Child poverty is at a record high. But how did we get here? And what do we do about it? As part of The Lead's campaign to end child poverty, data journalist Claire Miller drills into the numbers behind the problem.

We need an independent BBC. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

Donald Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for £1 billion, backed by the People's Billionaire Nigel Farage. But, argues @[email protected], the BBC is a cornerstone of British democracy: protecting it is imperative. national.thelead.uk/p/the-bbc-is...

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Our latest Lead North editions, starting in Blackpool where we can exclusively reveal the family were moved 24 hours after speaking with ITV - leaving their eldest daughter's nurse training in disarray, reports @lukebeardsworth.bsky.social

Millions of children in the UK are going without basic essentials – how we count them matters. Claire Miller drills into the numbers behind child poverty.

This year's climate change conference comes at a pivotal moment.

Emails seen by The Lead show the councillor, through Lancashire County Council staff, issuing legal threats after his role in private care was questioned.

The mayoralty of New York proves the left can win when it focuses on delivering for people. New from @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on the rise of Zohran Mamdani and the lessons for us here.

From @itvnews.bsky.social to @theguardian.com - topics we've covered in-depth and with original reporting in our award-winning Lead North titles have been making the national headlines this week. From the Metropole hotel in Blackpool to care homes in Lancashire.

Our round-up by The Lead’s team of what we’ve been reading, listening to, scrolling and watching each week.

From paying consultants £1.4million to carry out cost-cutting to getting themselves in a twist over bus gates. Life under Reform in many parts of the country is confusing. Our latest edition of Reform Watch...

Last week, demonstrations organised by SEND Sanctuary were held outside town halls across the country. Shoes were left as part of a protest about "failed or forgotten" children with special educational needs and disabilities. 🧵

Senior Calderdale councillors have agreed to spend around £640,000 on capital projects, which will see play areas resurfaced, markets refurbished and repairs to a culvert | The Calderdale Lead calderdale.thelead.uk/p/new-capita...

Beware of false prophets who come to you in tweed suits but inwardly want tax cuts and donor dinners. Now is the perfect moment for one to appear. At @theleaduk.bsky.social we will keep exposing Farage for who he truly is 👇 national.thelead.uk/p/nigel-fara...

A Blackpool doctor could finally be struck off after tribunal said he raped a woman | The Blackpool Lead blackpool.thelead.uk/p/blackpool-...

Nigel Farage's speech on Monday, in which he laid out his economic vision, was less a reality check, more a chorus of hypocrisies. Here's a breakdown of his contradictions ⬇️ national.thelead.uk/p/nigel-fara...

Locals in a wealthy Cheshire village have objected to plans for a riding school to help deprived children, so comedian @jasonmanford.bsky.social went to a meeting to speak up for the ‘children who grow up surrounded by concrete and chaos, who’ve never seen a field that wasn’t forbidden, fenced off’.

This morning, the chancellor refused to rule out raising taxes for working people, adding that “easy answers” to fix economic issues would be “irresponsible”. Last month, we set out nine bold ideas to plug the gap in public finances. Here's part one: national.thelead.uk/p/rachel-ree...

As Sunday gets going, here's the latest from our award-winning Lead North team. Starting in Blackpool where Michael Holmes spent time in Grange Park which is one of those places due to see £20million in the next decade

Important issues in this article from @kdenkwrites.com @theleaduk.bsky.social

Journalist and mental health worker Katherine Denkinson speaks to Zoe Grunewald about how inceldom grows out of loneliness, lost community and political failure – and what it will take to stop it. Our latest edition of The Lead in Conversation

Fake British “patriot” pages run from abroad are fooling thousands – including elected councillors.

Out today - my chat with @zoegrunewald.bsky.social of @theleaduk.bsky.social where we discuss my upcoming book, the social-political aspects of Incel culture and what we can do to protect our children. national.thelead.uk/p/conversati...

How “pro-Britain” Facebook groups run from outside the UK are cashing in on anti-immigrant sentiment & sucking in Reform councillors. My latest for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/reform-cou...

The government has promised to stop using hotels for asylum seekers by 2029. But what comes next? Could modular homes be the solution? national.thelead.uk/p/the-lead-u...

In this exclusive extract from her new book, journalist and mental health worker Katherine Denkinson examines how inceldom emerged from loneliness, lost community, and political failure. national.thelead.uk/p/how-we-mad...

In this week's digest, we've got everything from pop culture, to dating to politics to investigations. Have a browse👇 If you've watched, read or heard something you think we'd like to feature, drop us a line: [email protected] national.thelead.uk/p/the-lead-d...

