Poverty

Stacey Dooley

Stacey Dooley announces UK tour - full details Sam Johnson

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street to present his spring budget to parliament. He is doing nothing to help our community, says Kate.

KATE OSBORNE: Only a Labour Government will fix the mess the Tories have made of... Kate Osborne MP

Does Rishi Sunak even know the price of a pint of milk? Photo credit: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

KATE OSBORNE MP: Does Prime Minister Rishi Sunak even know the cost of a pint of... Kate Osborne MP

'The new deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson is wrong to believe that charities supporting asylum seekers in Calais are involved in a multimillion-pound industry'. PIC: UK Parliament/PA Wire

Lee Anderson: ‘myth’ those on Universal credit are in poverty Patrick Hollis

A child carries a tray with food during lunch-break at St Mary’s RC Primary School, in Battersea, south London.

Number of children in food poverty nearly doubles to four million Sophie Wills

5 mental health benefits of owning a pet Daniel Mcneil

Read This Free School Meals For All bill reading delayed in Parliament Ethan Evans

"Rishi Sunak - a Prime Minister who is twice as rich as the king - will continue to make decisions that benefit the wealthy at the expense of our communities."

KATE OSBORNE: Poverty is a political choice that Sunak will continue to make By The Newsroom

A woman holds a shopping basket of groceries.

Cost of living: Groceries cost could soar by £1.7bn Sophie Wills

There are concerns over the issue of childhood obesity in South Tyneside.

Childhood obesity 'a tough nut to crack' in South Tyneside Nic Marko

Fairtrade cocoa farmer Bismark Kpabitey (photo: Fairtrade Africa)

Fairtrade Fortnight: how the chocolate you buy can make a real difference Fiona Evans

Council chiefs are exploring ways of tackling poverty in South Tyneside

Poverty blighting the lives of at least 6,000 people in South Tyneside James Harrison

Those who were living with domestic violence, neglect, physical abuse and drug and alcohol abuse now have nowhere to go. Picture: PA.

Poverty, hunger and substance misuse: The challenges faced by South Tyneside fam... Sophie Brownson