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Majority of Birmingham's poorest families expect a worse life for their children  - That heartbreaking statistic is revealed in a shocking review of child poverty in ... More language education in school for children where English is the ...

Brexit isn't the part of David Cameron's legacy he should be most ashamed of  - The total number of children living in poverty in the UK is now 3.9 million, and that's not because of lazy parenting and a cycle of welfare dependence ...

Unicef urges world to combat inequalities to prevent children's death  - Millions of young children will die mostly from preventable causes by 2030, it adds. The root cause of the problems is poverty and Unicef has urged all ...

Number living in relative poverty rises for first time in nearly ten years  - The number of people in the UK living in relative poverty has risen for the ... It's a tragedy that we are now talking about rises in child poverty not falls.

Child poverty rises by 200000 on previous year, official figures show  - These grim figures reinforce projections from experts like the IFS and the Resolution Foundation that UK child poverty is set to rise by 50 per cent or ...

We Could Learn A Thing Or Two About Mental Health From The Comedy Industry  - What followed was a dramatic shift on the UK comedy circuit, thrusting mental health into the spotlight. Performers who had already spoken about their ...

Deaths linked to alcohol on the rise  - Despite drinking comparatively little, older people consume alcohol far more often. These figures warn of the dangers of regular drinking over a long ...

Greeks in UK worried after country voted to leave EU  - Do I want to be a part of a country that shuts its eyes and turns its back on people? The decision was determined by older people who shut the door on ...

After BREXIT: Glasgow gets Neo-Nazi homophobic and racist stickers  - Some stickers bore the title “no tolerance” with crossed over icons representing LGBTI people, people holding left wing ideas, drug users, along with ...

North American leaders push for LGBTI rights  - The leaders of North America have called on the international community to “ensure full respect” for LGBTI people, as Canada and the ...

Gay men forced to flee their homes in Ivory Coast after U.S. embassy posted picture of them  -    But the men say they have been targeted by homophobic mobs since the picture was posted on the embassy website along with the caption: ' LGBTI  ...

Scots MP introduces Turing Law to quash anti-gay convictions  - Commenting Nicolson MP said: “We have made huge progress towards achieving LGBTI equality in recent years, with historic changes in laws and ...

Caitlyn Jenner says Donald Trump 'seems very much behind the LGBT community' - Republican Caitlyn Jenner is not among those ridiculing Donald Trump's recent claims that he would be better for the LGBTI community than rival ...

Anti-discrimination law exemptions don't strike the right balance between rights and freedoms  - In light of this shift, Australia should also reconsider other remnants of its historic acceptance of institutionalised prejudice against LGBTI people – that ...

Reform Institute calls for better balance in SA laws to support LGBTI  - South Australia's Law Reform Institute has released a number of recommendations to balance LGBTI rights against religious exemptions in ...

Proponents hope to pass anti-discrimination bill in 17th Congress - The beginning of the legislation against LGBTI discrimination can be traced back to 1995 when Representative Rey Calalay filed a bill proposing to ...

Singer Ryan Beatty comes out: “Proud to be a raging homosexual ”  - Ryan Beatty has come out to fans on social media saying that he's “proud to be a raging homosexual ”. The 20-year-old American singer, who has ...

Kenya rules anal examination of homosexuals is legal  - A Kenyan court has ruled that the use of anal examinations are legal after two men accused of being homosexuals were subjected to tests.

Heterosexual Pride Day is a thing and here's why we should be utterly ashamed  -  Gay Pride is a thing because LGBT people have fought stigma, abuse and ... given that only years ago, homosexuality was illegal in the UK (and still is in many ... Gay Pride has something to achieve – it shows that those who have ...

Panti Bliss says Australian marriage equality vote will be “unpleasant”  - It's a very uncomfortable and often unpleasant process, especially for LGBT people, because people are given a chance and a voice to say the most ...

Only five countries give LGBT people equal constitutional rights: research  -  Britain , Bolivia, Ecuador, Fiji, Malta are the only countries that give ... from discrimination to LGBT individuals in all spheres," she said in a statement.

Christians should ask for forgiveness from gay people   - POPE Francis has said the Catholic Church should apologise to gay people for the way it has treated them. Speaking to reporters on him recent trip to ...

Gay YouTuber 'faked hate crime attack after being arrested for vandalizing cars' - A gay YouTube star on vacation in Los Angeles lied about being the victim of a hate crime attack according to local law enforcement.- 

Survey shows 70% support for same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland  - the poll by Ipsos MORI that found 70% of people here backed gay marriage. ... Northern Ireland's already abysmal reputation regarding LGBT rights.