Poverty
During last night’s late night sitting in the House of Lords, running beyond 2am, peers voted to allow women to continue to access abortion services at home. Prior to Covid, women were required to attend a clinic in person to access abortion pills. But since then, they have been able to receive the pills by post. The… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years, via its Legacy Fund. Three annual payments of £25,000 will aid Natural England’s objectives of winter roost monitoring, support and education around diversionary feeding, and the southern reintroduction of the species. The three-year agreement follows… Read more »
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Gordon Brown has been accused of backing away from his pledge to eradicate child poverty. A report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) found one in three children are still living in poverty, while MPs questioned the government’s commitment to halving child poverty by 2010. The JRF report found poverty had worsened over the past… Read more »
A government scheme designed to help rough sleepers into work or training will be expanded after the Department for Communities and Local Government agreed to more funding. Housing minister Yvette Cooper announced this morning £70 million would be available to help hostels offer a more rounded service to rough sleepers. The government has already launched… Read more »
