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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 Guardian - UK

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…

The National (Scotland)

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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

Some young people aren’t feeling optimistic about their prospects

Evening Standard

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”

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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

The Guardian - UK

Government to fund school ‘attendance mentors’ in worst-hit areas of England

Latest attempt to tackle pupil absences criticised as failing to tackle the magnitude of the problem

The Guardian - UK

Headteacher recalls moment vulnerable pregnant pupil was given a bed — thanks to Independent-backed charity

The schoolgirl was able to finish her studies and leave school with English and maths qualifications once she reguarly got a good night’s sleep

The Independent UK

And so to bed: Your gift of a good night’s sleep for 500 children

Your generosity ensures that hundreds of disadvantaged youngsters will have their own bed to sleep in this Christmas for the first time – as you raise £90,000 in less than two weeks

The Independent UK

Generous donation from Hinduja family brings Christmas appeal closer to target

Property tycoon Gopichand Hinduja and daughter Rita Chhabria have funded dozens of beds to boost Zarach’s campaign to provide 500 beds for children in need

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The Independent UK

Dean of St Paul’s backs Christmas bed poverty appeal as two-thirds of target reached in just one week

As a result of your generosity, so far nearly 350 children will be given a bed this Christmas

The Independent UK

Sir Lloyd Dorfman gives donation to Christmas appeal as your generosity buys beds for hundreds of children

More than £47,000 has been raised in just three days, meaning 262 children will get a bed this Christmas

The Independent UK

Nearly a million children in UK sleep without beds as Independent supports charity’s national appeal

The Independent is proud to support Zarach, a charity giving beds to children forced to sleep on the floor or share

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Amazon has gone IRL, launching its first 'Second Chance' pop-up offering home appliances up to 50% off

The retailer is giving returned products a new lease of life at discounted prices

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The Guardian - UK

Calls for strategy on ‘social prescribing’ in England amid youth mental health crisis

Every pound spent helping children get community support could save nearly twice as much in long term, says Barnardo’s report

The National (Scotland)

One in 20 British kids 'forced to sleep on floor' due to 'bed poverty', poll finds

MORE than one in 20 children in the UK are being forced to sleep on the floor because they do not have a bed, according to a new poll ...

The Guardian - UK

More than 1 million children in UK sleep on floor or share bed, study finds

Barnardo’s says the rise in ‘bed poverty’ reflects growing levels of destitution following soaring food or gas bills

The Independent UK

UK’s cost-of-living crisis has children sleeping on floor due to ‘bed poverty’, says charity

Barnardo’s children’s charity says unacceptable to have such a situation in country as rich as UK

The Independent UK

Children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ in cost of living crisis – survey

Barnardo’s children’s charity said it is unacceptable to have such a situation in a country as rich as the UK.

Daily Record

Work begins on 'safe haven' starter homes in Stirling for those at risk of homelessness

The homes are part of a project targeting the housing needs of care-experienced young people.

Edinburgh Live

Busy Edinburgh retail park set for huge 24-hour mega gym in three former shops

The existing Barnardo's charity shop, Pound Stretcher and a vacant unit at Meadowbank Shopping Park have been earmarked by The Gym group to use combine the units into a ground and first floor gym

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