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Minimum wage comments are 'madness', says business
Businesses, charities and politicans have reacted to criticism of the minimum wage by a minister.
August 19, 2026Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule
Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.
August 14, 2026Shop selling second-hand school uniforms for £5
A charity for families facing poverty runs the swap shop for uniforms to help with the cost of living.
August 8, 2026Money Box
What might the new team at the top of government mean for your money?
July 25, 2026'I can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.4m households struggling to buy essentials
As Andy Burnham promises “breathing space” for households, millions are unable to buy items such as clothing, heating and food.
July 21, 2026Calls for government taskforce to tackle poverty
Charities, schools and businesses warn too many families are struggling with the cost of living.
July 16, 2026Londoners face hidden poverty premium, study says
Low-income households in London are facing an additional burden of over £600 a year simply to access standard goods and services.
July 12, 2026'You have to say no': Families struggling with holiday food costs
Susan Lilley, a single mother of two, said the weekly shop has become one of her biggest financial worries.
July 7, 2026Tragedy meets 'social realism' in Welsh-language film hailed a 'sensation'
Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman grappling with unemployment in a north Wales town.
June 18, 2026'I won't be able to afford to eat before long'
About a third of households using food banks in the South Cotswolds are doing so for the first time.
June 18, 2026Demand at baby bank 'has never been higher'
The founder says rising childcare costs mean many of those they help are in work but struggling.
June 15, 2026IMF warns Nigeria of risks in $5 billion swap deal with UAE lender - Reuters
IMF warns Nigeria of risks in $5 billion swap deal with UAE lender Reuters
June 9, 2026Survival before safety for Delhi's poor as temperatures hit 45C
As temperatures peak, Delhi’s informal workers continue working despite growing health risks.
May 28, 2026Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.
May 18, 2026'There's so much I want to give my daughter - poverty means I can't'
Around a third of Welsh children live in poverty, the highest among the four UK nations.
April 26, 2026Sub-Saharan Africa faces slower growth as US-Iran war raises costs - Reuters
Sub-Saharan Africa faces slower growth as US-Iran war raises costs Reuters
April 8, 2026Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends
Families on some benefits with three or more children will get an average rise of £4,100 a year.
April 5, 2026Asia's migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war
Iran's strikes on Gulf states have been especially hard for migrants who have long supported these economies to lift their families back home from poverty.
March 31, 2026Maradona's former home is transformed into a soup kitchen in Argentina - Reuters
Maradona's former home is transformed into a soup kitchen in Argentina Reuters
March 31, 2026Comic Relief helps fund free school uniform charity
Julie Waller, who heads up the charity, says donations have helped more than 2,000 families.
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Minimum wage comments are 'madness', says business
Coffee shop owner Frank De Jesus said comments from the economic development minister criticising the minimum wage had "opened a can of worms" Businesses, charities and politicians have reacted to cr
Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule
Five years on from the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, women and girls have told the BBC their lives are unrecognisable under the rule of the regime. The hard-line Islamist group has been eroding th
Shop selling second-hand school uniforms for £5
Mum Sandra Koli visited the swap shop with her two daughters An east London charity shop where parents can pick up school uniforms for £5 is helping with the rising cost of living, users have said.
New Chancellor, New Plans? and Inheritance Gifts
Radio 4,·25 Jul 2026,·24 mins Available for over a year This week has seen a new Prime Minister and a new Chancellor of the Exchequer. As soon as John Healey was appointed the announcements began.
'I can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.4m households struggling to buy essentials
Elaine Yates, 77, says she can't remember the last time she used her oven to cook a hot meal Four years into the cost of living crisis, almost two-thirds of low-income families say they struggle to b
Calls for government taskforce to tackle poverty
Patrick Lynch says more than a third of Jersey homes are struggling financially A coalition of charities, schools and businesses is calling on the government to create a taskforce to tackle poverty.
Londoners face hidden poverty premium, study says
Josiah Lahai says he often can not afford what he wants in the supermarket Low-income households in London are facing an additional burden of more than £600 a year to access standard goods and servic
'You have to say no': Families struggling with holiday food costs
Susan has talked about the stress caused by the price of food For many families, the summer holidays mean more than just eight weeks away from school. It can also mean a sharp rise in food costs. Su
Tragedy meets 'social realism' in Welsh-language film hailed a 'sensation'
The director of a new Welsh-language film released in cinemas across the UK says the reaction has been "amazing". Effi o Blaenau follows a young woman - Effi - as she grapples with unemployment in th
Demand at baby bank 'has never been higher'
The founder of a community organisation which provides free clothes, toys and equipment for children said demand had "never been higher". Hartlepool Baby Bank sees about 150 families a week which is
IMF warns Nigeria of risks in $5 billion swap deal with UAE lender
Published on 06/09/2026 at 02:25 pm BST - Modified on 06/09/2026 at 03:35 pm BST LAGOS, June 9 (Reuters) - The IMF on Tuesday warned of risks surroundin
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Labour starts dishing out billions in handouts TODAY as two-child benefit cap formally ends
The Conservatives have branded the move 'Rachel Reeves's benefits payday - paid for by working families' The two-child benefit cap officially comes to an end today, with the Government claiming the m
Maradona’s childhood home now feeds Argentina’s poor
BUENOS AIRES: Hundreds of people now line up weekly at the humble birthplace of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. The house in the Villa Fiorito neighbourhood has been lent by its current owne
Maradona’s former home is transformed into a soup kitchen in Argentina
https://arab.news/mfmvd BUENOS AIRES: Every week, hundreds of people line up to fill a plastic container with food in an unlikely place: the humble home where Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando M
Maradona's former home is transformed into a soup kitchen in Argentina
Miguel Lo Bianco and Leila Miller, Reuters Published : 31 Mar 2026, 08:50 PM Updated : 31 Mar 2026, 08:50 PM Every week, hundreds of people line up to fill a plastic container with food in an unlik
Comic Relief helps fund free school uniform charity
As children across the country ditch school uniform for the day to raise money for Comic Relief, one Greater Manchester charity that has helped thousands of families with recycled uniforms will be rec
Food voucher scheme extended until September
A council has approved plans to provide supermarket vouchers during the school holidays to families receiving free school meals. Cambridgeshire County Council's children and young people committee ag
'It is a catastrophe' - the man battling to stem rising youth unemployment
"This is a story of lost lives," says Alan Milburn, as he stands outside the front door of the house where he grew up, in Benwell, Newcastle. The former New Labour minister is returning to his home t