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Cost-of-living pressures mean some Australians are having a frugal Christmas this year

As the rising cost of living continues to bite for many Australians, some are finding innovative ways to make Christmas feel festive without the usual price tag.

ABC News

Charities feed thousands on Christmas day

Volunteers and politicians have pitched in to feed the growing number of people in need of support as the cost of living crisis persists.

AAP

More than 3,700 warm banks open in UK as households struggle with ‘outrageous’ energy bills

‘Will the world ever be a good place again?’ Britons ask as they face a cold winter with bewilderingly high bills to stay warm

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Christmas charity records 50pc drop in donations with poverty on the rise among Australia's working poor

For some Australians, tomorrow will be a holiday of acceptable excess — opulent feasts, mountains of gifts and binge drinking. But many of those straddling the poverty line are worried they will have little to no food on the table.

ABC News

Demand surges for Christmas help for struggling families

Rising food and fuel prices push Canberrans towards emergency help

The Canberra Times

NI charity ‘calls for help’ at an all-time high as the cost-of-living crisis pushes families to breaking point

“The sad reality is that many children across Northern Ireland are set to wake up without presents under the tree this year if they’ve been lucky enough to get a tree at all."

Belfast Live

'High risk' Scots sex offender jailed after abducting stranger in knife rampage

Kenneth Gibson attacked two people in Edinburgh after pulling a knife on police officers, then got into a car with a lone motorist who had just left a judo class.

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Charity sees 125 per cent increase in number of Renfrewshire referrals for Christmas gift scheme

The Paisley branch of the Salvation Army received a large amount of donations for its annual festive appeal.

Daily Record

Migrants celebrate their first Christmas in Chicago, major winter storm forecast and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Christmas retail spending set to exceed $21.5 billion despite relentless cost of living increases

Australians are expected to spend nearly 4 per cent more this year than last year, despite relentless increases to the cost of living — equating to more than $21.5 billion.

ABC News

Charities 'inundated with calls for emergency support' as temperatures drop

A South Belfast fuel bank is asking for 'those who can afford it' to make donations with their £600 energy support payments

Belfast Live

'People who have never had to do so before are reaching out to the Salvos'

The 34-year toy drive brings cheer to the most needy in the Hunter

Newcastle Herald

South American migrants celebrate their first Christmas in Chicago

Migrants recently arrived from Venezuela and Colombia enjoy a holiday party at the Salvation Army’s Shield of Hope Center, but many are homesick for loved ones left behind.

Chicago Sun-Times

Places in Belfast providing free Christmas Day dinners

There are plenty of generous spots around the city making sure nobody goes without this year

Belfast Live

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Pods for Bristol rough sleepers approved despite being 'too close' to nursery

They were allowed despite concerns about their location near a nursery

USA Today Sports Media Group

Defensive backs Jaire Alexander and Eric Stokes signed autographs for Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign on Monday

Alexander and Stokes took time out of their evening on Monday to sign autographs for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign

Nottingham Post

List of warm rooms across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

As the weather gets colder and energy bills rise, warm spaces have been set up across the city and county

The Guardian - UK

Trafficking victim wins landmark victory in Salvation Army data case

Woman receives payout and secures protections against charity sharing certain data with Home Office

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Daily Record

Salvation Army East Kilbride Toy Appeal to bring festive cheer to over 500 children living in poverty

A mountain of donated toys and gifts are currently piling up at their Murray base to make sure that no child in East Kilbride will face a bleak Christmas

WEKU

As needs continue to grow, Lexington Salvation Army Kettles continue to collect aid

Salvation Army red kettles have been scattered around towns like Lexington for well over a hundred years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrant resettlement deserves more support

The Biden administration and Congress should do more to assist and expand local efforts to meet the demands created by busing migrants from Texas to Chicago.

Tribune News Service

On Nutrition: Gifts that keep giving

According to a Gallup poll, each of us Americans expects to spend an average of $932 on Christmas gifts this year. I, for one, like practical gifts. (My daugher was thrilled last year when I told her I needed a new crockpot.)

AAP

Aussies worried about affording Xmas food

One in five Australians are worried about how they will afford enough food at Christmas, research from the Salvation Army shows.

Leeds Live

Oh Polly opens pop-up shop in Leeds city centre for two days only

The brand has announced that all proceeds from the Leeds pop-up shop will be donated to The Salvation Army

Daily Record

Lanarkshire cops donate huge number of toys for Salvation Army Appeal

Sgt. Davie Gupwell, who organises the toy collection each year, was delighted with the number of toys collected

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