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More than three million are expected to fall into absolute poverty in ‘worst two-year change on record’.

Internet shutdowns rippled through cash-strapped Lebanon on Tuesday after employees of the country's state-owned telecom company went on strike, demanding higher wages. It was the latest reflection of one of the world's worst economic disasters, which has pulled three quarters of Lebanon's 6 million people into poverty. The Lebanese pound…

THE Scottish Government has been urged to provide an extra £100 a month for young parents penalised by Tory benefit rules ...

EXCLUSIVE: Charities says under 25s are penalised by the Tory Government and want the SNP-Green Government to intervene

Ms Moorhouse, 45, was served an eviction notice on a private rental earlier this year and has struggled to find a home suited to their needs and those of their two teen daughters who live with autism.

More than 30,000 families could be facing fuel poverty across Falkirk this winter

Tax credits and cost-sharing reductions can help reduce the cost of premiums, copayments, and deductibles in certain health insurance plans.

The authority said all but those earning £104,000 a year will be in fuel poverty with prices expected to hit £10,300 by April.

THE impact of Tory welfare cuts on under-25s have been revealed in new figures showing more than half of children with young mothers are living in…

As in Scotland, many people have looked at the United Kingdom and decided that it’s simply not working for them, says WalesOnline’s Will Hayward

Concern the money crisis and fuel costs will lead people to more risky behaviour at home have been raised by fire chiefs who expect a rise in call-outs in the months ahead