Quack health tips, toxic masculinity and soft porn: What social media is feeding our children
Exclusive: Telegraph investigation ahead of crucial Online Safety Bill vote reveals children as young as 13 being fed inappropriate content
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A child died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, says UN
Many of the deaths could have been prevented with access to better maternal and child healthcare, such as vaccination and nutrition
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At least 12 refugees die on boat stranded at sea without food or water
UN warns that, without a rescue operation, many more could die on board the vessel, which is adrift on the Indian Ocean
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The hunt for Putin’s war rapists: How a British-led team are tracking Russian perpetrators
A group of lawyers and military analysts form the unit, which is the first of its kind to be deployed in an active war zone
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Rape as a weapon of war will trigger UK sanctions, says James Cleverly
From December, Britain will impose sanctions to ‘address the abhorrent crimes of sexual violence’ in conflict
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Castration, gang-rape, forced nudity: How Russia’s soldiers terrorise Ukraine with sexual violence
The Kremlin has been accused of terrorising Ukrainians with sexual violence systematically – and known reports are the 'tip of the iceberg'
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The fight for survival inside the villages with no men
In north-eastern Kenya, an unprecedented drought is leading to displacement, escalating inter-clan conflicts, and increasing reports of rape
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World population hits eight billion – as experts predict when it will peak
People are living longer thanks to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine
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Cambodia’s floating schools battered by extreme weather, in pictures
The Southeast Asian country’s vulnerability to climate shocks blights the country’s education system
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Putin’s dirty bomb threat isn’t what it seems
An empty threat or false flag operation? When it comes to radioactive weapons, the world must take it seriously
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Health chiefs ‘simulate’ bird flu jump to humans as part of contingency planning
Exclusive: UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer tells The Telegraph the zoonotic disease has potential to infect people – but the risk remains low
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Avian flu: our food chain is in crisis
“If there is a lot of virus around… you are increasing the likelihood that it will find its way to adapt to humans”
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Abortion protestors face eight years in prison
Polish women's rights defenders face charges including 'causing an epidemiological threat' and endangering public health
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New Disease X? WHO warns of ‘fungal threat’ to humanity
In an echo of the agency’s warnings about viruses ahead of the pandemic, a list killer fungi is unveiled
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Swarm of Covid sub-variants show ‘increased transmissibility and immune escape’
More than 300 Omicron off-shoots are circulating the globe – but reduced surveillance limits efforts to understand them, says WHO
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Cholera vaccines rationed amid global shortage
Head of the WHO warns that the current wave of infections is putting an unprecedented strain on resources
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