1 hour ago Tories should work with Reform to defeat Labour, says shadow minister

Andrew Rosindell urged right-of-centre parties to ‘unite together’.

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2 h. ago Nearly one in four West Lothian children living in poverty is 'mark of shame'

Despite the shocking statistics laid before the council’s Corporate Policy and Resources PDSP, the baseline level of child poverty has marginally improved since the last years of the pandemic.

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13 h. ago Child poverty target on course to be missed by 'large margin'

Call for increase in social security spending as levels ‘largely the same’ as they were five years ago

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14 h. ago Child poverty levels in Scotland 'largely the same' despite SNP Government focus on issue

Housing costs and a lack of free nursery places are being blamed for keeping Scots families in poverty.

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14 h. ago All parties should unite to tackle Scotland's child poverty plight

Record View says serious investment is also needed.

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6 d. ago Bridget Phillipson says scrapping two child benefit cap is ‘definitely on the table’

The education secretary argued there is ‘absolutely’ more to do when it comes to tackling child poverty, adding that she will ‘make it happen’

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6 d. ago Inside lavish Team Europe Ryder Cup victory party as £230k bar bill racked up in New York

Europe's Ryder Cup heroes partied into the night in the Big Apple after beating the United States at Bethpage Black

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6 d. ago Rory McIlroy and Ryder Cup team wake up from party with £230k bill to pay

Europe's Ryder Cup team reportedly ran up a £230,000 bar bill as they partied into the night in New York after beating the United States at Bethpage Black

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7 d. ago Wishaw MSP welcomes First Minister’s commitment to eradicating child poverty

The programme brings together local services in childcare, education, health, housing and employment to deliver joined-up, whole-family support.

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1 week ago NHS England tackles GP ‘8am scramble’ with new rules but will Scotland follow suit?

The changes will come into force at GPs in England next month.

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1 week ago Almond Valley MSP welcomes First Minister’s commitment to eradicating child poverty

The programme brings together local services in childcare, education, health, housing and employment to deliver joined-up, whole-family support.

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1 week ago Rachel Reeves urged by 100 Labour MPs to hike gambling taxes to fight child poverty

More than 100 Labour MPs have backed calls made by Gordon Brown to target tax hikes on highly profitable parts of the gambling industry - such as online casinos and slot machines

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1 week ago ‘Near impossible’ for poorer families to afford food and bills as UK faces decade of falling incomes, report warns

The findings will pile further pressure on the chancellor to scrap the two-child benefit cap long blamed for keeping children in poverty

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1 week ago Raising kids in poverty: The UK’s ‘inhumane’ two child limit

Child poverty in the UK is now at record levels, with 4.5 million kids living in poverty. One of the biggest drivers of this is the controversial two limit child policy, which caps universal credit and tax credits to a family’s first two children . With the Labour government’s Child Poverty Strategy due imminently, many charities and campaigners have called for this brutal policy to be scrapped, but what’s life actually like for mums under the limit and will the government listen to growing calls to abolish the austerity-era policy? Journalist and poverty campaigner Terri White speaks to women in her area of greater Manchester to find out. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tommy Fleetwood says Europe must embrace ‘extreme’ Ryder Cup atmosphere

Europe take on the United States in front of a partisan and boisterous New York crowd at Bethpage Black.

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1 week ago John Swinney 'all talk' on tackling child poverty as First Minister admits there is 'more we have to do'

The SNP leader said child poverty levels in Scotland are "lower than they were 30 years ago" and hailed "progress" on the issue.

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1 week ago 'Pitiful' £100,000 funding announced to tackle menacing seagulls in Scotland, ahead of Inverness summit

The announcement was made ahead of a special seagull summit in Inverness.

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2 w. ago Ruben Amorim torn into for 'dangerous' Man United decision he can't stop making

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has been criticised for repeatedly deploying one particular strategy that almost came back to bite them in the win over Chelsea

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2 w. ago 'Hike holiday homes council tax to tackle Scotland's homelessness crisis' say Greens

Figures last week showed a record number of households living in temporary housing including 10,180 children.

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2 w. ago Labour should consider hiking gambling tax to fight child poverty, Lucy Powell says

Deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said Gordon Brown's proposal to hike gambling tax to fund axing the two-child benefit limit should get 'careful consideration'

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