Lucy Johnston

The NSPCC made a plea for more safeguards after figures showed child sex abuse reports on Instagram rose from 5 million to 11 million last year.

"The best job on the planet, but also the most challenging. Award winning Outlander star talks about raising foster children in a world of social media

A quarter of UK businesses turning to private healthcare to get employees back to work. Three in ten businesses saw increase in sickness in the last year.

"Despite the urgency with which the two Archbishops asked for the report to be produced they have given at least a year to report back. This is not urgent."

Trials showed a third of patients were cleared of their disease. Almost all others experienced ‘significant improvements' in cancer signs and symptoms.

RSPCA recorded a 30 percent rise in abandonment calls in three years. It blames the cost of living crisis and 'unsociable pandemic pups' being rejected.

"This Xmas we hope the charities who support those in need receive support from us all in these difficult times," said Shakin' Stevens, backing the campaign.

The makeshift nature of the first Salvation Army Christmas dinner - its just as well health and safety wasn't as much of an issue in 1974

Ministers are being urged to roll out the new blood test which could save thousands of lives a year and reduce unnecessary biopsies by 50 per cent.

Christmas in 2024 might look quite different from when The Salvation Army started work in the East End of London all those years ago but many people are still cold, hungry and lonely and turn to The Salvation Army for help.