Heritage sites across England to get ‘essential lifeline’ cash boost

Heritage organisations across England are set to receive a financial boost from the Government to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. The £103 million funding will support 445 organisations to carry out repair and maintenance work on cherished heritage sites to keep the venues running. Sites to benefit include landmarks such as Gloucester Cathedral, Downton Abbey filming... Read More

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August 24, 2020

Families need urgent cash boost, child poverty campaigners say

Families on low incomes need an urgent cash boost to help them through the pandemic, child poverty campaigners have said. End Child Poverty – a coalition of 70 UK charities, faith groups, unions and other organisations – say struggling families need “direct and immediate financial support”. A new benefit for under-sixes called the Scottish child... Read More

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January 23, 2020

No more UK cash for coal says Boris Johnson

The UK government will stop providing financial support to coal mining and coal-fired power plants overseas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced at a UK-Africa Investment Summit held in London. Mr Johnson told heads of state from more than a dozen African nations that he would end all support for coal overseas from the UK... Read More

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March 20, 2019

CAFOD urges government to stop playing politics with aid budget

CAFOD has warned politicians that the aid budget should not be used “to play politics”. The agency’s warning comes as the former international development secretary Priti Patel backed plans to take back control of the foreign aid budget. She is calling for urgent reforms to how British taxpayer cash is spent abroad, saying we “need... Read More

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Heritage sites across England to get ‘essential lifeline’ cash boost

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