6 d. ago Home bakers donate fresh bread to food banks thanks to this Seattle nonprofit

A Seattle-area nonprofit group called Community Loaves donates home-baked bread and cookies to food banks in four states

Society

9 d. ago City café transforms former bank into stunning new venue offering 1000 free coffees

The hugely popular Haystack Café has branches in Swansea & Merthyr Tydfil and is now opening a place in the captial

Politics

1 week ago Nigel Farage says UK shouldn't be 'world's food bank' as he unveils migration plan

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage vowed to toughen up the rules by demanding migrants earn higher salaries and meet a higher standard of English

Politics

1 week ago UK politics live: Farage says UK ‘not the world’s food bank’ as he vows to expel thousands of legal migrants

Reform UK holding press conference to outline new immigration policy

Politics

2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Nation needs to address national food crisis head on

The increasing use of food banks shames UK, says reader

Events

2 w. ago Interest rates held at 4% as UK ‘not out of woods’ on inflation

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep rates unchanged, following a 0.25 percentage point cut in August.

Economics

2 w. ago UK interest rates set to be held at 4% as inflation ‘uncomfortably high’

Most economists are expecting the Bank of England to keep rates unchanged on Thursday.

Economics

3 w. ago Aldi reveals 900 price cuts as it shares plans to open more stores

The supermarket says it has invested more than £300million in price cuts since the start of 2025, including fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, dairy and household essentials

Politics

3 w. ago Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent

One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardshipDowning Street’s failure to tackle child poverty and reduce food bank use is helping to drive public discontent with falling living standards and fuelling a desire for political alternatives, the UK’s biggest charity food provider has warned.Trussell said one in six UK households went hungry last year and, without ambitious policies to tackle deepening poverty, Britain faces the prospect of locking in a “new normal” of increasingly severe hardship across society. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Red Lobster introduces new shrimp deal a year after bankruptcy caused by disastrous bottomless offer

The fast food chain closed 129 locations after filing for bankruptcy last year

Economics