Three former prime ministers have denounced Boris Johnson’s plans to scrap the Department for International Development (DfID) as part of a merger with the Foreign Office. The move, which has
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The Government needs to invest money in children’s services to stop families reaching crisis point after coronavirus, a group of leading charities have warned. In a joint report by Barnardo’s,
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Asylum seekers are living in poverty amid the coronavirus lockdown, and having to choose between buying food and medicine, a charity has warned. Campaigners have called on the Government to
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Charities struggling during the coronavirus pandemic will be given a £750 million bailout to keep them afloat, the Chancellor has announced. Rishi Sunak (pictured) said charities, including those supporting domestic
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The Sue Ryder charity is on the brink of closure and the country “will lose its hospices” without emergency funding, it has said. Without funds, the palliative care charity said
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Older people are feeling pressured into signing “Do Not Attempt CPR” forms, a coalition of charities said. Organisations supporting the elderly said they were hearing “shocking examples” of blanket decisions
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“Far too many” homeless people are still on the streets, in shelters and hostels, despite the Government aiming to have all rough sleepers safely housed by last weekend. Last week
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A charity has launched the first free food delivery service for homeless people in the UK. Caring In Bristol has created Cheers Drive to provide restaurant-quality meals to the most
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Dozens of child poverty charities are braced to close within half a year if they are not able to replace funds lost due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Childhood Trust
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Hundreds of cancer patients in Wales could die because of delays in treatment and screening due to coronavirus, a cancer charity has warned. Tenovus Cancer Care says cancer services across
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