Thousands of children sexually abused to order on encrypted video calls with western customers
UK is third largest market, says new report which estimates up to half a million children could be affected
UK is third largest market, says new report which estimates up to half a million children could be affected
As the Covid Inquiry resumes, among those waiting for answers are families who needlessly lost loved ones to the virus
141 confirmed cases recorded between January and July 2023, with more than half of infections detected in London, say UK health officials
Torture and imprisonment of women has become a widespread tool of persecution, says Zarifa Ghafari, a former Afghan mayor
'Morality policing in Iran is back' after mass surveillance is deployed to crack down on women
The figures, taken from reports made directly to Unicef, are likely to underestimate the true scale of violence and death unfolding in Sudan
Findings come one month after an estimated 100 children died when a fishing boat sank off southern Greece
Extreme monsoon rainfall has demolished buildings, ripped down bridges, swept away vehicles and breached dams
Workers have begun drilling wells in the capital to reach the water beneath the ground, while protests have erupted over shortages
Respected members of local communities, including army officers and businesspeople, tricking children into modern slavery
TB remains one of the world’s most deadly diseases, and the second leading infectious killer after Covid-19
At least 50 women and girls have been raped and sexually assaulted since violence erupted in Sudan, says the UN
The mosquito-borne virus is sweeping through the country, with the outbreak now the largest in the South American nation’s history
Beijing will also pay for ‘semen storage’ in latest move to head off a demographic crisis – but some experts warn it won’t work
Report shows 5.7 million people were forced to flee Ukraine last year – the quickest outflow of refugees anywhere since 1945
Several hundred tonnes of oil were washed into the Dnipro river, while groundwater sources are believed to have become polluted