Yesterday, out team in the North published their midweek editions ⬇️ Starting with Southport, @jamielopez1 attended the second far-right march in the town since last year's riots. southport.thelead.uk/p/the-day-th...

This week's Reform Watch follows Sarah Pochin's controversial comments about TV adverts, the continuous implosion of Kent County Council and a progressive win in Caerphilly, where Nigel Farage was suddenly nowhere to be seen national.thelead.uk/p/reform-wat...

The results are in. Lucy Powell is Labour's new deputy leader, with the vote signalling both a potential correction in the party’s trajectory and a warning bell writes @zoe.grunewald.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/lucy-powel...

While we're on the panto theme, here's my latest for @theleaduk.bsky.social on another "oh no, they're not!" moment. Millionaires aren't fleeing London or the UK. Get that mansion tax in... but don't stop there! national.thelead.uk/p/millionair...

Is it time for a mansion tax? Fears it would drive millionaires out of the UK is a false narrative, argues hannahfearn.bsky.social in today's newsletter national.thelead.uk/p/millionair...

I’m so glad to announce that my campaign has been a success, and the £318 fee that survivors of domestic abuse needed to pay to keep their address private when seeking financial assistance has been SCRAPPED 🎉 Thank you @sarahsackman.bsky.social

Some Sunday morning reads from our latest editions of The Lead North, beginning in Blackpool where the council has responded angrily to the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch over her comments about Blackpool’s role in the grooming gangs scandal

Should the man who leads on a review that could see ten care facilities close be the director of a private care company? Perhaps unsurprisingly, an opposition councillor has questions. More alarming in the response. lancashire.thelead.uk/p/reform-gra...

Councils in the capital have managed to vastly reduce the number of families in hotels and B&Bs, but is this really a win in the battle against homelessness? @mattyedwards23.bsky.social reports.

Every government promises to listen to women, but only a few are willing to hear them when their truths are inconvenient, uncomfortable, or messy. This is the test at the heart of the grooming gang inquiry ✍️ @zoe.grunewald.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/grooming-g...

This week on Reform Watch: councils are imploding, and Kent is at the forefront. The Lead is keeping a keen eye on Reform. Get in touch on X, Bluesky and Instagram or email [email protected] with tips and stories. national.thelead.uk/p/reform-wat...

Each week, the Lead team shares the work that's informing their world. This week, we have a brilliant podcast about online trolling campaigns, a Substack read about the need for rest as well as resistance, and some good news about levelling up theleaduk.substack.com/p/the-lead-d...

On this week’s Notes from the North, editor @lukebeardsworth.bsky.social shares our top stories from the North, looking at fracking in Lancashire and a Green Party membership boom in Calderdale national.thelead.uk/p/notes-from...

This week on Reform Watch: coincild are imploding, and Kent is at the forefront. The Lead is keeping a keen eye on Reform. Get in touch on X, Bluesky and Instagram or email [email protected] with tips and stories. national.thelead.uk/p/reform-wat...

"Almost half of minority ethnic Brits say they have had negative experiences in nature because of their identity." 👇🏿Insightful piece by @theleaduk.bsky.social. We're determined to break down barriers to Scotland's outdoors, so walking is the inclusive activity that it should be. #BlackHistoryMonth

Latest from our Lead North titles, starting in Blackpool which is often referenced when it comes to child poverty. Latest figures show how things are getting worse, not better. That's why we at The Lead are calling for the government to act, and fast.

The Lead is campaigning to end child poverty. We cannot allow our most vulnerable members of society to be treated with such disdain – the government must take decisive action, now. Over the coming months you can expect more nuanced journalism that gets to the heart of the crisis.

The Lead's northern team has been plugging away as always and we've a mix of hope, tragedy and black market fireworks. First, in Lancashire, @lukebeardsworth.bsky.social reports on the crumbling fracking consensus, despite previous failed efforts lancashire.thelead.uk/p/the-politi...

Child poverty remains deeply stratified along racial lines. While nearly one in three UK children now live in poverty, the burden falls much more heavily on Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Black, and Asian families. ✍️ @nmozz.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...

The gonorrhoea vaccine should be a major breakthrough, but young Black women are being left out of sexual health policy – with devastating effects.

The gonorrhoea vaccine should be a major breakthrough, but young Black women are being left out of sexual health policy – with devastating effects.

Amongst chatter about Chinese espionage and economic growth, the crises at home continue to grow. This week, a damning new report found that the family courts are complicit in abuse. To many - including us - this is no surprise. @zoegrunewald.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/the-family...