poverty

Power giants 'making millions from poorest'

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:33:22 GMT

Energy firms make some of their biggest profits from their poorest customers, the UK's main consumer watchdog has claimed.

Thousands march against child poverty

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:17:02 GMT

Thousands of people have called on the Government to keep its promise to end child poverty by 2020.

Brown unveils ?1bn energy aid package

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:14:18 GMT

A ?1 billion package to help struggling households cope with soaring fuel prices has been unveiled.

Brown to pledge energy aid

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:14:46 GMT

More than 10 million households are to receive an aid package to help with the rising cost of energy.

Fuel poverty crisis predicted

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:43:30 GMT

Almost a quarter of the population will be in fuel poverty by next year and those on low incomes will be especially badly hit.

Brown supports bishops poverty march

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:43:33 GMT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has supported a march of hundreds of bishops, calling for urgent action to tackle global poverty.

Jovi helps out Detroit families

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:24:18 GMT

Jon Bon Jovi is doing his bit for poor families in Detroit by building new homes in the area.

Brown pledges ?200 for deprived families

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:36:01 GMT

Parents in deprived communities will get ?200 grants for taking part in schemes to improve the health, well-being and social development.

Plans to lift fuel poverty criticised

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:35:41 GMT

Government plans to help lift thousands of people out of fuel poverty are being criticised by campaigners.

World News (Morning) for March 6th, 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:30:09 GMT

Gaza humanitarian crisis - Public workers on strike in Germany - Gas supplies restored in Ukraine

Bono and Gore campaign together

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:13:54 GMT

Bono has joined forces with former US vice president Al Gore to urge world leaders to tackle climate change and global poverty together.

'Government failing working parents'

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:07:41 GMT

The Government is failing families who are struggling with poverty despite holding down jobs, a leading think tank has said.

Hollywood's all-ears

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:08:07 GMT

Samuel L Jackson has pledged to Listen to the plight of the world's most disadvantaged children.

Government urged to act over child poverty

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:42:02 GMT

Save the Children has warned the Government is likely to miss its own target of halving child poverty by 2010 by as much as 14 years.

UN approves Darfur force

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:08:38 GMT

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to authorise up to 26,000 troops and police to Sudan's Darfur region

One in six Europeans in poverty

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:34:40 GMT

Almost one in six Europeans are living below the poverty line, the European Commission has announced.

Ethnic minority poverty rates highlighted

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:36:19 GMT

People from ethnic minorities in Britain are twice as likely to be poor than their white counterparts.

Child poverty in Britain rising

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:43:24 GMT

The number of children in the UK living in relative poverty increased last year - a "moral disgrace" according to campaigners.