by Agency Reporter | Jul 17, 2022 | Briefing
CONSERVATION CHARITY A ROCHA UK has announced that 5,152 churches of various denominations have signed up to their Eco Church award scheme. This signals an intent to engage in deliberate, ongoing action to care for nature and the climate on church premises and in the...
by Staff Writer | Jul 16, 2022 | Briefing
THE NUMBER OF UK CHILDREN affected by the two-child limit in social security has reached 1.3 million (8.7 per cent or one in 12 children) new DWP figures show. This includes all children in a family where the limit has been applied, rather than only those third or...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 16, 2022 | Briefing
COUNTRIES SHOULD TAKE CONCRETE STEPS to demonstrate that justice for serious crimes matters, regardless of where abuses are committed and by whom, Human Rights Watch says. To mark International Criminal Justice Day on 17 July 2022, Human Rights Watch has outlined five...
by Staff Writer | Jul 15, 2022 | Briefing
THE PRISON SERVICE MUST DO MORE to make sure prisoners spend more time out of their cells in purposeful activity and it needs to recruit and retain high-quality staff, according to the Chief Inspector of Prisons in his annual report for 2021–22. Charlie Taylor also...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 15, 2022 | Briefing
THE MAJORITY OF REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE hope to return home as soon as possible but around two-thirds expect to stay in their current host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves, according to new findings published today by UNHCR, the UN...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 14, 2022 | Briefing
BRITAIN’S TOXIC COMBINATION of low growth and high inequality has left it trailing behind the comparable economies of Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands, with disastrous consequences for low- and middle-income households. But a new economic...
