When a parent gets cancer, what about the kids?

Nicola Dady set up a UK charity after seeing the impact her diagnosis had on her children When Nicola Dady was diagnosed with an aggressive...

Bosses at leading UK science institute accused of bullying staff

Scientists allege Wellcome Sanger Institute management pressured workers to quit In the science lab, some bullies can thrive unchecked for ...

In the science lab, some bullies can thrive unchecked for decades

Bullying claims suggest a scientist’s life is at odds with the profession’s noble ideals Bosses at leading UK science institute accused of...

Gloria Steinem gets behind a brand pays more than lip service to a cause | Rebecca Nicholson

The feminist and activist is to be applauded with her choice of charity Gloria Steinem is the latest face of the newish beauty company the ...

'Gestures of sharing and love' … the mini libraries giving books to the community

In an era of funding cuts to public services, the Little Free Library scheme in Leeds is making reading accessible to all As the general el...

Mosque where terrorist taught stripped of responsibilities for children

Charity watchdog installs manager at London mosque where Umar Haque worked The trustees at an east London mosque that employed a dangerous ...

I’ve been told to wait three years for a wheelchair that ‘can go outside’ | Frances Ryan

It is surely a societal failure when 5,000 children wait months for an NHS chair, while others receive no help to cover costs One of my abi...

Charity Commission warns RSPCA over payout to former chief

Watchdog issues damning rebuke to animal welfare group over hefty payout to its former interim boss The RSPCA has been given an official wa...

Sam Clark: ‘Abuse of learning disabled people won’t stop until we all matter equally’

The head of Learning Disability England says attitudes are partly to blame for care failures Having ‘low ego’ is not something most chief e...

English Heritage launches campaign to save castles from weeds

Deep-rooted plants are laying siege to England’s castles, charity warns England’s castles have survived battles and wars, bombardments and ...

Private schools don’t act like charities, so let’s strip them of the benefits | Frances Ryan

In subsidising wealthy people instead of helping poor children, they perpetuate inequality in education and beyond As teenagers find out the...

Volunteers befriend newly discharged patients to keep them out of hospital

A new homecoming scheme aims to boost recovery rates and fight loneliness Joan Jackson, 84, was admitted to Southampton general hospital ear...

I loved National Citizen Service but it’s no longer benefiting young people | Sneha Lala

The government needs to either commit to NCS wholly or scrap it and use the money for a wide range of youth services The government has laun...

Reviving big society may be laudable but will it work? | Simon Gillespie

As chief executive of a UK charity, I welcome the government’s new strategy, but the lack of detail worries me A 120-page report might not ...

The government’s rough sleeping strategy is a missed chance to end homelessness | Jon Sparkes

This move is a step forward, but our work at Crisis shows root causes must be tackled in order to help the thousands in need The government ...

Smitten with kittens: advert for cat caring job on Greek isle brings deluge of candidates

Sanctuary has to curtail number of applicants eager to take job looking after 55 rescue cats ‘in Cyclades paradise’ As job offers go it’s h...

The ‘civil society strategy’ can’t rely on charities with no funding | Letters

The charities and voluntary organisations that the government says it wants to help to tackle social exclusion are the first to be cut when ...

Charities drop Christine Hamilton after post likening burqa to KKK costume

Tweet by wife of former Tory MP Neil Hamilton comes during escalating row over Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks Christine Hamilton has been sa...

New 'big society' bid to boost charities' role in public services

Government’s vision to build fairer society shares objectives with David Cameron’s much-mocked agenda The government has launched a new “bi...

French police accused of harassing aid workers at Calais

Charities distributing food to homeless migrants allege 600 acts of intimidation by officers, including tear gassing Volunteers distributin...