Hidden energy charges pushing Brits into poverty
Exclusive investigation reveals how soaring daily energy standing charges are creating an impossible choice between heating and eating for vulnerable households across the UK.
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Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap to Fight Child Poverty
New analysis reveals the devastating impact of the two-child benefit limit as poverty rates soar. Discover why campaigners and cross-party MPs demand immediate action.
Care pay talks abandoned as sector crisis deepens
Exclusive: The National Joint Council has walked away from negotiations to improve poverty pay for care workers, sparking outrage across the sector as staffing crisis worsens.
Trump's SNAP cuts spark UK food bank crisis
As Trump administration slashes food stamp funding, British food banks report alarming surge in demand from vulnerable families facing hunger crisis.
Madagascar President Dissolves Government Amid Youth Protests
Madagascar's president has taken the dramatic step of dissolving his government following weeks of youth-led protests against poverty and unemployment, plunging the island nation into political uncertainty.
Cost-of-Living Crisis Forces UK Charity Closures
A devastating new report reveals hundreds of UK charities, including major names like Oxfam and Macmillan, are shutting down services and branches as the cost-of-living crisis bites, threatening vital support for the nation's most vulnerable.
UK Food System Failing Health and Environment: UKRI Report
A damning UK Research and Innovation report exposes how Britain's broken food system is fuelling a diet-related health crisis and environmental damage. Discover the urgent need for transformation.
California and Louisiana Lead US Poverty Rates
New Census data reveals a tale of two Americas, with California and Louisiana experiencing the highest poverty rates. This in-depth analysis explores the economic policies, social safety nets, and stark realities behind the numbers.
Oxford Academics Forced to Use Food Banks Amid Cost of Living Crisis
An exclusive investigation reveals the hidden poverty crisis at Oxford University, where underpaid researchers and staff are turning to food banks and hardship funds to survive.
Guyana's Oil Wealth Fuels Poverty and Regional Tensions
Guyana sits atop vast oil wealth, yet its citizens face deepening poverty and a brewing diplomatic storm with Venezuela. This investigation reveals the stark contrast between corporate profits and public hardship.
Two-Child Benefit Cap Pushes Families to the Brink
Exclusive investigation reveals the devastating impact of the two-child benefit limit, with families facing impossible choices between heating and eating as the cost of living soars.
Teen, 16, locked out of home in benefits row
A teenage boy was forced to sleep rough after being locked out of his family home amid a cruel benefits cut-off. This shocking case exposes the human cost of the UK's welfare system failures.
Brown's Urgent Plea: End Child Poverty in November Budget
Ex-PM Gordon Brown issues an urgent plea to the Chancellor, demanding concrete action in the Autumn Budget to rescue millions of children from poverty, calling the current crisis a 'moral emergency'.
40% of UK Renters Ration Energy to Afford Bills
A damning new study reveals the brutal choice facing millions of private renters in Britain's cost-of-living crisis: heat or eat. With energy bills skyrocketing, a staggering two in five are forced to ration their energy use just to keep a roof over their
Millions Face 'Impossible' Heating Costs in Leaky UK Homes
A damning report from Citizens Advice reveals a hidden housing crisis, with 6 million households in England and Wales trapped in energy-inefficient homes, facing unaffordable bills despite government insulation schemes.
50% of UK Renters Forced to Ration Energy Use
A damning new report from Citizens Advice exposes a deepening crisis for UK renters, with half forced to ration energy due to unaffordable bills and poorly insulated homes, creating a 'perfect storm' of hardship.
Reeves Scraps VAT on Energy Bills in Cost-of-Living Move
Chancellor Rachel Reeves makes her first major economic move, scrapping the controversial 5% VAT on household energy bills. The bold intervention aims to slash costs for millions of families and businesses grappling with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
UK's poverty map unchanged since Victorian era
Shocking new analysis reveals the UK's poorest areas have remained trapped in deprivation since the Victorian era, with government policies consistently failing to bridge the divide.
UK childhood obesity and underweight crisis deepens
A landmark UNICEF report reveals a deepening nutritional crisis among UK children, with soaring obesity rates masking a persistent underweight problem, creating a 'double burden' of malnutrition.
UK Energy Crisis: Brits Reveal Heartbreaking Sacrifices
Exclusive testimonies from across the UK expose the devastating human impact of the energy cost crisis, with families facing impossible choices between heating and eating.
Two-Child Benefit Cap Forces Parents to Skip Meals
Exclusive: A damning new report reveals the devastating impact of the two-child benefit limit, pushing families into food insecurity and forcing parents to choose between heating and eating.
Record 1.5m Food Parcels for UK Children in Poverty Crisis
Shocking new data from the Trussell Trust reveals an unprecedented surge in child poverty across the UK, with food banks in its network distributing over one million emergency food parcels to children in the past year—the highest number ever recorded.
6 Million Brits Face Energy Debt Crisis This Winter
Exclusive new research reveals millions of UK households are being pushed into energy debt, with many forced to make desperate choices between heating and eating as bills soar.
1.7 Million UK Homes in Energy Bill Debt Crisis
A staggering 1.7 million UK households have fallen behind on their energy bills, with total debt hitting a record £3.1 billion. This winter, millions face the stark choice between heating and eating as the cost of living crisis deepens.
Millions of Brits Skipping Meals in Cost of Living Crisis
A devastating new report reveals millions of UK adults are going without food for entire days, with parents hit hardest. The Trussell Trust warns of 'unprecedented need' as food bank use soars.
American tourist shocked by UK's poorest area: "Never seen anything like it"
An American visitor to Jaywick, Essex - officially England's most deprived area - shares his raw, emotional reaction to the poverty and neglect he witnessed, questioning how such conditions exist in a developed nation.
Scotland's 15-year life expectancy gap revealed in shock report
National Records of Scotland report exposes a devastating 15-year life expectancy gap in Inverclyde, with poverty and deprivation cited as key factors in the region's health crisis.
Pensioner Lives on 75p Frozen Meals in Cost of Living Crisis
A retired British man reveals his extreme budgeting strategy, living on just 75p frozen meals as soaring inflation and energy bills cripple household finances across the UK.
Two-Child Benefit Cap Fuels UK Child Poverty Crisis
Exclusive analysis reveals how the UK's two-child benefit cap has plunged 1.5 million children into poverty since 2015, with experts warning of irreversible damage to a generation's future.
Quarter of UK pupils too hungry to learn, study finds
Shocking new research exposes the deepening child poverty crisis in UK schools, with teachers reporting a quarter of students arriving too hungry to concentrate, prompting urgent calls for government action.
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