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Record A-level results but concerns raised about ‘entrenched’ regional divides

The number of applicants accepted on to UK degree courses has risen to a record high this year, Ucas figures show.

Evening Standard

‘A Christmas Carol’ adaptation to feature Scrooge who ‘despises refugees’

The film will ‘teach the lesson of how prejudice, poverty and division shapes our society today,’ the director said

The Independent UK

Burning the Midnight Oil in the Northern District of Texas

"[A] little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man."

Reason

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Ethnicity is a powerful indicator of health needs – cutting it from a new GP funding formula is a mistake

The government’s recently announced new health funding formula for general practices aims to better distribute funding according to patient needs.

The Conversation

'If You're Trying To Pretend To Be In Poverty To Protect Your Money, That's Called Fraud' – Dave Ramsey Schools Listener Trying To Preserve 401(k)

When it comes to protecting retirement savings, many Americans worry about how long-term care costs could drain their nest egg. But on an episode of "The Ramsey Show," financial expert Dave Ramsey had a blunt message for one listener: trying to game the system could cross the line into fraud.

Benzinga

The stakes are high for a tax on the gambling industry

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Gordon Brown that proposes a tax on the betting sector to help alleviate child poverty

The Guardian - UK

Family benefits in Europe: Which countries offer the best social security?

Family social security benefits help tackle child poverty, but government spend per person varies widely across Europe. Euronews Business takes a closer look at the issue.

Euronews

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The Social Security tsunami: Payments could be cut by 23%, doubling the poverty rate for America's seniors

Understanding the future of Social Security, and the risks to your benefits.

Fortune

New York energy company ramps up disconnections as it seeks 11% price hike

Con Edison, city’s monopoly utility, cut off 88,000 households in first half of 2025 as climate crisis drives extreme temperatures

The Guardian - US

For Those I Love: Carving the Stone review – bracing anger at Irish social stasis

The raw grief of David Balfe’s first album may have faded to a bruise, but his spoken-word fury is as strong as ever in these hyper-focused stories of poverty and exploitation

The Guardian - UK

London councils to lose millions in funding despite high poverty levels

Ministers face backlash after analysis of proposed shake-up finds more than 10% drop in finance for some areas

The Guardian - UK

FACT CHECK: Gordon Brown’s 'worse every day' warning on Scottish child poverty

“Gordon Brown warns child poverty in Scotland is getting 'worse every day' as he calls for UK Government action” ...

The National (Scotland)

Reeves leaves door open to gambling tax rise in autumn budget

The Chancellor said she was ‘deeply concerned’ about child poverty and the Government is taking evidence in a review of gambling taxes.

Evening Standard

UK hasn’t seen poverty like this for 60 years, says Gordon Brown in call to scrap two-child benefit cap

The former prime minister backed reforms to gambling taxes in order to generate the £3.2bn needed to scrap the cap

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Tax gambling industry more to lift 500,000 children out of poverty, government urged

The gambling industry should pay a ‘fairer share,’ former PM Gordon Brown said

Evening Standard

Gordon Brown backs gambling tax reform to tackle child poverty

The IPPR said it feels ‘fair’ to ask the ‘highly profitable’ industry to contribute more.

The Guardian - UK

The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty

New thinking is urgent now. I have not seen such deep poverty since I grew up in a mining and textiles town blighted by unemployment, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

Euronews

To what extent do people in the EU feel discriminated against in their daily lives?

Immigrants, people with disabilities and individuals at risk of poverty or social exclusion report facing more discrimination in the EU than those who do not belong to these groups.

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GOBankingRates

6 Reasons the Poor Stay Poor and the Middle Class Doesn’t Get Richer

Here are six factors that can prevent people from advancing up the financial ladder, regardless of whether the rungs have been kicked out.

Al Jazeera

In oil-rich Angola, poverty, hunger and deadly unrest over fuel price hikes

Critics say most people in Africa’s third-largest oil-producing nation have not seen benefits from that natural wealth.

AAP

Millions struggle to afford personal hygiene products

More than one in eight Australians are not buying personal hygiene products because they cannot afford them, a survey shows.

Radio France Internationale

Migrants fleeing Ethiopia killed in shipwreck off Yemen coast

A shipwreck off Yemen’s southern coast has killed at least 76 people, with dozens still missing. Most of those on board were Ethiopian migrants fleeing poverty and conflict in search of work in wealthy Gulf countries.

Newslaundry

Explained: Why India’s inequality is underestimated

India’s consumption gap appears to shrink, but income inequality is rising fast, as per analysis of India’s consumption data by the World Bank.

The Guardian - US

Low-wage workers reeling over Trump’s looming Snap cuts as food prices rise

Experts predict changes to ‘food stamps’ program affecting millions of Americans will cause poverty and hunger to rise

Everybody Loves Your Money

10 Government Relief Programs With Hidden Income Caps

Government assistance programs can be lifelines during hard times. But not all of them are as accessible as they seem. Behind the headlines and hopeful slogans, many relief efforts have income caps that aren’t always obvious.

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