by Agency Reporter | Oct 11, 2023 | Briefing
TEN years after Brazilian authorities released extraordinary footage showing the existence of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe, their lands have still not been fully protected and they are surrounded by loggers and land-grabbers. In 2013 Brazil’s Indigenous Affairs...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 10, 2023 | Briefing
NEW analysis published by the Health Foundation has found that increasing the State Pension age in the UK will leave thousands at risk of falling into or living in poverty for longer. While previous increases have resulted in people staying in work for longer, the...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 10, 2023 | Briefing
A MAJOR STUDY of higher education trends over the past 25 years, published by the Sutton Trust, reveals persistent access gaps for poorer students, particularly at the most selective universities. The data, from a unique dataset compiled by dataHE for the Sutton...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 9, 2023 | Briefing
THE climate crisis is set to slash the economic growth of the Pacific Island nations of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa by 40 per cent, a report by Christian Aid has warned, as the rugby playing nations compete at the Rugby World Cup in France. Christian Aid says their report...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 9, 2023 | Briefing
LEADING voices from the homeless and housing sectors have published a report calling for the Welsh Government to bring forward radical changes to the law to help end homelessness in Wales. The panel’s work was informed by the views of more than 300 people with lived...
by Staff Writer | Oct 8, 2023 | Briefing
IN a new teaching document, Laudate Deum, Pope Francis urges governments, businesses and citizens to take desperately needed action on the climate crisis, warning that the “world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point”. Laudate Deum means...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 7, 2023 | Briefing
A NEW report by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) reveals that UK arms exports nearly doubled in 2022 to £8.5 billion. This is the highest level of Single Issue Export Licences (SIELS) since records began. The figure is driven, in part, by the delivery of Eurofighter...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 7, 2023 | Briefing
MORE THAN 400 Christian leaders from around the UK have called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to cancel the Rosebank oil field, which Christian charity Operation Noah and Church leaders say “will not provide energy security, uphold our obligations to care for our...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 6, 2023 | Briefing
A PRE-INQUEST review (PIR) hearing into the death of Jodey Whiting will be held on Friday 24 November 2023 at Teesside Magistrates Court. The hearing marks a triumph for Whiting’s mother Joy Dove, who has fought for the past four years for a second inquest into...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 6, 2023 | Briefing
THE global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others falter and slow down, says the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reports that world economic growth is...
