Government help for 120,000 "troubled" British families is beginning to work. That is the tentative conclusion of a report published today by the National Audit Office (NAO).
If you've ever found yourself wearing every jumper you own, looking alarmingly like a festive version of the Michelin Man and turning up the thermostat when your other half leaves the house, you are not alone.
A Durham Adoption Agency started by the Bishop Of Durham more than a 100 years ago is upbeat about the national adoption week and about the next Bishop of Durham being an advocate for children and young people.