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Marcus Rashford up for the fight as Boris Johnson rejects Manchester United star’s plea for help in fighting against food poverty among children for a SECOND time Marcus Rashford has smashed through the 100,000 signatures on his petition Rashford, 22, can expect strong cross-party support in the Parliament debate Some Tory MPs are bemused by … Read more
Olivia Culpo is sultry in olive green fleece as she poses for National Period Day geared towards building awareness around ‘period poverty’ By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 05:34 BST, 11 October 2020 | Updated: 05:34 BST, 11 October 2020 She recently revealed she suffers from endometriosis, which affects between 10 and 20 percent of American … Read more
Third world countries may have greater protection against coronavirus because of their harsh living conditions, scientists have suggested. Experts have been puzzled by why some nations where poverty and disease is rife are not suffering massive outbreaks, describing the phenomenon as a ‘complete enigma’. At the start of the pandemic, it was feared poorer countries, particularly … Read more
Premier League football star Marcus Rashford has revealed how he is haunted by the memory of his mother crying herself to sleep as she struggled to provide for her family. The Manchester United striker says his mother Melanie would return home after a 14-hour shift, only to be tormented by her struggle to ‘make ends … Read more
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford to spearhead new child food poverty task force with leading supermarkets after he successfully forced the Government into a u-turn on free school meal vouchers Marcus Rashford is continuing his work to stop children in the UK going hungry The Manchester United striker will spearhead a new task force into … Read more
Thousands of hard-up pensioners face food and fuel poverty as their free TV licences are scrapped from today, campaigners warn More than 3million UK households will be asked to pay the £157.50 annual fee 500k pensioners could qualify for a free licence but are unaware, study finds They could be forced to choose between having … Read more
Robert De Niro emerged in his native New York on Wednesday after claiming the coronavirus pandemic has diminished his multi-million-dollar earnings, prompting him to halve his estranged wife’s credit card allowance. Lawyers acting on the 76-year old’s behalf made the claim on Monday during his ongoing court battle with second wife Grace Hightower over the … Read more
Boris Johnson exaggerated the government’s record on poverty by repeatedly using inaccurate and misleading figures, the UK statistics watchdog has found. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) made the statement in response to a complaint from the End Child Poverty Coalition, which said the Prime Minister had used data ‘selectively, inaccurately and, ultimately, misleadingly’ since … Read more
Sarah’s secret heartbreak: Big Brother star reveals how a childhood living in poverty made her determined to win the $250,000 prize so she ‘doesn’t ever have to go back again’ By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:08 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 02:13 BST, 16 July 2020 She’s the pint-sized Bunnings worker … Read more
The Mayor of Middlesbrough has been heavily criticised for social media posts which appeared to play down the significance of white privilege in his region. Andy Preston’s suggestion that poverty is the more poignant issue comes amid widespread Black Lives Matter protests, and Facebook users have labelled the post as ‘offensive’. Mr Preston’s statement is … Read more