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Landmark site at gateway to Newcastle deserves a show-stopping plan

I COMPLETELY agree with Bradley Perrett's vision for the remaining Honeysuckle development ("Honeysuckle idea simply sucks", Newcastle Herald, 10/11), the supposed centrepiece of the city's waterfront development. No one would deny the need for more social and affordable housing, but not on the remaining section of Honeysuckle. There is an…

Newcastle Herald

Three arrested after Stone of Destiny targeted in food poverty protest

The Crown Room at Edinburgh Castle where the stone is kept was closed following the incident.

The Independent UK

‘Feminisation of poverty’: France’s cost-of-living crisis is hitting women hardest

Poverty is worsening in France and women and children are the main victims, the charity Secours Catholique has warned in its annual report, highlighting the burden of inflation, childcare and entrenched gender inequality on single women and mothers.

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Poverty harder to bear for women and children, French report claims

Poverty is getting worse in France and women and children are suffering the most, the Secours Catholique warned in its annual report.

Radio France Internationale

How has it fallen to the king to fight the cost of living crisis?

While the Tories flail, we have King Charles campaigning on food poverty, showing that it cannot be ignored, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

King Charles expects birthday call from Harry as he turns 75 with launch of new food poverty project

King will host private dinner for friends and family, sans Harry and Meghan, according to reports

The Independent UK

What do we know about forced labour in Xinjiang?

Beijing says labour transfers are poverty alleviation tool, but research raises concerns schemes are not voluntary

The Guardian - UK

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UK Government condemned for letting down pensioners in King’s Speech

THE Tory government has been condemned for failing to tackle the “injustice” of pensioner poverty in last week’s King’s Speech.

The National (Scotland)

King Charles appears on Big Issue front cover to launch food poverty campaign on 75th birthday

Housing and homelessness publication will feature the monarch in its forthcoming issue

The Independent UK

How much income is needed to live well in the UK in 2023? At least £29,500 – much more than many households bring in

You don’t have to look very hard at the moment to find evidence of the immense financial pressure on UK households. New figures from the Trussell Trust show that 1.5 million emergency food parcels were provided to people between April and September 2023.

The Conversation

Record number of child deaths last year with hundreds more dying since pandemic

UK’s top children’s doctor calls on government to act to tackle ‘unforgivable’ and ‘avoidable’ deaths

The Independent UK

Acknowledge India’s economic successes too

The Indian economy has grown at an impressive rate in the post-COVID-19 years, and the tagline, ‘fastest-growing major economy,’ calls for some elaboration

The Hindu

The Independent wins top prize for campaigning journalism at press awards

Our campaign to give free school meals to more children from poor homes was praised by the Society of Editors for exposing shocking stories of poverty

The Independent UK

Waffle House workers demand protection from violent customers: ‘We’re not MMA fighters’

Waffle House workers say they exist on poverty wages and face violence in the work place. They are demanding the company make changes, Richard Hall reports.

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

If NZ's new government wants a simple fix to improve child poverty, here’s what it should do

With a National-led coalition government taking shape (how long it takes is another matter), the nation’s “squeezed middle” awaits the financial relief promised during the election campaign.

The Independent UK

‘We’re not MMA fighters’: Waffle House workers demand protection from violent customers

Waffle House workers say they exist on poverty wages and face violence in the work place. They are demanding the company make changes, Richard Hall reports.

The Independent UK

Charities warn ‘pandemic of poverty’ has engulfed UK as record 1.5 million emergency parcels handed out

Poverty charities said the figures reveal ‘the scale of suffering in the cost-of-living crisis’

The Conversation

Football fans fighting food poverty: how a 'lifesaving' mobile pantry scheme spread across the country

It’s 9am in December on Tiber Square, a community space at the centre of one of Liverpool’s most diverse postcodes. The temperature is -5°C. Braving the cold, a small crowd is forming, sharing jokes amid anxious glances at the square’s frozen floor. Their concern is warranted. Given the icy surface,…

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Al Jazeera

Yusef Salaam elected unopposed to a central Harlem district in US

Wrongly convicted as a teenager over a 1989 rape, Salaam campaigned on easing poverty and tackling gentrification.

The Independent UK

King’s Speech ‘did not offer any hope for people facing extreme hardship’

The Government must ‘step up and do something’ amid growing need among the public, the Trussell Trust’s Helen Barnard said.

The Independent UK

Right-wing group ‘Moms for Liberty’ call police over library book

Moms for Liberty was designated an ‘anti-government extremist’ organisation by the Southern Poverty Law Center in June

The Hindu

More than a third of families in Bihar surviving on ₹6,000 per month or less, Assembly told

The caste survery report in Bihar report also acknowledged considerable poverty among the upper castes, though the percentage was, predictably, much higher among backward classes, Dalits and tribals.

The Independent UK

Number 10 rejects UN envoy criticisms of UK welfare spending

A UN enjoy sharply criticised poverty rates and welfare spending in the country.

The Guardian - UK

Global health and environmental costs of food industry are $10tn a year – UN

‘Price tag’ of non-communicable diseases, malnutrition, poverty and harm to planet is 10% of global GDP, says UN food agency

The National (Scotland)

UK 'violating international law' with poverty levels, top UN official says

THE United Nations’ poverty envoy has said the UK government is violating international law ahead of a visit to the country this week.

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