UK is accused of failing children

The UK has been accused of failing its children, as it comes bottom of a league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries.



Unicef looked at 40 indicators from the years 2000-2003 including poverty, family relationships, and health.

Unicef - the United Nations children's organisation - says Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-being in Rich Countries is the first study of childhood across the world's industrialised nations.

In its league table the Netherlands came top, followed by Sweden, Denmark and Finland.