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'We need to regain trust with pro-Palestine campaigners', says Cabinet Secretary

SCOTLAND’S Social Justice Secretary has admitted the Government has work to do to rebuild trust among pro-Palestine supporters – but stressed…

The National (Scotland)

The Observer view on the autumn budget: Labour must break this cycle of sluggish growth

There are tough decisions to be made, but living standards must improve if the economy is to be rescued

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’

Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures show

The Guardian - UK

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Dems, hear Eminem's one-man culture war

Is there room for Slim Shady in the vision of America we heard at the DNC?

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School leaders call on ministers to scrap ‘poverty-producing’ two-child benefit cap

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has been under pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Independent UK

These are the top fringe events at the SNP's 2024 conference

THE SNP’s annual conference is set to run from Friday to Sunday in Edinburgh with a major focus on how the party moves forward following a huge…

The National (Scotland)

Britain’s children facing ‘happiness recession’ compared to European counterparts, Children’s Society warns

‘Alarm bells are ringing’: Children’s Society warns of ‘deeply worrying picture’ on wellbeing of British teenagers

The Independent UK

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Nearly three in 10 teachers ‘bring in food for hungry pupils’

Teachers in the North West of England reported the biggest increase in personally providing food to hungry pupils

The Independent UK

Child neglect worsening as professionals warn of ‘disastrous combination’ of poverty and struggling services

Ninety per cent of frontline workers said poverty was a driving factor in cases of child neglect

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer's weather comment proves fuel poverty point, warns minister

A SCOTTISH minister has taken aim at a comment Keir Starmer made about the weather during a major speech in the Downing Street rose garden ...

The National (Scotland)

Is ‘No tax on tips’ a distraction from the fight to end sub-minimum wages?

Trump and Harris have vowed to ban taxes on tips. Critics say it’s not a solution for service workers’ unlivable wages

The Guardian - US

'Barcelona or die' For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent

Salamba Ndiaye is one of thousands of young Senegalese who try to leave the West African country each year to head to Spain, fleeing poverty and the lack of job opportunities for young people

The Independent UK

NHS nurses from overseas ‘pushed into poverty’ by UK welfare rules

Exclusive: nursing body says staff are being punished by benefits policy for those on temporary visas

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer slammed ahead of 'things will get worse before they get better' warning

LABOUR have been accused of “shamefully picking up where the Tories left off” as Keir Starmer prepares to tell the UK that “things will get…

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‘A bad winter would finish me off’: The pensioners facing fuel poverty

One man is required to keep his bungalow at 22 degrees due to his chronic illness

The Guardian - UK

Which benefits are available to vulnerable people under Labour?

As the winter fuel allowance is scrapped for many pensioners, we outline some other key benefits

The Guardian - UK

Millions facing ‘cruel winter’ without fuel payments, Labour MPs warn

Backbenchers say end to support schemes would be ‘wrong measure’ that ignores struggle of poorest households

The Guardian - UK

‘No one has any money’: Israel’s restrictions stifle West Bank economy

Soaring unemployment and poverty are fuelling unrest as Palestinian firms and workers face ‘economic siege’

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The Guardian - AU

Australia has a poverty problem – so why is there no agreed measure of it?

Experts agree that tackling disadvantage requires an understanding of how many people are affected and by how much

The Conversation

‘Time poverty’ can keep college students from graduating − especially if they have jobs or children to care for

Many college students don’t have enough time for their studies. This “time poverty,” as we call it, is often due to inadequate child care access or the need to work to pay for college and living expenses.

The Guardian - UK

Stuffed review – urgent warning about food poverty drowned out by clowning

A polemical show blends powerful audio recordings of those at the sharp end of the austerity economy with distracting stage business

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer under fresh pressure to lift two-child benefit cap in October

The prime minister is facing renewed calls to scrap the austerity-era policy after a senior party figure suggested it would not be removed by chancellor Rachel Reeves in the statement this autumn

The Guardian - UK

Pressure grows on Rachel Reeves to end two-child benefit cap in next budget

Campaigners are warning the chancellor that any delay will keep hundreds of thousands of children in poverty

The Independent UK

Free school holiday meals could be pulled for half a million children if council cuts continue, Reeves warned

Labour’s spending limits risk undoing Marcus Rashford’s covid campaigning work, new research shows

The Independent UK

Labour will not scrap two-child benefit cap in October, senior figure warns

Senior Labour figure Torsten Bell predicted the measure would not be repealed in the 30 October statement

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