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13 ways to spread cheer and do good this Christmas – and 6 of them don't cost a penny

From volunteering your time to shopping with purpose, there are many ways to help others this year

Woman & Home

Dame Helen Mirren calls it ‘heartbreaking’ that UK children face winter without warm clothes

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The Independent UK

Dame Helen Mirren’s warning as 300,000 UK children face winter without a coat

Dame Helen on the ‘heartbreaking’ reality facing thousands of children this Christmas

The Independent UK

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How young people can use their online gaming skills to fight cybercrime – and what parents can do to help them

For many young people, the online gaming world is a refuge, as well as a place to build up their digital skills through gaming and coding. Now, a new initiative to offer pathways into cybersecurity could help them put these talents to use

The Guardian - UK

Charities and stars call on UK government to set child poverty reduction targets

Signatories of open letter include National Children’s Bureau, Barnardo’s and celebrities such as Emilia Clarke

The Guardian - UK

Co-op calls for supermarket discount cards for teenagers

The Co-op and charity Barnardo’s have called on supermarkets to allow for 16 and 17-year-olds to get loyalty card deals.

The National (Scotland)

Co-op and Barnardo’s call for 16 and 17-year-olds to get loyalty card deals

Retailers tend to offer loyalty deals to shoppers who are over 18, meaning younger students are forced to pay higher prices.

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Smacking ban urged amid growing belief child physical punishment ‘unacceptable’

According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is judged case-by-case.

Evening Standard

Government urged to enforce a total ban on smacking of children

Psychiatrists say decades of research show the ‘detrimental effects of physical punishment’

The Independent UK

Huge sand artwork highlights how child poverty means millions miss out in summer

The large portrait on Bridlington beach is part of the Barnardo’s campaign against child poverty.

Evening Standard

Children could find ways to ‘bypass’ porn age verification checks, charity warns

UK porn sites will be forced to enact ‘robust’ age verification checks from Friday

The Independent UK

Family hubs offering support to those in crisis reduced by more than a third

Child poverty levels have risen by more than 15 per cent to include over a third of children

The Independent UK

Big fall in support for struggling families in England, charity says

Exclusive: Barnardo’s says number of family hubs and children’s centres has plummeted – with ‘postcode lottery of support’

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Oliver urges politicians to ‘step up to the plate’ on free school meals

Research for Barnardo’s suggests parents are concerned at having to buy cheaper, less healthy food options.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Children will be ‘left exposed to sexual abuse online under current safety rules’

A group of charities have sent a joint letter to the Home Secretary and Technology Secretary over concerns about the Online Safety Act.

The Guardian - UK

Shortage of foster carers causing ‘very real’ UK crisis, Barnardo’s warns

Charity calls on government to launch national campaign amid rise in number of children entering care homes

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re very glad we’ve done it’: the Liverpool couple who fostered more than 40 children

Charles and Dianne Hubbert retired after receiving an MBE for services to foster care

The National (Scotland)

Quarter of Scottish parents struggle to feed children amid cost-of-living crisis

MORE than a quarter of parents have struggled to provide enough food for their children in the past year amid the cost-of-living crisis, a charity…

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The Independent UK

More parents facing struggle to feed their children as winter approaches, survey suggests

The cost of living crisis continues to squeeze family budgets and the government shows no sign of scrapping the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

Flip your phone, donate your dongle: how to bring new life to unwanted tech – and why you should do it

When you finally get round to having a clearout, rather than binning your old gadgets, pass them on to people in need – and help bridge the digital divide

Evening Standard

Teens in the UK think they will have harder lives than their parents

Some young people aren’t feeling optimistic about their prospects

GoodToKnow

Teenagers in the UK feel 'hopeless' about their futures and believe their lives will be worse than their parents', new research shows

“It’s our job to make the world better for our children, not worse”

The Guardian - UK

UK teens believe they will have harder lives than their parents, research finds

Survey for Barnardo’s finds 14- to 17-year-olds paint a bleak picture of their futures, with money and climate worries at the fore

The Guardian - UK

Help failing to keep pace with families facing ‘bed poverty’, says Barnardo’s

Exclusive: Children’s charity says applications for council support have quadrupled in England since 2018

The Guardian - UK

Labour vows to tackle school absences and ‘broken relationship’ with families

Bridget Phillipson to set out ‘generational challenges’ also including child mental health crisis

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