Food banks are on the rise across the world – but are they the answer?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The refrigerated trucks slowly edge out of the tight passageway in Bangkok’s old town as they set off for another day “rescuing”…
People face £12.50 fee just to leave home after Ulez camera put up in cul-de-sac
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People living in a dead-end cul-de-sac will now be charged £12.50 every time they drive somewhere after an Ulez camera was suddenly…
UK inflation falls sharply to 6.8% as cost of living pressures ease
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK’s annual inflation rate fell sharply to 6.8% in July, down from 7.9% in June, as the drop in energy prices…
Meet the ‘guppies’: the young go-getters who’ve turned their backs on home ownership
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The young are turning their backs on home ownership, once a dream for many Britons, as rising costs make it ever harder…
Foreign students are pricing UK teenagers out of accommodation, says Blunkett
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The former Education Secretary responsible for many of the Blair-era reforms to universities has said international students are pricing British students Read…
That takes the cake! Italian restaurant charges €20 for slicing a birthday cake into 20 pieces
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A restaurant in Italy has shocked customers by charging them €20 to cut a birthday cake. Read More
Half of voters want second Brexit referendum in next decade
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Almost half of voters – including one in five Leavers – believe there should be another Brexit referendum in the next decade,…
Sharp rise in cost of food basics forces UK families ‘to make desperate choices’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The cost of some basic food items such as cheese, butter and bread has soared by more than 30% in the last…
How the cost of living crisis has created the 'Guppies' - a new breed of under 40s who have 'given up on property'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The cost of living crisis has created a new breed of under-40s known as ‘Guppies’ – young professionals who have ‘Given Up on…
Lack of new homes is creating a nationwide ‘age divide’ – and pushing up prices
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A lack of affordable homes in rural areas is leading to “age segregation”, with prohibitive costs of countryside living pushing younger generations…