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Tory MP says economy will only have a 'big problem' when Wetherspoons is empty

Lee Anderson lashed out at "do gooders" who run food banks, questioned whether there is food poverty in the UK, called on people to "rip up" their TV licence and doubled down on his claim that meals only need to cost 30p in an eventful address to young Tories

Daily Mirror

Poverty, unemployment are demons in today’s world: RSS

India should address economic inequality, says general secretary Hosabale

The Hindu

The hidden faces of hunger in America

More than 1.2 million people struggled to put food on the table at some point last year in the Washington, D.C. region. Tens of millions more are struggling across the country.

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Campaigners and celebs including Mel B call for immediate end of UK period poverty

As costs continue to rise, nurses and police officers are among the thousands of women desperately visiting foodbanks for sanitary products

Daily Mirror

Enough is enough: five activists fighting back against Britain’s cost of living crisis

As the UK faces the toughest winter in decades, leading campaigners against food and energy poverty, poor housing and other key issues share their anger

The Guardian - UK

Tesla Humanoid Robot Prototype Walks Onto The Stage At AI Day 2022

The EV manufacturer showed off its bipedal robot prototype during AI Day stating that once finished, it will cost around $20,000 and "end poverty."

InsideEVs

Nigeria ticks some boxes as a democracy. Why this hasn't translated into a better life for most

Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria has struggled to maintain a democratic government.

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What I want Favre to know about poverty

As the Mississippi welfare scandal continues to swirl around Favre, a word about the people who need those funds

Salon

Half a million Scots households face 'extreme fuel poverty' as energy price cap rises tomorrow

EXCLUSIVE: Scotland's energy secretary branded the UK Government's energy bill relief scheme as "too little, too late".

Daily Record

Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising - WHO

Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising sharply, a World Health Organization official said on Friday.

Reuters

Union says government employees are living in 'depths of poverty'

It said civil servants are relying on foodbanks

Wales Online

Perth and Kinross Council will issue warm homes packs to vulnerable residents this winter

The warm home packs could include the likes of hot water bottles, flasks, blankets and slow cookers

Daily Record

LZ Granderson: The accusations against Brett Favre are not just another NFL scandal

Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. During school breaks, we would load up the Aerostar and head out from Detroit, down I-75 south to our grandparents' home in Cruger, a small town nestled somewhere between where Emmett Till's body was found and where Medgar Evers was…

Los Angeles Times

AOC says abortion bans ‘conscript’ the poor to work. Research shows restrictions have devastating economic impacts

Denying access to abortion care can have far-reaching costs in a country without guaranteed medical leave and poor maternal health outcomes

The Independent UK

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Don’t Pay UK halts energy strike as it fails to sign enough people

A Day of Action will take place in 19 cities on Friday but fuel bills campaign will only happen when one million pledge to take part

The Guardian - UK

Tax cuts funded on backs of poor ‘morally indefensible’, say campaigners

Government could seek to reduce welfare benefits spending in wake of recent mini-budget

Wales Online

The nine worst blunders Liz Truss made on this morning's tense radio tour

She used one phrase a whopping 61 times

Daily Mirror

9 car crash moments in Liz Truss's local radio grilling branded 'worst outing since 1216'

If Liz Truss thought her hour-long marathon of mini Budget local radio interviews would be a breeze, she was wrong - as listeners asked her "are you ashamed of what you've done?"

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Inside Coolio’s rise to fame after street gang violence and crack cocaine addiction

Gangsta's Paradise rapper Coolio overcame battles with addiction and poverty to achieve notable success before he was found dead on Wednesday on a friend's bathroom floor

Reuters

Argentina's economic crisis draws protests even as poverty rate eases

Argentina's deep economic slump drew thousands to the streets on Wednesday, as protesters demanded action to counter sky-high inflation and help the country's poor, even as data showed the poverty rate dipped in the first half of this year.

The National (Scotland)

More than 40 per cent of Scots over 50 living in fuel poverty, survey finds

MORE than 40 per cent of people over 50 in Scotland are thought to be living in fuel poverty, with some cutting down on food in the face of…

The Guardian - UK

I was a Conservative peer – Tory voters will not tolerate Liz Truss’s bungs to the rich

You don’t have to be a socialist to find UK levels of poverty intolerable – but Liz Truss doesn’t see it, says peer Patience Wheatcroft

Daily Record

Poverty focused event for South Lanarkshire community groups to be held

South Lanarkshire Community Planning Partnership will host the gathering.

The Independent UK

Health inequalities require ‘urgent’ action across Government, say MSPs

The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is calling on tackling poverty to become a major public health priority.

Daily Mirror

Labour vows to offer EVERY primary child access to school breakfast club

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans for fully funded school breakfasts for youngsters as the 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system'

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