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The article reports on role of the charity organization Safe Families for Children whose volunteers offers help and support to children's from needy families in Great Britain and mentions the initiatives taken by businessmen Peter Vardy to support the cause.

The article offers the author's insights on whether online pornography affects children in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the Authority for Television on Demand in Britain, the effort of Prime Minister David Cameron to prevent the corrosion of childhood, and a report from the Children's Commissioner which examined 276 research papers on pornography and teenagers.

Promotes Highlights the World Vision's 24-hour Famine, a fund-raising event in the Great Britain. Support by teenagers for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in developing countries; Launch of the fund-raising by Liz McClarnon and Jenny Frost of the singing group Atomic Kittens; Donation from the sales of T-shirt to the campaign.

The article focuses on the Christingle celebrations of the Children's Society that aim to raise fund to give back to children their childhood. The celebration is an opportunity to bring together children, family and friends, forge stronger links between churches, local schools and youth groups and to celebrate Christmas together. The charity supports disabled children, children in trouble with the law, children who run away from home and help them rebuild their lives. In 2006, the charity raised £1,224.818.

The article reports that the National Tourist Office of Great Britain has introduced an interactive Web map of hundreds of locations of children's stories. The purpose behind it is to lure young visitors to Great Britain. The map offers educational information and is filled with links relating to more than 40 famous children's stories that are set in Great Britain.

Discusses reactions of American psychiatrists to the actions of British drug regulators, who told doctors to stop writing prescriptions for all but one of a newer generation of antidepressant drugs to treat depressed children under 18 years. Dilemma of psychiatrists and parents; Conclusion of British regulators that, for most antidepressant drugs, the potential for harmful side effects is greater than their effectiveness; The sharply divergent opinions of medical experts on whether governments should intervene; Questions of safety and effectiveness; Views of experts.

Discusses the announcement by British drug regulators that GlaxoSmithKline's popular antidepressant Paxil is dangerous for children. Increase of suicide rate in children who use Paxil; Studies done on the drug in Great Britain; Sale of Paxil to children in the United States who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder.

Reports that British regulators are urging doctors not to prescribe Paxil for children because of data that suggest it may trigger suicidal behavior. Implications for adults who take the antidepressant medicine; Use of Paxil as a prescription for children in the United States; Data available from GlaxoSmithKline of trials that show certain side effects, such as mood swings and suicidal thoughts and behavior, were twice as high in the Paxil group as in those taking a placebo; Action to be taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Groups of patients in Great Britain who have accumulated reports of side effects and dependency problems in an attempt to get the drug banned; Discussion of the health risks of children prescribed for Eli Lilly & Company's drug Prozac; Studies conducted in the U.S. to assess Paxil published in the April 2003 issue of the 'American Journal of Psychiatry.'

Focuses on alcopops, alcoholic drinks which are sweet like sodas and lemonades. The beverages' high popularity in Great Britain; Alcopops beginning to cross the Atlantic to the United States; Danger in their appeal to children because of high alcohol content; Brands popular in Britain including Hooch; Criticisms of alcopops; Response from brewers and spirits companies to the criticism; Comments from young people.