Food banks bracing for the worst winter yet and expect that more than one million emergency food parcels will be distributed, says Trussell Trust
Food banks across the Trussell Trust network are expecting to provide more than one million emergency food parcels between December 2023 and February 2024...
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 00:01
Energy Minister on Iceland mission to promote Scotland’s green energy potential
Energy Minister Gillian Martin will tell the world’s largest Arctic conference that Scotland can help power its northern neighbours’ journey to net zero...
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 00:01
Summit to promote and improve responsible dog ownership in Wales
A summit to explore what more can be done in Wales to promote and improve responsible dog ownership has been called by Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths and takes place today...
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 00:01
Nitrous oxide to be illegal from November
Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as ‘laughing gas’, will be illegal from 8 November 2023...
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 00:01
Israel-Gaza crisis: Competing Security Council resolutions reveal diplomatic fault lines
The UN Security Council’s first intervention in the Gaza crisis – a Russian-led draft resolution calling for humanitarian ceasefire – was voted down on Monday....
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 23:28
Human rights experts urge Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghans
Pakistan should immediately cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals back to their country, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged on Tuesday...
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 23:24
UN condemns deadly strike on Gaza hospital
The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly condemned an apparent attack on a hospital in northern Gaza on Tuesday that has reportedly left many hundreds of people killed and injured...
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 23:22
Labour: Mortgage holders £580 worse off a month under the Tories
Mortgage holders are £580 a month worse off under the Conservatives, new analysis from the Labour Party reveals ahead of the release of September’s inflation figures...
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 22:30
Readout of the Prime Minister's call with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
“Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, this afternoon about the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories..."
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:39
Readout of the Prime Minister's call with the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman...
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 16:41