The social care system would crumble without its army of unpaid carers, equal to more than four million jobs. But parents of severely disabled loved ones are quickly becoming the “forgotten families on the brink of collapse”. They warn that they urgently
King Charles will celebrate his 75th birthday next month with a new scheme that will provide up to 200 million meals a year for the poor. He will officially launch the Coronation Food Project – which he has already kick-started with a
Even before the current wave of violence, conditions in Gaza were awful. Blockaded since 2007, it’s one of the most densely populated places on Earth. More than two million people – half of them children – are living on a thin strip
She bought her winning ticket at Arlington Convenience on Massachusetts Avenue in her hometown. The store will receive a $10,000 (£8,254) bonus for selling the winning ticket. Earlier this month, a woman turned a small lottery win into a $170,000 (£140,335) jackpot.
Over a week ago, the Herat province of Afghanistan was struck by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that caused a death toll of 2,000. More powerful earthquakes and aftershocks continued to rock the region and raise the country’s death toll. The United Nation’s World
A US man was left shocked after receiving a £1.2 million ($1.4 million) speeding ticket, but city officials have said the figure was just a “placeholder”. Connor Cato said he received the fine after getting pulled over in Savannah, Georgia, in September
Israel wants 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to leave the area in the next 24 hours, the United Nations has said. The Israeli military has issued an alert to those living north of Wadi Gaza. It says they should relocate
Starmer vows to ‘bulldoze’ through planning laws (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer was accused of plotting to concrete over the green belt after he vowed to “bulldoze” through planning lawsif he wins power. After a dramatic start to his conference speech when
Lebanon faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with nearly 4 million people in need of food and other assistance, but less than half getting aid because of a lack of funding, a U.N. official said Thursday. Imran Riza, the U.N.
The U.S. Central Command has announced that more than one million rounds of Iranian ammunition seized from a ship last year are now in the hands of Ukraine’s military, in a transfer Attorney General Merrick Garland says will aid the “people’s fight