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Commentary: The world population hit 8 billion — but with a peak in sight. What lessons does that have for climate change?

In the 1960s and ‘70s, global population growth was a huge concern. Scientists and the popular press spoke of a population explosion that threatened to cause famine, poverty and depletion of the Earth’s natural resources. The world’s population had grown at an accelerating rate from just under 1 billion in…

Los Angeles Times

How optimism can close the Medicaid coverage gap

More than 2 million low-income people — half of them in Florida and Texas — are uninsured because they are stuck in a coverage gap: They earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but because of a quirk of the Affordable Care Act, they earn too little to qualify for…

Tribune News Service

I was forced to turn to foodbanks after being made redundant - now I help feed others with dignity and respect

Lewey Hellewell founded Humans MCR after his own 'undignifed' experiences of food banks

Manchester Evening News

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Help the hungry in Greater Manchester as we launch Christmas campaign to tackle food poverty

Humans MCR distribute food parcels to the families who are struggling to feed themselves

Manchester Evening News

Competence, what competence? Tory chancellors like Jeremy Hunt always spell disaster

Look at the record, from Lawson to Osborne –they have consistently overseen rises in poverty and falls in the pound, says Best for Britain’s Naomi Smith

The Guardian - UK

Diamond diggers in South Africa's deserted mines break the law — and risk their lives

Photos show the desperate search for scraps left by big diamond operators. But amid rampant poverty and unemployment, zama-zamas see no other way to provide for their families.

WEKU

Millions of households will be spending nearly third of income on fuel by spring

Findings come amid mounting evidence that the poorest people in the UK are paying a ‘poverty premium’ for basic services

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The Observer view on fuel poverty measures freezing out poorest Britons

New analysis reveals the least affluent need urgent government support this winter

The Guardian - UK

Breaking the shame around menstruation: WNBL MVP Anneli Maley on period pride

As the WNBL launches its "Fighting Period Poverty" round, reigning MVP Anneli Maley hopes women can be proud of their periods, and that men can get in on conversations around them too.

ABC News

‘Humanitarian crisis’: One million young families face fuel poverty in 2023

Exclusive: Almost 200,000 more households with young children will be pushed into financial trouble when bills rise in April, research finds

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon claims government doing 'everything' to offer fair pay deal to public sector workers

The First Minister addressed the Poverty Alliance Conference in Glasgow a day after thousands of teachers across the country walked out for first national strike in almost 40 years.

Daily Record

Scottish social cohesion and law and order under threat, says police chief

Head of Police Scotland cites strikes, constitutional uncertainty, crisis poverty and planned cuts to force as factors

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon hits out at 'incompetent' UK Government in Poverty Alliance address

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit out at the economic “incompetence” of the UK Government as she spoke of the £1.7 billion impact of inflation on the…

The National (Scotland)

'Give me your money or I'll take you to the moors and you'll never be seen again'

When Gary Karucz was arrested, he asked police: "Are you here because I have been loaning money to the homeless?"

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Daily Mirror

Tony Robinson says UK care system is in chaos after looking after parents with dementia

More than 700,000 people in the UK are unpaid carers for those with dementia and tackle intractable problems all year round, but many soon face poverty and little or no respite

Daily Mirror

Real Britain: 'Our care system in chaos as those who depend on it face the consequences'

More than 700,000 people in the UK are unpaid carers for those with dementia and tackle intractable problems all year round, but many soon face poverty and little or no respite

Daily Record

South Lanarkshire Council pays tribute to Funeral Poverty Awareness Week

The council and partners is raising awareness around the issue.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government's 'feeble' price guarantee will plunge Scots into poverty, SNP say

THE UK Government’s energy price cap must go much further if it is to prevent Scots being plunged into poverty, the SNP have said.

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The Conversation

Ukraine war: how the economy has kept running at a time of bitter conflict

November 24 marks nine months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Despite the expectation of the Kremlin – and many international analysts – Ukraine did not fall within days. It repelled Russia’s advance on the capital Kyiv, turned the tide on the battlefields and has now retaken half of…

Texas Observer

At Casa Juan Diego, Refugees Find An Outpost of Compassion

Since 1980, migrants fleeing poverty, violence, and natural disaster have come here for refuge from an intolerant world.

Pedestrian.tv

The Govt’s Workforce Incentives Bill Is An Insult To Every Welfare Recipient Under 66 Years Old

The Government's Workforce Incentives Bill allows age pensioners to work and earn more. But it's left other welfare recipients in poverty.

The Independent UK

Disadvantaged pupils fall further behind peers in reading and maths, study shows

The findings have prompted those behind the research to call for pupil premium funding – which is targeted at poorer pupils – to be protected.

Daily Mirror

Fruit and veg prescribed to low-income families in bid to tackle food poverty

Prescribing fruit and veg to people struggling with food affordability could prevent premature death and significantly reduce healthcare costs, experts said

The Conversation

South Africa’s small-scale fishers have been marginalised since apartheid -- what needs to change

South Africa is home to tens of thousands of small-scale fishers and fishing households. Some fish purely for consumption and subsistence, while others make up a small commercial sector.

Wales Online

Sainsbury's donates £3million to help people get access to food

13.7 million people in the UK struggle to afford to eat

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