Schoolchildren are to be given etiquette lessons in how watch films properly amid concerns they can no longer concentrate on movies without texting and talking throughout.

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a Save the Children poll suggests.

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a poll for the Save the Children charity suggests.

Half of a child’s future income is already determined at birth, new research has found.

Thousands of children are “slipping through the gaps” and missing school entirely as schools and councils are failing to keep track of them, the schools watchdog said.