Innocent children are being needlessly slaughtered in what the United Nations has warned is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

And today’s shocking Mirror report on the terrible conflict in Yemen is shameful for Theresa May’s Tories – because Britain is arming the Saudi-led coalition guilty of indiscriminate bombing and imposing a blockade that condems trapped civilians to death.

The independent group Human Rights Watch is hugely critical of both sides as a poor nation is turned into a merciless proxy battleground between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Starvation, disease, torture and death stalk this land, and repeated war crimes have been documented. Our Government should be straining every sinew to bring this five-year-old human catastrophe to a peaceful end.

The Prime Minister will not shake off Jeremy Corbyn’s accusation that she is complicit in this bloodshed while she continues to support, and sell weapons to, the Saudi dictatorship.

Nobody is under the illusion that resolving the bitter conflict will be easy. But Britain should be on the side of peace and justice.

(Image: animal equality)

Fowl treatment

Claims that chickens reared for the likes of Nando’s, Lidl and Asda are mistreated demands an official investigation.

We’re entitled to expect the highest animal welfare standards on British farms, yet a film recorded by the group Animal Equality shows hens pecking a dead bird and others appearing to be kicked in vast sheds.

Unnecessary suffering and cruelty have no place in our food chain.

In or out of the EU, we should pride ourselves on leading the world in animal welfare.

Final flourish

What a magnificent last tussle for the Premier League title as Manchester City fought off a determined Liverpool.

It’s a pity there had to be a loser. But when the beautiful game recovers its lost lustre like this, football is the clear winner.