by Agency Reporter | May 8, 2023 | Briefing
NEW FINDINGS from Carers UK and the University of Sheffield show that unpaid carers in England and Wales contribute £445 million to the economy in England and Wales every day – that is £162 billion per year. The value of unpaid care is equivalent to a second NHS in...
by Agency Reporter | May 7, 2023 | Briefing
CLIENTEARTH HAS FILED a legal complaint against US-based agricultural giant Cargill over its failure to adequately deal with its contribution to soy-driven deforestation and human rights violations in Brazil. The complaint is the first time the company – the largest...
by Agency Reporter | May 6, 2023 | Briefing
THE Global Report on Food Crises, led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 258 million people across 58 countries are now experiencing acute hunger – 65 million additional people (up 34 per cent) over the last year. Oxfam Global Food and...
by Staff Writer | May 6, 2023 | Briefing
SUPPORTERS of Just Stop Oil marched peacefully through central London yesterday, in defiance of new anti-protest legislation and following the announcement of further record profits by oil companies. The activists said that they will immediately halt their campaign...
by Agency Reporter | May 5, 2023 | Briefing
QUAKERS FROM ACROSS Britain have held their annual meeting in London, from Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May, to discuss important business and come together as a community. As an inclusive faith, the Quakers’ Yearly Meeting includes people of all ages, so while...
by Agency Reporter | May 5, 2023 | Briefing
THE CAMPAIGN FOR Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has condemned the new policing law, saying It targets peaceful demonstrators and aims to prevent protest. Key elements attack historic and peaceful methods used by anti-nuclear and climate campaigners – people who work to...
