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For some children, their biggest worry about lunch is whether they get a cheese and tomato versus a ham sandwich or if they have a yoghurt pot when they really want a packet of chips. The charity KidsCan is out to help all the children who go to school with no lunch at all.

Charity KidsCan has seen a "worrying increase" in school children urgently waiting on food, clothing and health support. The organisation reported the highest number of poverty-stricken students on its wait list in three years.

Some students have arrived back at school for the start of the year without food, and charities are struggling to keep up with an increasing number of parents and schools needing help.