Category: Hunger

About 300,000 more UK children fell into absolute poverty at height of cost of living crisis

Nearly fifth of population struggled with basic needs and charities accuse government of failing poorestUK politics – latest updatesAbout 300,000 more children were plunged into absolute poverty in a single year at the...

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300,000 more UK children fell into absolute poverty at height of cost of living crisis

Nearly fifth of population struggled with basic needs, it emerges, as charities accuse government of failing poorestYou’ve heard stories of poverty in Britain. Now here’s the irrefutable evidence of a society failing...

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Schools in England warn of crisis of ‘heartbreaking’ rise in hungry children

Headteachers and food aid charities say they are struggling to cope with growing demand from families unable to afford foodChildren are so hungry that they are eating rubbers or hiding in the playground because they can’t...

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‘We need your help’: Bishops plead with UK to aid drought-ravaged Horn of Africa

Open letter from 44 Anglican leaders contrasts ‘generous’ British response to Ukraine with ‘dire need’ still unmet in their countriesDozens of bishops from drought-ravaged east Africa have appealed to the...

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Fears of widespread child hunger spark calls for universal free school meals in UK

Teachers and charities say free meals needed for all state pupils as 800,000 children in poverty do not qualifyHunger will be the “single biggest challenge” schools face as children return to classrooms in the coming...

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