Trust's plea to help young carers
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A charitable trust says more support should be given to help the 115,000 young carers who live in Scotland.
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Mental health charities are having to spend too much time "begging" for money instead of focusing their time on helping young people, they say.
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Thousands of children are suffering because of a severe shortage of foster carers, a charity warns.
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A charity says 10% of the UK's young people have mental health problems - but experts doubt the findings.
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Children from poorer homes are up to a year behind their more privileged peers by the age of three.
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Foundation offering Â£5m to charities The Vodafone UK Foundation has got five million quid burning a hole in its pocket, and is looking for consortia of charities that can help 16-25 year olds who might be excluded from society; presumably not by giving them mobile phones or broadband.â¦
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Parenting experts are to help families in areas beset by anti-social behaviour under a new government scheme.
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David Cameron calls for the setting up of a "21st Century equivalent" of national service for young people.
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Media & professional: From child poverty to reading skills, can Gordon's Brown's ambitious plans to promote the 'wellbeing, safety and care' of young people work?
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Plans for a national support network for runaway children in England are to be announced by ministers.
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Parents are urged by Schools Secretary Ed Balls to spend more time reading to their children.
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A pensioner is urging others to follow her example and learn more computer skills.   Since joining the Gateways To Learning scheme at her local library, Dorothy Willets, 85, of Bedwas, Caerphilly, has worked to get a level one open college network qualification.
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Children are entitled to a childhood and parents need help to realise this right, the Conservatives say.
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The public is urged to report parents suspected of neglecting their children due to drug or alcohol abuse.
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Science and engineering clubs for young teenagers in England are to receive Â£5m in support.
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Â·  Survey calls for churches to work with policeÂ·   Clergy can be 'honest brokers' for young people
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Talking to youngsters in the language of text could increase their access to services.