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Bridget Phillipson says her single mum was 'pushed into poverty' over lack of childcare

Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, who grew up in a council house in Washington, Tyne and Wear, said her mum Clare didn't go back to work full time until she started school because no childcare was available.

Daily Mirror

At Least 29 African Migrants Die when 2 Boats Sink Off Tunisia

At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said on Sunday. Separately, in the last four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the coast of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

14 maps you need to see to understand Wales and the challenges we face

Like every country Wales has its challenges. Whether it be poverty, a creaking infrastructure, poor health, low levels of education, decline of public services or the erosion of the Welsh language it is easy to see these issues in isolation. But Wa

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Sole parents like me are at the frontline of the cost-of-living crisis. Will Albanese right the wrongs of his predecessors?

Those doing it tough need an adequate safety net. Year after year we hear the same excuses

The Guardian - AU

Daisy May Cooper: ‘When I try to be sexy, I look like a psychopath’

The creator and star of This Country on how growing up in poverty influenced her new role, and why she keeps her Bafta by the door

The Guardian - UK

Poor children have poorer health, educational outcomes in adolescence

A new investigation conducted by UCL academics indicates that Generation Z youngsters born into the lowest fifth of families in the UK are 12 times more likely to experience a slew of bad health and educational outcomes by the age of 17 than their more affluent classmates. Read further on…

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Expanding food banks is no substitute for tackling poverty, charities warn

Letter to the Observer signed by experts from around the world says proper government policies are needed

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Dickens would be 'horrified' to see poverty levels in modern-day Britain, says relative

Writer's great-great-great-granddaughter believes it's a relevant time for people to appreciate the story told in Great Expectations ahead of new adaptation

Daily Mirror

'The pension age cannot be same for everybody': EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

Talking Europe speaks to the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit. With anger growing in France about the government's push to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, and the EU facing an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, his portfolio is very much in the spotlight – including…

France 24

Dis Life: Visits by bailiffs take a toll on mental health - we become more Disabled

As ever, Disabled people are invisible from the headlines, but not from the story - because around a third of us live in poverty

Daily Mirror

Bishop of Manchester urges Government to scrap two-child limit on Universal Credit, saying it 'drives' more children into poverty

The Rt Rev David Walker argued the rule was 'the greatest contributor to driving more children into poverty'

Manchester Evening News

Glasgow projects share in £6 million funding boost to help communities

Successful projects will see asylum seekers living in poverty getting support and a community centre re-opened

Glasgow Live

Warning 'a lot of work' needed to tackle poverty and inequality in Northumberland

The leader of the council had been discussing his administration's recent achievements

Chronicle Live

West Lothian charity helping to feed struggling families handed £140,000

The Food Network was established in early 2020 as a way of tackling food poverty across the county

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Jeremy Hunt has left the UK to rot in poverty. So we must take matters into our own hands

With hygiene banks now joining food banks and clothes banks, I’m calling on retailers to take drastic action and help their poorest customers, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon bows out leaving a legacy of poverty and postcode lotteries

The First Minister is on her way to the backbenches – and Scotland now deserves a better leader, writes Record View.

Chicago Sun-Times

Americans are too lonely

We are immersed in various forms of psychological misery. Much of what ails our society arises from our poverty of human connections.

The Guardian - UK

Food banks supported 800,000 UK children in 2021-22, data shows

One-fifth of UK population was in relative poverty after first year of pandemic, when support measures scrapped

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West Lothian group helping to tackle food poverty get £140,000 funding

Councillors agreed continued funding for the West Lothian Food Network which has seen the number of providers almost double since it was set up in March 2020

Evening Standard

OPINION - Here’s our solution to Britain’s mental health crisis

The UK is in the throes of a mental health crisis and the young and those in financial poverty are at greatest risk. One in four 17- to 19-year-olds have a probable mental health disorder and rates of mental health difficulties in children aged seven to 16 have risen by…

The National (Scotland)

One in four Scottish children in poverty – but UK-wide it's even worse, data shows

ONE in four Scottish children is living in poverty – and two-thirds of those are in a household with someone who is in paid employment, according…

Daily Record

Child poverty in Scotland at same 'disturbing' level as when SNP first took power

The poverty figures were published on the same day as Nicola Sturgeon faces MSPs for the final time as First Minister.

The Independent UK

Number of people in poverty in UK back to pre-pandemic levels

A children’s charity has accused the Government of having ‘snatched away’ help for families after the temporary increase in universal credit.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand child poverty rate remains static despite Ardern-era push

The then leader had made improving the lives of the poorest children a key plank of her agenda

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Child poverty hurting one in 10 New Zealand kids

The Child Poverty Action Group say New Zealand kids face a bleak future without investment in the poorest households.

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