Barnardo's says linking visits to male prisoners' good behaviour is cruel to the children.
Alastair Leithead assesses the consequences for a country where women have an average 7.6 children each.
Women in Niger have an average of more than seven children each - the highest birth rate in the world.
Thousands of vets now use the controversial method, which advocates say can aid chronic ailments.
Conor McGregor says he will remain "calm and cold" when he faces Floyd Mayweather on Saturday amid chaotic scenes at the first media event of fight week.
Julie Roberts' foster daughter Gemma took her own life, after she continued to be preyed upon.
How synthetic smells are threatening the future of exquisite scents from the 'soul of the rose'.
A project wants to turn migrants in Europe into entrepreneurs and job creators
It may be summer but for firms providing Christmas food and presents, things are already gearing up.