cost of living crisis

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA record high number of people slept rough in London over the last year – including more than 1,200 former private renters –…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKenyan police put up roadblocks on streets leading to the presidential palace on Thursday as some protesters vowed to “occupy State House”,…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHassan Ya’u, a 42-year-old maize and sesame seed farmer in Nigeria’s northern Katsina state, was tending to his crops early this month…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of over 65-year-olds in work has increased significantly in recent years, as more people stay in employment beyond state pension age, new study…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteInterest rates are expected to be held at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row by the Bank of England on…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteInflation has finally fallen back to the Bank of England‘s target of 2 per cent, it was revealed today.    Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBurundi seems to be running short of everything but patience.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute“I have slaughtered a ram every year starting from 1976 but this year I can’t, I just can’t.”  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of children affected by the two-child benefit cap will rise by a third over the next five years, the Institute for…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain’s schools and primary health services are “staggering” under the pressure of demand caused by an epidemic of extreme poverty, as desperate…