6 h. ago UN aid coordination agency cuts appeal for 2026 to $33B after lowest annual support in a decade

The U.N.’s humanitarian aid coordinator is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year — mostly from Western governments — plunged to the lowest level in a decade

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66 h. ago Five key moments from Princess Kate’s Together at Christmas concert

The Princess of Wales has spearheaded her fifth annual festive carol service, with the royal family showing up to support the holiday celebration

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66 h. ago Middletons en masse! Kate's proud parents Carole and Michael make festive appearance at Princess' Christmas concert, along with supportive sibling James

The Princess of Wales ' family were truly in the holiday spirit as they arrived to support Kate at her annual Christmas Carol service at Westminster Abbey this evening.

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3 d. ago Endangered wild dog pups die in Zimbabwe as Trump’s aid cuts leave them unprotected

Exclusive: Six African wild dog pups killed in a single road collision in Zimbabwe after a fence that was intended to be built with money from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was left incomplete due to aid cuts

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1 week ago Scottish Maritime Museum lends backing to Small Business Saturday

The annual Small Business Saturday UK campaign highlights, and promotes support for, small businesses across the country.

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1 week ago Lanarkshire customers urged to support 13th annual Tesco Winter Food Collection

Last year, generous customers donated 1.9 million meals worth of food at the Winter Food Collection directly to Trussell and FareShare.

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2 w. ago WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding

Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the World Health Organization in January, prompting the agency to scale back its workThe World Health Organization has said its workforce will shrink by nearly a quarter – or over 2,000 jobs – by the middle of next year as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the United States, announced its departure.US President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the body upon taking office in January, prompting the agency to scale back its work and cut its management team by half. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago FAA plans to roll back flight restrictions at major airports imposed during shutdown

The agency says the current mandatory 6 percent flight cuts are being downgraded to 3 percent

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3 w. ago Early support rolls in for annual Observer festive toy appeal as demand grows

More charities and good causes are getting in touch seeking help in helping make Christmas magical for those struggling to do so.

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3 w. ago UK statistics agency cutting back work on health and crime data

ONS wants to free staff to work on improving quality of critical statistics and surveys

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