An innovative programme run by the British Council and Barclays Premier League is giving young people in India the chance to communicate in the world languages of English and football, learning coaching and life skills while improving their language ability.

Young people have an essential role to play in helping countries achieve the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. In northern Ghana, Debate-to-Action, a joint British Council-World Bank Institute programme, is showing how they can make a difference.

If you are a first generation migrant in Europe, you are 50 per cent more likely to have been made fun of in the last three months, according to research we've published into the lives of schoolchildren, as part of a project to improve integration.