According to new research by scientists at Ohio State University, children who eat the most fast food are found to have poorer scores in tests – and it could be down to a lack of iron.

EXCLUSIVE: Workers in Britain’s poorest areas get by on around £14,300 a year – less than those in Eastern European countries including Hungary and Lithuania

Factors such as poorly educated parents and run-down neighbourhoods condemn underprivileged families to a cycle of ‘social disadvantage’, according to some education experts.

A report published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found the post-war trend for each generation to be richer than the last may be coming to a halt.

When it comes to jobs, the big picture in the U.S. is one of lackluster growth and an elevated unemployment rate of 7.3%. But within the U.S., there are some cities that are booming – pockets of economic opportunity where good jobs with solid wages are being created.

Twelve universities including Birmingham, Warwick, King’s College and Bristol are already involved in the Realising Opportunities programme.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Starvation, poverty, flooding, heat waves, droughts, war and disease already lead to human tragedies. They're likely to worsen as the world warms from man-made climate change, a leaked draft of an international scientific report forecasts.

The rich are getting even richer. The top 1% control 46% of the world’s assets — and 86% of global wealth is owned by the richest 10%. Yet two-thirds of the world’s adults have wealth of less than $10,000.

The cost of a college education is a burden to most graduates as they figure out how to payback their student debt. Although most graduates may make bigger paychecks than non-graduates it's still can be difficult to…