5 d. ago UN demands major action as damning report shows child poverty impact in England

A report by UNICEF has called on Keir Starmer to lift the two-child benefit limit and recruit hundreds of health visitors as data shows the grim impact on childrens' health and learning

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5 d. ago SNP calls on Labour to match Scottish Government action on poverty

The SNP said Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is falling, due to ‘bold’ policies.

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8 d. ago Northern Ireland public wants to see action on child poverty – survey finds

Save The Children NI also urged the Stormont Executive to unveil the details of their anti poverty strategy.

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1 week ago Calls for delayed West Lothian train station to be funded by Scottish Government

As the council and Winchburgh Developments prepare to meet potential funders of the long delayed station, Labour’s Linlithgow councillor Tom Conn called on the SNP government to “stop ducking and diving.”

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2 w. ago Labour and SNP call for Scottish Highlands campervan tax saying roads cannot cope with soaring number of tourists from across the world

Some 36,000 campervans visited the Highlands in 2022 with many encouraged by the development of the North Coast 500, a scenic 500-mile route dubbed 'Scotland's Route 66'.

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4 w. ago ‘I had to borrow money from friends and family during my maternity leave – I felt ashamed and humiliated’

Campaigners warn statutory maternity pay is pushing new mothers into poverty

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