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Child labour, caste, poverty closely linked in India: U.N. Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata

United Nations Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely inter-linked in Indi

The Hindu

Some 45 million Brits to be in fuel poverty in winter, study warns

The hardest-hit region is set to be Northern Ireland

Wales Online

We asked children how they experienced poverty. Here are 6 changes needed now

An eight-year-old boy is often hungry, but knows if he tells his mum, she will eat less herself and go hungry. He hates the thought, so he stays quiet.

The Conversation

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Two-thirds of UK families could be in fuel poverty by January, research finds

Estimated 45m people will struggle to pay energy bills this winter with predicted rises in price cap

The Guardian - UK

Noel Gallagher teams up with Emeli Sande for special performance in hometown Manchester

Rock legend Noel Gallagher will join fellow singers Melanie C and Emeli Sande at a very special charity gala next month, as the star-studded lineup aim to help young people affected by poverty through charitable initiative Football for Change

Irish Mirror

Let's save gender equality gains

Sudanese protester Alaa Salah became a symbol of her country's revolution after standing atop a car, dressed in white, and singing to her fellow demonstrators. Ugandan climate-justice activist Vanessa Nakate went from protesting alone at the gates of her country's parliament to demanding action from world leaders at the United…

Bangkok Post

Matthew Desmond's book 'Poverty, by America' coming in 2023

Matthew Desmond’s first book since his Pulitzer Prize winning “Evicted” is not just a study of who is poor in the world’s richest country

The Independent UK

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Minister of Irrigation Says COP27 is an Opportunity to Set Out Egypt's Water Scarcity

The newly appointed Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, said the upcoming COP27 climate summit is "an opportunity" to introduce the world to Egypt's water poverty. Swailem indicated that Egypt depends on boosting its cooperation with the Nile Basin countries to benefit from its resources and reduce…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sadiq Khan warns of potential rise in violence over cost of living crisis

Rising poverty levels ‘threaten to reverse progress’, says Labour mayor of London

The Independent UK

Sturgeon to chair meeting with suppliers in bid to ease cost-of-energy crisis

Scottish Power, Ovo Energy, Centrica, Octopus Energy and E.on are among the companies that will attend

Insider UK

Fuel poverty explosion sees 300% rise in appeals for help from Scots tenants

A spokesperson for Link Housing, which houses 15,000 Scots, said the hardship levels are unprecedented.

Daily Record

‘Unprecedented numbers’ of pensioners could die this winter without more help for energy bills, charity warns

Age UK urges Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to commit to emergency support and pensions triple lock

The Independent UK

'I've been forced into poverty and had to use foodbanks because I'm waiting for NHS treatment'

Lily Jones, 23, has spent nearly a year with serious pains in her abdomen, yet she's still awaiting an appointment following her 'urgent' referral to a specialist

Wales Online

Huge backlash in Scotland after man appointed as country's first ever period poverty officer

Mr Grant's responsibilities include working on issues around menopause and promoting access to free period products after the Period Products Act was introduced

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Iceland is offering interest-free loans to help shoppers with the cost of living crisis

The interest-free microloans have been introduced to help shoppers avoid food poverty

The National (Scotland)

Cost-of-living crisis could have 'devastating' impact on attainment gap

THE cost-of-living crisis could have a “devastating” impact on Scotland’s attainment gap, according to a leading poverty charity ...

Zenger

Small-Town Residents Buy A Gas Station And Save Thousands

The fuel station is now processing more than 5500 gallons per week, and between 105,000 and 132,000 gallons per year.

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon to hold 'urgent' energy summit as 'one-third of Scots face fuel poverty'

THE First Minister is to hold an “urgent” summit with energy firms amid concerns that more than one-third of Scottish households will be in fuel…

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Daily Record

Bin strikes in Scotland blamed on politicians who offered workers 'poverty pay'

Council workers in Edinburgh will down tools on Thursday in the first wave of strike action that will soon roll-out across Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

Labour has a plan to freeze bills and secure Britain’s energy supply. Why doesn’t the government?

The current crisis could drag half of UK households into fuel poverty, says shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband

Daily Record

'F*****g ridiculous' Martina Navratilova rages after man appointed Scotland's first period poverty tsar

On Monday Scotland became the first country in the world to protect the right to free period products in law.

The Independent UK

The mayor of San Francisco’s long fight to get her brother out of jail over armed robbery that turned fatal

High-profile case touches on issues including the politics of crime-fighting, state law – and one family’s journey between poverty and power. Josh Marcus reports

Daily Record

Paisley charity welcomes new Scottish law on period poverty coming into effect

Star Project boss says this marks "such a landmark achievement for Scotland"

The Conversation

Britain's energy price cap was never designed to keep your gas and electricity affordable

The price of gas and electricity is soaring in Britain and many millions of people are likely to be pushed into fuel poverty. And this is even with an “energy price cap”. Perhaps weirdly to many, nothing has actually gone wrong in terms of what the price cap was designed…

The Independent UK

Period poverty campaigners urge government to extend access to free products across the UK

The Period Product Act makes products freely available to everyone in Scotland

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