3 h. ago TV legend's chilling warning over 'growing up in poverty' as grim new figures published

Conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the charity, the figures are a sharp increase from 2022, when the charity Trussell estimated that 11.6 million people were facing hunger

Events

5 h. ago UN chief argues that investing in fighting poverty instead of wars would make a more secure world

The United Nations chief is warning that soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don’t guarantee peace

Events

42 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk learns results of investigation into controversial video

Oleksandr Usyk has been granted a 90-day extension to agree a fight with Joseph Parker after the WBO investigated a video of the Ukrainian dancing at a concert

Events

5 d. ago Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook, who is fighting a Trump administration effort to remove her from her role as a Federal Reserve Governor

Society

7 d. ago Britain could have to import '70%' of oil and gas if we don't invest in the North Sea

OEUK chief executive David Whitehouse argued scrapping the windfall tax on the fossil fuels could help deliver more than two billion barrels - and add up to £150 billion to Britain’s economy

Politics

2 w. ago Teachers warn children missing school over dirty uniforms amid growing hygiene poverty crisis

Pupils are estimated to miss an average of 6.5 school days per year, amounting to an overall total of 23m days of learning lost

Events

2 w. ago Warning that State Pension changes needed to avoid retirement poverty

The Institute for Fiscal Studies is calling for an overhaul of the state pension system

Events

3 w. ago Probe into Conor McGregor trial witnesses: Couple who claimed they saw Nikita Hand beaten up by her ex on the night she was raped by MMA fighter investigated over perjury

Steven Cummins and Samantha O'Reilly previously rented a house directly across the road from Nikita Hand in Drimnagh on Dublin's southside.

Events

3 w. ago Retail investors fight for right to bet on natural disasters

Asset managers push back against an EU attempt to curb access to fast-growing market for catastrophe bonds

Economics

4 w. ago Daniel Loeb fights investors over plan to convert London vehicle into Cayman insurer

Daniel Loeb fights investors over plan to convert London vehicle into Cayman insurer  Financial Times

Economics