) As thousands of young people prepare to leave home for university, students say the biggest challenges are often the ones that happen outside the lecture theatre. For Grace Williamson, who has just completed her first year at university in Edinburgh,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1040+ words) When I attended pregnancy scans a decade ago, the best the sonographer could do to involve this blind expectant mum was to turn up the volume on the heartbeat. But now, parents like me can receive tactile 3D models created from…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (434+ words) The illustrator for the Gruffalo books has said images created by artificial intelligence (AI) are "worrying". Axel Scheffler said AI pictures are "a breach of copyright" and lose their charm when compared to the hand-drawn originals. He was speaking to…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (301+ words) City leaders are to commit more than £1m towards a programme to tackle "crisis levels" of child poverty. A report to Liverpool City Council warns 40% of children in the city are living in poverty - the highest rate in Merseyside. These youngsters…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1311+ words) Mothers living in Suffolk need greater mental health support both during and after pregnancy, a report said. The Mental Health Needs Assessment (MHNAS) 2026 for Suffolk, which was published in June and discussed by Suffolk County Council's Health and Wellbeing Board…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (778+ words) The mum of a six-year-old boy with autism and severe learning disabilities said she has been left "shaking" and "intimidated" after her son was placed on the Child Protection Register (CPR). Danielle McQuillan said she does not understand why Zac…...