If you watch one ad this Christmas, make it this one

A child poverty charity has challenged the traditional festive ad by telling a ‘real’ Christmas story that most people will be unaware of. With 835,000 workers in London being paid below the living wage and working women making up a disproportionate number of those it is children living in poverty ...

Post-Brexit free trade ambitions dealt a blow as Trump backtracks on US-UK deal

Donald Trump dealt a blow to post-Brexit free trade ambitions after suggesting Theresa May's agreement could threaten a US-UK deal. The President had said the UK would be "better off" outside of the European Union during his presidential campaign, but his latest comments indicate he has seriously backtracked on the country's prospects. Speaking ...

Today is the loneliest day of the year for parents

Tuesday November 27 is the loneliest day of the year for parents – with new mums hit the hardest, according to research. A miserable mix of dark nights, bad weather and struggling to budget for Christmas are the most common triggers. But waiting for payday and staying in to save ...

Most dangerous place for women is the home, says UN study

The most dangerous place for women is the home, according to a new UN study. Out of an estimated 87,000 women killed last year, around 50,000 ( 58 per cent ) were killed by partners or family members, according to the 2018 report on gender-related killing of women and girls by the ...

Margaret Thatcher on list to be on new £50 note

To be fair I have hardly ever seen a £50 note in my life but news that the former PM Margaret Thatcher is on a long list of people to be the face of the £50 note for her work in science, may ruffle quite a few feathers. I am ...

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