According to the Children’s Defense Fund, nearly one in six American children almost 12 million lived in poverty in 2018. While data from Pew Research Center showed that figure dipping over 2019, the economic fallout of the pandemic saw monthly poverty rates increase from 15% to 16.7% between February and September 2020, according to the Columbia University Center on Poverty Social Policy. Researchers at Columbia estimated in October that the pandemic may have led to an additional 2.5 million children living in poverty since May..

Wash House Beach south of Pilot Beach in the Camden Haven offers nature lovers the perfect opportunity to explore and discover rock pools from below and majestic birdlife such as soaring sea eagles from above. Care must be taken however as it can be dangerous and strong rips and currents occur. Conditions are ideal when there are north west to north east winds with waves under 2 metres..

I am a big sigelei fan so I will probably end up getting their squonker. Just sucks that most squonkers can only hold one battery at a time. Just a little more maintenance throughout the day is all (battery switching), but I already switching my dual batteries once a day so that would be four times a day I would be switching batteries.

Sundance darling set in rural Arkansas, scored 10 nominations from the Critic Choice Awards, reports Vulture today, including a bid for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. Director Lee Isaac Chung childhood in Washington County is the backdrop for the film, which tells the story of a family who moves to the Ozarks to start a farm. (Chung is also a former Arkansas Times Academic All Star, circa 1997.

Anna Lewis (Image: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton)A “polite, gentle and kind person” is how a hospital doctor will be remembered after her death.Staff at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Trust have posted about the death of Anna Lewis, a speciality trainee, on their website and Facebook page.Dr Lewis re joined the trust in the autumn last year after a three year rotation at other hospitals as part of her training.The trust has passed on its heartfelt condolences to Anna’s family, friends and colleagues.Gavin Boyle, chief executive, said: “Anna’s colleagues will remember her for being a very polite, gentle and kind person.”Anna was always there to help others, whether friends, family or patients.”Colleagues say Anna was a person of few words, but had a lovely sense of humour. She was a very hard working doctor nothing was too much trouble for her patients.”Away from work, Anna had a passion for going to the gym, especially swimming.”She liked nothing more than catching up with friends and organising events, especially for her fellow SPRs [specialist registrars] to get together and relax after a busy week at work.”Anna’s other passion was to travel and see new places and she often used her annual leave to go somewhere exciting.”Colleagues say they have lost a compassionate and caring and loving friend and doctor.”Dr Lewis’ family have asked for privacy, but say that if you do want to pay tribute on social media, do so by sharing positive memories of her.Numerous tributes have been paid to Dr Lewis on the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Facebook page.Those posting described Dr Lewis as “a lovely, gentle person” and “a heroic Med SpR (specialist registrar receiving advanced training) and example to us all”.One touching tribute reads: “I just want to say what a well respected doctor Anna was. It was always reassuring to have her on shift, she cracked on with the job with compassion and skill.NewsallMost ReadMost RecentUK World NewsReports three stage roadmap sets key dates for lifting lockdown in EnglandPrime Minister Boris Johnson is said to have agreed a no tier approach with dates now set for schools and pubs to returnTributes to caring Derby and Burton doctor who has diedBurtonThe University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Trust has passed on its heartfelt condolencesEssential shops open at Derby’s Kingsway retail parkRetailWe’ve listed the stores which are continuing to tradeWoman deported after crime rampage in Derbyshire townPeak DistrictShe caused chaos and has been barred from returningOpening date announced for Lidl’s new Derby supermarketRetailThe discount supermarket chain’s new store has created around 40 jobsPeak DistrictSnow closes roads as temperatures hit minus 9 degrees in DerbyshireTemperatures are expected to remain below freezing this weekendDerbyshire publican rages at Government that ‘opening without selling beer will destroy us’EasterHe launches emotional plea on behalf of his industryOpening date announced for Lidl’s new Derby supermarketRetailThe discount supermarket chain’s new store has created around 40 jobsEssential shops open at Derby’s Kingsway retail parkRetailWe’ve listed the stores which are continuing to tradeDerbyshire bad drivers and what they did to be convicted in our courtsCourtsThey’ve all recently been dealt withMost ReadMost RecentUK World NewsReports three stage roadmap sets key dates for lifting lockdown in EnglandPrime Minister Boris Johnson is said to have agreed a no tier approach with dates now set for schools and pubs to return.