Scheme to offer children a better start in life

An initiative that hopes to lift children in the West Midlands out of poverty and improve their prospects has launched in ...

Labour should stick to manifesto pledge on tax, deputy leader says

Labour should stick to its manifesto pledge not to raise key taxes, the party's new deputy leader Lucy Powell has said. Ahead ...

South Africa opens probe into young men fighting in Ukraine war

South African diplomats were working to rescue 17 South African men from Ukraine's Donbas region where they were engaged in ...

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

People have become more concerned about the gap between rich and poor during the coronavirus pandemic, especially the young, ...

Brazilians, more than others, say climate change is 'catastrophic risk'

Brazilians are more concerned about climate change as a catastrophic risk compared with residents in several other big economies, a survey showed on Wednesday, reflecting the impact vividly underway ...