Oxfam launches a home and gift rainbow range to send a message of hope...

Oxfam has launched a new home and gift rainbow range to raise funds for its coronavirus emergency appeal and give hope to people fighting...

The rich get richer says report

The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405 billion (£321 billion) to $869 billion (£688 billion) since 2020, while...

Entire Syrian Generation ‘Lost in a Decade’ says Manchester Charity Report

Manchester-based humanitarian charity Human Appeal has today launched a report that highlights the detrimental impact of the decade-long conflict in Syria on children. Today marks...

How should cities like Manchester respond to vehicle attacks

Last week, a van was driven into pedestrians on Las Ramblas in Barcelona, killing 13 and injuring at least 130 people, and the driver...

Pandemic is accelerating says World Health Organisation

The World Heath Organization said it had taken 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases, 11 days for...

The developing world is on the brink of a “perfect storm” of debt, food...

Against the backdrop of shifting population demographics, conflicts, post-pandemic shocks and climate change, the developing world is on the brink of a “perfect storm”...

COVID-19 causes devastating losses in working hours and employment

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally according to a report out by the International Labour organisation....

Too tight to call as US election goes to the wire

The U.S. presidential election hung in the balance with a handful of states set to decide the outcome in the coming hours or days,...

Latest Ukraine crisis as Russian missiles hit close to Lviv and Polish border

Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the edges of the capital Kyiv and the...

Palestinians are living under a system of apartheid – major new report

Amnesty International accused Israel of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted...