Posted by The Guardian | Oct 15, 2026 | Budget 2026, Business, Household bills, Inflation, John Healey, Money, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, TUC, UK cost of living crisis, UK news |
Trades Union Congress urges chancellor to tackle rising additional living costs in this month’s budgetUK households have paid almost £14,000 on average in additional costs for mortgages, loans, energy and water bills over the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 15, 2026 | Afghanistan, Aid, Child marriage, Children's rights, Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Family, Forced marriage, Global development, Human rights, Hunger, Internally displaced people, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, The Guardian, Violence against women and girls, Women's rights and gender equality, World News |
As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings. Photographer Elise Blanchard travelled the country speaking to girls as young as eight, 10 and 14 who have been...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 15, 2026 | Birmingham, Books, Class issues, Clio Barnard, Culture, Drama films, Enda Walsh, Film, Film adaptations, Gentrification, Joe Cole, Poverty, Regeneration, The Guardian |
The novel had no hero, no dialogue and little action. So how was I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning turned into such a funny, rousing and acclaimed film? Director Clio Barnard reveals allAs a kid in 90s Birmingham, Keiran...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 15, 2026 | El Niño southern oscillation, Environment, Fishing, Marine life, Peru, The Guardian |
Peru’s anchoveta have made up about a 10th of the entire global commercial fishing catch since 1970, more than any other fish. A combination of warming seas and decades-long overfishing spells disasterOn 10 June 2026, the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 14, 2026 | Benefits, Disability, Mental health, Neurodiversity, Politics, Resolution Foundation, Society, State benefits, The Guardian, UK news, Welfare |
Resolution Foundation says ‘crude changes’ to benefits system would probably make it harder for people to workBanning people with anxiety, ADHD or autism from claiming disability benefits would not deliver major financial...
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