NSPCC has warned that the festive period may increase the risk of abuse and neglect for some children as pressures mount at home. Last December, the NSPCC Helpline received nearly 5,400 contacts from ...

WITH the arrival of the advent season, families and children will be looking forward to Christmas. But while carols and Christmas songs, lights, trees and gifts are the focus for most of us, some ...

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The majority of UK parents find age ratings on Netflix helpful when choosing child-appropriate content, a new survey has found. The age ratings, which are classified by the British Board of Film ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

The children’s minister has promised authorities will look at “where things went wrong and what the future fixes might be” after the “appalling” case of paedophile nursery worker Vincent Chan. Josh ...

Here at the NSPCC, we know that sexual abuse can have a devastating effect on children, which can last well into adulthood. It is vital that young people have the confidence to speak out if they have ...

Nearly one in 10 parents say their child has been blackmailed online, while one in five (21 per cent) know a child that has experienced it, with threats ranging from the release of intimate images to ...

One in ten children in the UK have been targeted by online blackmail, new NSPCC research confirms. The alarming finding comes from a Savanta survey commissioned by the charity. The data reveals that 9 ...

Scotland’s leading child-protection charity has called for “ministerial leadership” on tackling child sexual abuse, warning the country still lacks a clear understanding of its scale and nature. The ...