England’s deputy chief medical officer has said the rise in coronavirus cases is of great concern – that people had “relaxed too much” over the summer, urging young people in particular to stick to physical distancing rules.
A collection of lockdown diaries compiled by 50 Britons over 3 weeks reveals a bleak contrast between those who can afford to cope in the current crisis, and those struggling to feed their families.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is sitting on its own ‘secret‘ investigation into foodbank use. It should have released it in October 2019. Now, an SNP MP has put the issue back on parliament’s agenda.
The number of homeless children has hit a 13-year high in what Labour brand the “national shame” of a decade of Tory rule. Some 127,370 children were stuck in temporary accommodation between April and June – the most since spring 2006.
Human Rights Watch have released a new investigative report which says that tens of thousands of families in England have been left without enough food to eat, apparently because of Government welfare cuts.
To celebrate this year’s National Allotments Week, we [The Guardian] asked you to share pictures and stories of the bounty from your precious plots, many of which are run by local councils.
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