Young Australians struggling with the cost of living are being urged to try this saving trick to save $16,000 a year. But it also involves giving up privacy. So would you do it?
“Harm reduction” vending machines, offering everything from naloxone to condoms, have begun popping up in Washington, D.C.
That’s according to Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin, who is among those urging Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to establish a fuel poverty task force and present an updated fuel poverty strategy. “Fuel poverty literally costs lives, with people in damp, cold homes paying the price of the failure to address the issue. It does not affect everyone equally. In Derry City and Strabane, we have the highest level of individuals in relative poverty, after housing costs, at between 23 per cent and 24 per...
Figures show sales rose 3.5% in March, the first increase above inflation since early in the crisisHigh street retailers benefited from a jump in consumer spending over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according to industry figures showing an increase in footfall and sales despite the cost of living crisis.Data collected by doorway sensors at thousands of shops across the UK showed footfall increased by 7% compared with Easter 2023 over the four days from Good Friday to Easter Monday, while the...
ABS data shows changes in grocery consumption, prompting concerns over eating habits and the nation’s health Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralians are buying less fruit and vegetables and consuming less milk, as relentless increases in grocery prices upend eating habits, raising concerns over the nation’s health.Overall, shoppers are buying less of just about everything, with consumption falling from 15.1m tonnes to 14.8m tonnes in 2022-23,...
The theories offered by the dominant literature in political science today to try to explain the sources of the political polarization that has endangered democracy around the world are adequate for the United States and Europe, but do not make sense for the countries of Latin America. For this reason, greater collaboration among political scientists is needed to identify other, more plausible hypotheses for the phenomenon that the region is also experiencing.
The security-protected bar of Dairy Milk Wholenut was seen at a Co-op in Codsall in Staffordshire.
Natalie Barr has confronted a senior minister in the Albanese administration about the government's perceived lack of action to tackle the cost of living crisis.
The Biden administration recently stated that it is "examining" whether the president has the "power" to issue an executive order that aims to shut down the southern border. Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the potential measure is "all for show."On Tuesday, Univision released an interview with Biden in which he was questioned about his plans for stemming the flow of migrants entering the country through the southern border, Blaze News previously reported. Univision's Enrique...
By Gina Christian and Kate Scanlon (OSV News) — Catholics working to address the nation’s fentanyl problem told OSV News a new congressional report naming China — and blaming its government — as the key source of the drug is important but old news, and that healing rising rates of addiction ultimately demands divine assistance. […] The post As House reveals China’s fentanyl role, Catholic experts say US has just one path out of the crisis first appeared on OSV News.
Government claims no appropriate location could be found for long-mooted second facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD has been rejected by the Victorian government, with addiction experts warning the decision will “cost lives”.The government on Tuesday announced that a trial facility, recommended by a former police commissioner and which would...
US officials say military operation carried out, without giving further details; Iran state media says air defences fired and airspace closed in some areasWhat we know so far about Israel’s strike on IranFollow all our Middle East crisis coverageIt’s 7:24am in Tehran and 6:54 In Tel Aviv. Let’s get a reminder of what we know so far:US officials have confirmed that Israel has carried out military operations against Iran but did not describe those operations.The Israeli military has told news...