by Agency Reporter | Jan 30, 2023 | Briefing
FOOD SECURITY for millions of Africans continues to be impacted by rising food and fuel prices further compounded by threats of a debt crisis in some countries, analysis has shown. The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 30, 2023 | Briefing
MORE THAN 300 people died in prisons in England and Wales last year, official data published on 26 January reveals. The statistical bulletin from the Ministry of Justice shows that 301 people in prison custody died in 2022, including 74 people whose deaths were...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 29, 2023 | Briefing
A TEACHER has been appointed to encourage Scottish schools to understand more about the Holocaust by teaching the story of a Scot who died in Auschwitz, after refusing to abandon Jewish girls in her care. William McGair has been hired by the Jane Haining Project,...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 28, 2023 | Briefing
NEW UK GOVERNMENT FIGURES released on 26 January reveal a net loss of 14,100 social homes in England last year, as demolitions and sales far outstripped the number of new homes built. Housing charity Shelter is urging the government to make building more genuinely...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 28, 2023 | Briefing
SOCIAL CARE WORKERS have higher levels of job satisfaction and stronger job attachment than those in other low-paying sectors, but many have to contend with unsafe working conditions and unlawful under-payment of the minimum wage, according to new research published...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 27, 2023 | Briefing
FOUR JUST STOP OIL SUPPORTERS were found not guilty at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on 25 January. The four were facing charges of aggravated trespass in relation to blocking the distribution of oil from Esso Birmingham, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, on 3 April...
