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BRITAIN Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Half of UK kids living in poverty
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COUNTRY IN CRISIS
By SOPHIA REYNOLDS
HALF of all children living in Britain do so in relative poverty, Government advisers claimed yesterday. Soaring numbers are depressed and in fear of crime, says a report from the four children’s commissioners in the UK. Compared with youngsters in mainland Europe, they drink a lot more alcohol, start having sex earlier and are more likely to use cannabis, it adds. The findings, to be presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva this week, will be a setback for Boris Johnson who claimed our children are the wealthiest in Europe last week. In the report, the commissioners say: ‘It is unacceptable that a country as wealthy as the UK has 5.8 million children living in relative poverty. ‘Nearly 2.3 million children are living in severe poverty in the UK and there is a relatively high likelihood of severe poverty among children living in London, Wales and Northern Ireland.’ The mental health of children in England has ‘deteriorated’ over the past 30 years, say the authors. They place some of the blame on the ‘target-driven’ education system which leads to ‘increased anxiety and stress’.
NHS cuts lead to toilet births By BERNARD SHIFT
GOVERNMENT cuts in the NHS and in particular, the maternity units, has resulted in record numbers of new mums being turned away from hospitals. Research has found mothers are giving birth in hospital corridors, waiting rooms, cupboards and even hospital toilets. Westminster defended themselves yesterday, claiming there is more than enough money made available to maternity units across the country, and even went on to say hospitals need to spend money more wisely. Full story – Page 10
By BRENDAN WATSON Political Editor
BRITAIN was on the verge of crisis last night as the public’s patience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his cabinet seems to have run out. Westminster chiefs were under pressure yesterday when new figures released showed that for the sixth consecutive year, violent crime in Britain had risen, to a record high. Labour leader David Miliband was quick to criticise, blaming huge budget cuts in the Police force as the main reason for the rise. All this comes at the same time as the ongoing criticism about the power stations being built in Scotland, the ongoing war in North Korea as well as the calls for an early election. Yesterday we had our very own poll on our web site and the results were staggering. A massive 74% those who took part want to see parliament dissolved with 60% wanting to see Labour back in charge for the first time since 2010.
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