A police chief today sparked fury as he said most criminals are not bad people and he’d rather pump billions into cutting poverty than upholding the law. Andy Cooke, marking his retirement as Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, said if he was given a £5 billion budget to cut crime, he would spend £1 billion on … Read more
A police chief today sparked fury as he said most criminals are not bad people and he’d rather pump billions into cutting poverty than upholding the law. Andy Cooke, marking his retirement as Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, said if he was given a £5 billion budget to cut crime, he would spend £1 billion on … Read more
Footballer Marcus Rashford has been holding the government to account over its support for some of the UK’s poorest children during the pandemic. And the Premier League star, 23, has said he wants to end food poverty and give every child a fighting chance to beat the odds – just like he did when he … Read more
More than 3m households in fuel poverty BEFORE the pandemic, official data shows: With the energy price cap set to rise, experts call for more help 13% of homes in England were living in fuel poverty as of 2019, data shows Many will be struggling financially now due to the impact of the pandemic Experts … Read more
Schoolgirls will be given free sanitary products in New Zealand to combat ‘period poverty’ The new initiative was announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday New Zealand will give out free sanitary products to girls in all schools from June The £13m scheme is aimed to combat ‘period poverty’ among the disadvantaged By Emilia … Read more
A man who grew up in poverty and was homeless as a child has revealed how he became a millionaire in just two years. Branden Condy, 25, from Virginia, is now an entrepreneur and Instagram influencer, but started life in hardship. He was made homeless as a child after his single mother was unexpectedly laid … Read more
A man who grew up in poverty and was homeless as a child has revealed how he became a millionaire in just two years. Branden Condy, 25, from Virginia, is now an entrepreneur and Instagram influencer, but started life in hardship. He was made homeless as a child after his single mother was unexpectedly laid … Read more
Hundreds of people formed the ‘largest queue’ ever seen by staff working at a food bank as Covid-19 continues to cause unprecedented levels of food poverty in the UK. London’s Community Kitchen livestreamed people queuing 7ft apart outside the bank in Wembley, West London on Saturday at 11am. The group’s head of outreach Afzal Parkar … Read more
Hundreds of people formed the ‘largest queue’ ever seen by staff working at a food bank as Covid-19 continues to cause unprecedented levels of food poverty in the UK. London’s Community Kitchen livestreamed people queuing 7ft apart outside the bank in Wembley, West London on Saturday at 11am. The group’s head of outreach Afzal Parkar … Read more
Older savers are clueless about their pensions and most will run out of money in retirement, damning research today reveals Older savers are clueless about their pensions and most will run out of money in retirement, damning research today reveals. An exhaustive study from the pension industry found savers were too scared to check their … Read more