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Martin Lewis warns Brits of 'frightening' 20% energy bill rise just weeks away

Martin Lewis suggested that the additional rise from £2,500 to £3,000 in April could force nearly two million households into fuel poverty increasing the overall number to around 8.4million

Daily Mirror

Tottenham miss out on South Africa sponsorship deal worth £42.5m after major outcry

The agreement met widespread opposition in South Africa amid worsening poverty and power cuts

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis warns of 'national act of harm' coming in April in stark government message

The Money Saving Expert founder has written to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt urging him to postpone a planned rise in energy bills. He warns another 1.7million being plunged into fuel poverty

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‘No escape’ for Afghan girls forced out of education and into early marriage

As the Taliban denies women access to any schooling, there has been a rise in students being married off to ease family poverty

The Guardian - UK

Act now on energy bills subsidy or see fuel poverty surge, says Martin Lewis

Jeremy Hunt urged to reconsider raising state-subsidised energy rate from April as market prices make delay affordable

The Guardian - UK

Greenpeace threatens legal action over UK failure to meet fuel poverty targets

Government plans to upgrade energy efficiency of homes will help only 5.8% of fuel poor households by 2030, campaign group claims

The Guardian - UK

Top five chronic health problems in Newcastle linked to poverty and lifestyle

Health reports show that major and widespread illnesses in the city are linked to poverty

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After Fleeing War in Gaza, an Entire Palestinian Family Dies in Türkiye Earthquake

Twelve years ago, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum fled war and poverty in the Palestinian territory of Gaza for safety in Türkiye. On Monday, the massive earthquake that devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria killed him and his entire family. The Palestinian foreign ministry said Abu Jalhoum, his wife Fatima, and their…

Asharq Al-Awsat

After fleeing war in Gaza, an entire Palestinian family dies in Turkey's earthquake

Twelve years ago, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum fled war and poverty in the Palestinian territory of Gaza for safety in Turkey.

Reuters

Biden wants to bring back the expanded Child Tax Credit

President Joe Biden is one again calling on Congress to revive the expanded Child Tax Credit.

Fortune

New calls for £25 weekly uplift for people on Universal Credit and means-tested legacy benefits

SNP MP David Linden also urged the DWP to extend the benefit cap to help families on a low income.

Daily Record

Struggling families losing out on food for babies and young children

Campaign to get Government to increase value of Healthy Start scheme

Manchester Evening News

Two million children in poverty due to parents facing work barriers, charity warns

Researchers found work is often not a route out of hardship for families where both parents or a single parent is already working full-time, have long-term sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities

Daily Mirror

Increase aid for elderly and disabled Illinoisans

There is a proposal before the Pritzker administration to provide an increase in the Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled program that will allow Illinoisans a combined income equal to at least the poverty level.

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The Independent UK

Christian Atsu: Who is the charity-focused footballer found in the rubble after Turkey’s earthquake?

The former Chelsea and Newcastle star overcame poverty to reach the Premier League, before giving back by helping build schools with his charity work in Ghana

The Times of India

Solving people’s pain greater aspiration than any personal reward: Varun Gandhi

Feroze Varun Gandhi is the third-time Lok Sabha MP from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh. He is not only a politician but also a poet and author of four books, including his latest release "The Indian Metropolis" today. He holds a BSc (Hons) Economics from the prestigious London School of Economics…

The Guardian - AU

‘Alcohol laws can’t solve this’: NT Indigenous groups welcome new funding but urge longer-term solutions

The funding measures, along with the reintroduction of alcohol bans, were called a ‘circuit breaker’ by federal NT senator, Marlarndirri McCarthy

Asharq Al-Awsat

Al-Rahi Accuses Complacent MPs of ‘Great Treason’ for Failing to Elect President

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi launched on Sunday a scathing attack against “complacent” MPs who have failed to elect a president since Michel Aoun’s term ended in November. During his Sunday sermon, he said the lawmakers’ blind following of their political leaders was tantamount to “great treason.” The Lebanese people…

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Daily Mirror

Half of UK's vulnerable children live in poverty with 27,000 missing out on essentials

Children’s charity Buttle UK spoke to 1,000 health and care workers who look after 60,000 youngsters. Charity chief Joseph Howes says the situation for at-risk children is getting 'progressively worse'

Radio France Internationale

After DRC, Pope Francis takes peace mission to South Sudan

Pope Francis on Friday arrived in South Sudan – a country hit by civil war and extreme poverty – for a three-day visit to spread the message of peace and reconciliation.

Reuters

Pope implores South Sudan's leaders to end bloodshed, recriminations

Pope Francis began a visit to South Sudan on Friday with an impassioned plea to its fractious leaders to turn their backs on the violence, ethnic hatred and corruption that have stopped the world's youngest country from achieving peace and prosperity.

Bangkok Post

Homage to nature

A mechanical watch is not just a timepiece, but a reminder of the unfinished mission of Seub Nakhasathien, who laid down his life for conservation in 1990. At the helm of Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in Uthai Thani, he suffered numerous setbacks from deforestation and poaching to poverty. And…

The Independent UK

MRI scans reveal impact of racism and poverty on Black children’s brains

“We don’t think white people have just categorically different brains than Black people. We really think it’s due to the different experiences these groups have,” the study’s lead researcher said.

Daily Mirror

Shell profits soar to £32billion as millions struggling to pay their energy bills

The latest figures follow MPs hearing that around 12 million households are now spending more than 10% of their income on energy bills - the previous definition of fuel poverty

The Conversation

Direct support to small scale farmers reduces poverty - what Zambia is doing right

Over half of Zambia’s population lived below the national poverty line in 2015. In rural areas, where 89% of households are engaged in agriculture, the poverty rate was even higher, at 77% of the population.

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