by Agency Reporter | Jun 13, 2024 | Briefing
EUROPE’S agriculture industry is exploiting the at least 2.4 million migrants who harvest Europe’s fruits and vegetables, according to a new report by the University of Comillas and Oxfam researchers. The report, Essential but invisible and exploited reveals...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 13, 2024 | Briefing
WITH three weeks to go until the general election, research from the UK’s top youth and education organisations has revealed that 70 per cent of young people do not know the name of their local MP, and two in five (39 per cent) say they do not understand what...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 12, 2024 | Briefing
THE financial crisis in universities is ‘engulfing’ nursing courses, as more than six in ten (61 per cent) nurse lecturers and other higher education nursing staff across the UK report redundancies and recruitment freezes. The situation is particularly severe in...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 12, 2024 | Briefing
A STATEMENT from the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee has called upon “all parties involved to immediately commit to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, to ensure unhindered humanitarian access from all borders and the delivery of sufficient...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 11, 2024 | Briefing
MILLIONS of the UK’s unpaid carers looking after disabled, older or ill relatives or friends are faced with no choice about taking on an unpaid caring role, due to a lack of alternative care options. Responding to a YouGov Omnibus poll of nearly 6,500 members of the...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 11, 2024 | Briefing
THE UK is currently missing out on thousands of jobs and billions for the economy due to its slow pace at manufacturing and installing offshore wind farms, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). At the current pace of...
