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Truss wants reassurance over ‘appalling’ behaviour before lifting Oxfam aid ban

The Foreign Secretary wants to “reassure” herself before lifting the suspension on aid funding for Oxfam after a string of “appalling” allegations were levelled against the charity’s staff. Liz Truss said she wanted to be sure the type of behaviour ...

18 May 2022 at 18:18

Scotland

Sturgeon to urge nations to show ‘much greater commitment’ on climate damage

Scotland’s First Minister is calling on other developed nations to show “much greater commitment” to addressing the loss and damage caused by climate change. Nicola Sturgeon will make the plea at the Bonn Intersessional meeting in Germany – an ...

07 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Gordon Brown: Covid vaccine inequality across world is getting worse

Vaccine inequality is getting worse as people become complacent about Covid, former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned. He repeated his call for governments to share the burden of funding vaccines, treatments, testing and PPE equipment ...

11 Feb 2022 at 01:26

World

UK and US supplied arms that killed civilians in Yemen, report says

Weapons supplied by the UK and US and used by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year, a report has said. The report by the Oxfam charity found that the ...

11 Jan 2023 at 13:25

Richest 1% of people in UK now wealthier than 70% of population combined – Oxfam

The richest 1% of people in the UK are now wealthier than 70% of the population combined, according to analysis by Oxfam. A report by the charity highlights how the 685,500 richest people in Britain are worth a total of £2.8 ...

16 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Ireland

Richest 1% of Irish people own more than a quarter of country’s wealth – Oxfam

The richest 1% of Irish people have more than a quarter of the country’s wealth, according to a report from anti-poverty charity Oxfam. The number of Irish people with individual wealth of more than 46.6 million euro has ...

16 Jan 2023 at 10:07

National News

Irish billionaires' wealth increased by €18bn during pandemic - Oxfam

Ireland’s nine billionaires have increased their wealth by €18.3 billion (58%) to €49.7 billion since the start of the pandemic, according to a report by Oxfam. The Inequality Kills report was published today, January ...

17 Jan 2022 at 23:33

National News

Irish billionaires' wealth increased by €18bn during pandemic - Oxfam

18 Jan 2022 at 09:33

Sturgeon: Climate change will ‘overwhelm and overpower us’ without more action

Nicola Sturgeon has appealed to world leaders to take the threat of climate change “much, much more seriously”, insisting that without more action being taken global warming will “overwhelm and overpower us”. ...

20 Mar 2023 at 17:51

Scotland

Number of Scots in poverty rises to highest level for two decades at 1.1m

The number of Scots living in poverty has reached its highest for almost 20 years, with “disturbing” figures showing more than 1.1 million adults, children and pensioners are affected. Scottish Government ...

23 Mar 2023 at 14:08

Fashion & Beauty

Secondhand September: The best places to buy pre-loved fashion online

This month marks the start of the autumn/winter fashion season and it’s also Second Hand September, Oxfam’s annual event encouraging consumers to avoid buying new items for 30 days. You don’t have to go ...

01 Sept 2023 at 09:42

Scotland

Scottish Government gives £250,000 to help people affected by conflict in Sudan

Projects to provide food, clean water and shelter to people affected by the violent conflict in Sudan are being given £250,000 from the Scottish Government’s Humanitarian Emergency Fund. The cash is ...

27 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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