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New figures show that there are currently 65 million across the globe displaced from their homes due to unprecedented levels of conflict, the highest since World War II. It is not just Syrians and Iraqis who have been forced to flee; ongoing violence and instability in South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan and Nigeria – among others – have resulted in the huge scale movement of desperate people. Most stay within their own country or are hosted in neighbouring countries...

A charity has raised serious concerns about the neglect that teenagers are suffering. The Children’s Society Troubled Teens report found that over one in seven year ten pupils suffer neglect at the hands of their parents or guardians. These shocking statistics are “deeply worrying’ according to the report. The researched consisted of two thousand 12-15-year-olds who completed an online questionnaire and the research was conducted by York University. The survey was spread across the country and involved over seventy different...

Professional darts player Eric Bristow could find himself in hot water over a homophobic rant over football’s sexual abuse scandal. The five time World Champion, who is also an MBE, tweeted that he would have "sorted that poof out" if he was a child in that position, adding that "footballer's are wimps". He later corrected his tweet saying he meant to say "paedo" rather than "poof", after posting a string of tweets about how people are scared to speak the truth. Twitter...

Concerns have been raised over the amount of salt and sugar in breakfast cereals sold in the UK. A new survey finds that a large bowl of Kellogg's Frosties can contain nine teaspoons of sugar with a whopping 37g in every 100g. That's over half (58 per cent) the recommended maximum intake for a six year-old in a small 30g serving. Almost six-in-ten breakfast cereals are too sweet - with a shocking difference in levels found in the same brand depending on which country...

Heartless thieves have stolen Christmas from critically ill children after swiping more than £3,000 worth from a top London hospital, it was revealed today. Everything needed for this year's Christmas party, more than 100 gifts, decorations and a Santa suit, was stolen from a ward at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. Victoria Rees, head of fundraising and communications at Cosmic, said staff were devastated when they discovered the theft from an unused ward last Tuesday. She said: "The staff here...

British boffins have developed nuclear-powered batteries which could generate power for thousands of years. An elite team of physicists and chemists at the University of Bristol have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate an electrical current. This will enable it to generate power, potentially soling the problem of batteries ever running out. The team at the University of Bristol reckon the development could solve some of the problems of nuclear waste,...

A petition urging the government to hold a second referendum on leaving the EU once exit terms have been negotiated has been launched. The campaign, which has already garnered several thousand signatures, argues that it is impossible to make a decision on whether we stay or remain in the EU until we know what a vote to leave means. Residents in London have been particularly supportive of the movement, as well as those in Cambridgeshire, Bristol and Manchester. The leader of...

The horrific murder of MP Jo Cox in the days leading up to the EU referendum was greeted with horror by most people, however a huge 50,000 tweets were also sent, which celebrated her brutal death. Cox was shot and stabbed by extreme right-winger Thomas Mair, who was jailed for life for the crime last week. Of these social media messages, many said that Mair was a “hero” and/or “patriot.” The research, reported in the Guardian, also uncovered that at...

The fall-out from the Autumn statement continues, and this time it is a former Minister who has laid into Philip Hammond. During his Autumn statement, the last one ever apparently, the Chancellor should have given more funding to the social sector, Stephen Dorrell claims. Dorrell, a former Health Sec told the Andrew Marr show that he was “very disappointed” that Hammond didn’t use his statement to plough additional funds in social care. Dorell is not a lone voice in his...