Borrow a tent and bring food: how to cut the cost of UK summer music festivals Work your way in for a free pass, club together with friends for gear – and don’t forget the toilet rolls and wet wipes The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
Best cheap gifts for teachers 2024 for the end of the school year Teacher treats under £25 Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2024
Where to buy second hand books: Top online stores to shop for quality and price Feed your literary addiction with sustainable purchases Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2024
3 EU nations recognize Palestinian state Israel issues warning after Norway, Ireland, and Spain announced their "landmark" decision Salon · May 23, 2024
Best brooches for glittering nights out Statement jewels you’ll want to pin down Evening Standard · May 13, 2024
Israel deepens offensive in Rafah and re-enters northern areas of Gaza IDF launches most intensive fighting in weeks as Oxfam warns Palestinians face deadly epidemic The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024
‘A world first’: project recycles polyester into yarn for new clothes A venture that uses methods applied to plastic bottles for old textiles aims to tackle the UK’s mountain of unwanted garments The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024
‘A colonial mindset’: why global aid agencies need to get out of the way With the world’s humanitarian system in crisis, many NGOs now recognise that local charities can deliver much more at far less cost The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2024
'Where Can We Go?' Say Rafah Residents As Israel Demands Evacuation Palestinian civilians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah voiced despair on Monday as Israel dropped fliers urging them to evacuate for their own "safety" ahead of a "limited" military operation. International Business Times · May 6, 2024
France's top CEOs earn 130 times more than their employees, says Oxfam Anti-poverty charity Oxfam has called for a new law to combat the "indecent" gap between the salaries of France's highest-paid company executives and their staff, after its annual report revealed disparities were growing and an increasing number of people are living on the minimum wage. Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2024
Dividend payments far outpace worker wages, Oxfam analysis finds To mark International Workers' Day, anti-poverty NGO Oxfam has released analysis showing that between 2020 and 2023, shareholders saw their dividend payments increase by 45 percent while workers saw their wages increase by just 3 percent. The figures highlight the growing global divide between rich and poor. Also in this… France 24 · May 1, 2024
Dividends payments soar globally as worker pay stagnates Shareholder payouts grew 14 times faster than wages over past three years, says Oxfam report The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
The Guardian view on the price of chocolate: cocoa producers face bitter truths Editorial: Farmers, even more than consumers, need a stable and predictable global food system The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Chocolate prices have exploded—as has the wealth of Mars and Ferrero family empires, outsizing two of the world's top cocoa-producing countries The collective wealth of the Ferrero and Mars families beats the summed-up GDPs of Ghana and Ivory Coast, Oxfam's report said. Fortune · Apr 24, 2024
International Business Times · Apr 23, 2024 Aid Workers Worried Over Looming Rafah Invasion Oxfam joined 12 other aid groups in a joint call for a ceasefire on April 3, stressing that more than a million civilians, including at least 610,000 children, were "in direct line of fire" in Rafah.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024 M&S and Oxfam trial postal donation bags for ‘unwearable’ clothes Scheme is part of effort to reduce ‘staggering’ quantities of textiles going to landfill or incinerator
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024 ‘After eight hours, my feet and fingers throb’: my epic treasure hunt for vinyl gold This Saturday, Record Store Day will see an avalanche of pricey rarities and flashy reissues. Instead, our writer scours the secondhand bins of indie stores and charity shops – and bags a dozen crackers
The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2024 Middle East crisis: Iran’s state media says vessel ‘linked to Israel’ seized by Revolutionary Guards – as it happened Israel has warned that Iran will bear consequences for any escalation in the region as ship boarded in strait of Hormuz
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024 ‘Hell on Earth’: famine nears in northern Gaza despite Israeli aid pledges Doctors describe rise in infections and amputations among dangerously malnourished patients
Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2024 Want to get into Glastonbury? Tony's Chocolonely and Oxfam launch golden ticket competition Just like in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, five pairs of golden tickets will be hidden inside special edition bars
Dynamite News · Apr 5, 2024 Southern Africa faces humanitarian crisis as millions exacerbated with hunger, floods Tens of millions are grappling with hunger, malnutrition, and water shortages across southern Africa as extreme drought and floods ravage the region. Read further on Dynamite News:
International Business Times · Apr 4, 2024 Almost Impossible To Deliver Aid In Gaza, Say Top Charities Major international aid groups warned Thursday it was now almost impossible to work in Gaza, as one accused countries supplying arms to Israel of being complicit in what "amounts to genocide".
Top News · Apr 4, 2024 Humanitarian Organizations Face Challenges Delivering Aid In Gaza Humanitarian aid organizations in Gaza face challenges due to security concerns, with Oxfam, MSF, and Save the Children grappling with safety decisions.
International Business Times · Mar 26, 2024 Oxfam Report Exposes Corporate America's Stark Wealth Disparities A recent Oxfam report unveils the alarming wealth gap within America's largest corporations, with 90% of profits directed to shareholders and CEO salaries.
Fortune · Mar 18, 2024 'We are essentially in a new Gilded Age’: As workers get laid off, CEOs and shareholders gobble up hundreds of billions in profits CEOs cite the need to downsize in a rough economy, but it seems corporations are doing better than ever.