4 h. ago Graffiti on Tube trains is costing TfL £11 million every year, figures reveal

A spike in the so-called tagging of Tube carriages is costing millions

Economics

14 h. ago Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut

Survey by world’s largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voicesCuts to US aid funding have directly led to the closure of more than 1,000 family planning clinics, new figures shared with the Guardian reveal.Millions of people have been left without access to contraceptives or care, including those who have suffered sexual assault, as part of a “radical shift towards conservative ideologies that deliberately block human rights”, according to the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Continue reading...

Politics

28 h. ago Trump staffers celebrated slashing USAID with cake despite concerns cuts would lead to millions of deaths

Days after news of the cuts to funding, a critical clinic treating patients with cholera in South Sudan closed

Politics

42 h. ago Sudden council funding cut prompts fears of surge in poverty in Govanhill's Roma communities

Community Renewal’s Rom Romeha project in Govanhill supports the Roma community and brings benefits to the local economy but Glasgow City Council has pulled its funding

Politics

3 d. ago SNAP is back in time for the holidays. But millions could be losing benefits under Trump — and food banks are bracing for them

‘We’re seeing people come in that are just at the end of their rope,’ said one food bank worker

Politics

4 d. ago First state announces to have cut ties with PBS due to ‘not feasible’ costs

The commission cited annual membership dues of approximately $2.5 million as ‘not feasible’

Politics

4 d. ago Economy shrinks by 0.1% following Rachel Reeves brutal Budget turmoil – what it means for YOUR money

THE economy slumped by 0.1% in October, in a blow for Rachel Reeves after the Budget. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have shrunk by 0.1% in October. This follows 0.1% growth in September and no growth in August. The ONS said that...

Economics

5 d. ago Met Police faces further officer cuts due to lack of funding

There has already been significant concern around a drop in officer numbers despite a manifesto pledge from Sir Sadiq Khan to increase the figure by 1,300

Events

6 d. ago A horror is unfolding before our very eyes, it's time to confront some hard truths: As two Afghan small

That video of a 15-year-old schoolgirl being frogmarched by two Afghan asylum seekers is not only every parent's nightmare, it also exposes a stark reality politicians have tried to conceal.

Events

7 d. ago Record 4,000 police officers calling in sick every day as insiders blame overstretched forces

POLICE are calling in sick in record numbers — with the equivalent of more than 4,000 off every day. Home Office figures reveal 1.63million officer working days were lost to illness or injury in the year to March 2025. The figure — the highest ever — is up nine per cent in a year and...

Events

7 d. ago New York Archdiocese to establish $300 million fund for sexual abuse victims

The fund would be financed through budget cuts and the sale of assets

Economics

8 d. ago I'm A Celebrity voting figures reveal huge gulf between finalists as fans had their say

Angryginge was crowned the overall I'm A Celebrity winner - but just how close was the vote?

Sport

8 d. ago SNP warned vital council services at risk without £16bn investment in Scottish budget

Local services will be cut or reduced without extra funding from the Scottish Government, council leaders have warned.

Events

1 week ago Putin is ready to fight but Britain is not, as shock figures show stark reality of our ‘hollowed out’ Armed Forces

BRITAIN’S “hollowed out” Armed Forces are not ready for war with Russia, defence chiefs have warned. We need more soldiers, warships and combat aircraft if we ever have to help Nato defeat tyrant president Vladimir Putin. The disclosure comes after the Russian leader declared he was prepared to go to war with Europe if peace...

Events

1 week ago Greater Manchester's easiest and toughest driving test centres revealed

Where you take your driving test could make all the difference. New figures reveal the easiest and toughest test centres in Greater Manchester, showing that pass rates can vary wildly just a few miles apart

Politics

1 week ago NHS services will not be cut to fund US pharma deal – Streeting

Downing Street has said the cost would start small and gradually increase to an estimated £1 billion by March 2029.

Economics

2 w. ago Celebrities urge public to back food banks as use soars during festive period

New figures reveal almost three quarters of a million (740,000) emergency food parcels were distributed overall last winter. a 40% increase compared to pre-pandemic levels

Politics

2 w. ago What is mutual aid? And why are more people turning to informal efforts to help each other?

Organizers say that in response to government funding cuts, high prices and political uncertainty, interest in mutual aid efforts has picked up

Politics

2 w. ago No soap, no tents, no food: Rohingya families fight for survival as aid plummets

In Bangladesh, over a million people in the world’s largest refugee camp depend on aid – and cuts mean new arrivals are not even given shelterThe light of a single lightbulb powered by a backup generator lasts just long enough for Noor and Sowkat to see the faces of their newborn babies for the first time. The two children were born on the same night on a crumbling foam mattress, its corners ripped to shreds by the thousands of women who have gone into labour here in Camp 22’s makeshift delivery room.The newborns have just become the youngest residents of the world’s largest refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which is struggling to operate in the face of a 63% deficit in humanitarian aid funding. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...

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