by Agency Reporter | May 18, 2023 | Briefing
A RUSSIAN MISSILE destroyed a humanitarian site in Ukraine during the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, it has been confirmed. The international development charity, Christian Aid, has reported that a Russian missile destroyed a Christian Aid food warehouse in...
by Agency Reporter | May 17, 2023 | Briefing
THE NUMBER of people helped by Citizens Advice in the UK hit a record high during the first four months of 2023, according to new figures released by the charity which reveal the enormous pressures facing households. The new analysis shows the charity helped more...
by Agency Reporter | May 17, 2023 | Briefing
THE NUMBER of recorded executions carried out last year reached the highest figure in five years, Amnesty International said as it published a global report on the death penalty. Amnesty’s 46-page report, Death Sentences and Executions 2022, shows that during 2022 a...
by Agency Reporter | May 16, 2023 | Briefing
PARENTS TYPICALLY need to find at least £39 per week for a child’s secondary school education and £19 for a primary-aged child, research for Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has found. Although education is free at the point of access, in reality the cost of uniform,...
by Agency Reporter | May 16, 2023 | Briefing
RESIDENTS and Dutch citizens of Bonaire, together with Greenpeace Netherlands, have launched a legal action over the government’s failure to protect the Caribbean island against climate change impacts. Bonaire, a former Dutch colony, has been a special Dutch...
by Agency Reporter | May 15, 2023 | Briefing
THE PEACE PLEDGE UNION, Britain’s leading pacifist organisation called today on Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman to offer asylum to Russians who refuse to be part of the war in Ukraine. The call comes as International Conscientious Objectors’ Day (15 May) is...
