The cleric whose ministry deals with poor families urges politicians to restore full child benefit.

Education Alliance chief warns of increasing numbers of children coming to school on empty stomachs.

Boston, Lincoln and East Lindsey council areas have seen an increase in child poverty.

Ladled With Love, which operates in Hull city centre, wants the council to find them a building.

Development Minister Andrew Mitchell says the UK is a "very dominant force" in aid for the poor.

Dr Katriona O'Sullivan, raised in abject poverty by addicts, hopes her memoir will inspire others.

The war in Syria has left millions destitute and forced some to resort to US army waste for food.

Others are heating food on radiators or with candles, says Mark Seed, who runs a food help project.