Aid agencies have launched emergency appeals after warning 'millions of people' face a fight for survival because of the worst drought in East Africa in decades... more
It's a tale of two brothers - both suffering from a common childhood illness. One twin survives, because his mother manages to get him treatment in time. For the other, tiny Ricardo, help comes too late and he succumbs to pneumonia... more
Dame Judi Dench, Kathy Burke, Julie Christie, Sting, Sir Richard Branson and Mike Leigh are all national treasures, each and every one of them, but what do they know about affairs of state?... more
Britain to urge world leaders to make good on aid promises after warning that failing to help fledgling democracies could create more immigration and extremism
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Children living in 'desperate' conditions after being made homeless are now terrified by the danger of radiation poisoning, according to relief workers
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Fears grew for thousands of disaster victims as relief agencies began drawing-up plans to evacuate their teams because of the escalating radiation risk... more
War Horse writer Michael Morpurgo is to urge the Government to abandon school league tables and fight child poverty after seeing a young boy shot by Israelis... more
An extra four million of the world’s poorest children died over 10 years because governments are “turning a blind eye” to those most in need, according to Save the Children... more
Rescue teams try to reach tens of thousands of people cut off by flooding in northern Pakistan as the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 1,400... more
People were urged not to forget the children living in poverty in India after the hype surrounding the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" died down... more
Two friends to stay - "I'll cook tonight," she said, and so she did, rice pudding after other things. Out of the oven it came, its tight skin brown and slightly caramelised, wrinkling in the lower temperature... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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