In this issue

November 26, 2022

One million young families face fuel poverty

Warning of ‘humanitarian crisis’ when bills rise in April

5 mins

Low-earning staff in schools buy food for hungry pupils

Staff in schools are helping to provide children with food in the cost of living crisis, a new poll has found. More than a third of support workers said they had helped pupils with costs or given them something to eat when families are struggling financially, according to the survey by a trade union.

2 mins

Be afraid ... Americans are falling in love with football

Richard Hall watches the match between England and the USA at a bar in New York. He is intrigued by what he sees

4 mins

Third complaint for Raab is being reviewed, says No 10

A third complaint against Dominic Raab is being investigated by the probe ordered by No 10, deepening the crisis surrounding the deputy prime minister.

2 mins

Rising star in Tory party to stand down at next election

Levelling-up minister Dehenna Davison, seen as a rising star in the Tory party, has joined a veteran Conservative in announcing she will stand down at the next election.

2 mins

Nurses have a far stronger case than the government

A national strike by nurses is due to happen on 15 and 20 December (albeit not in Scotland, where strike action has been paused as talks continue).

3 mins

Taking a hard stance on immigration will backfire

Keir Starmer unnerved Tory MPs by winning headlines about tackling \"immigration dependency\" and \"cheap labour\", punching the Tories' bruise when they are hurting over the small boats crisis in the Channel.

3 mins

'Finding deepfake porn of myself online was violating'

A woman has revealed what it was like to discover deepfake porn of herself on the internet.

2 mins

Colman backs campaign to help families this Christmas

Our Christmas campaign to help people struggling under the burden of the rising cost of living soared past the £2m mark yesterday, thanks to £100,000 donations from both British Airways and eBay.

1 min

Queen suffered from bone cancer, says new biography

Queen Elizabeth II was \"battling\" serious illness in the last few months before her death, according to a new biography.

2 mins

Ex-soldier guilty of 1988 army checkpoint shooting

A military veteran has been found guilty of killing a man over 30 years ago at an army checkpoint in Northern Ireland.

2 mins

'I feel your pain,' Putin tells mothers of Russian soldiers

Estimates suggest more than 100,000 servicemen deployed by the Kremlin have been killed or wounded in Ukraine war

2 mins

Far-right Ben-Gvir set to be Israel's security minister

Itamar Ben-Gvir will be Israel's national security minister under a coalition deal with prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, in what is set to be the most rightwing government in the country's history.

2 mins

Millions under lockdown as China battles Covid wave

China is reimposing strict lockdown measures, including mass testing and quarantines, in multiple cities after it registered a record number of Covid-19 cases.

1 min

Truss and Johnson's instant disloyalty is an ominous sign

Yesterday I wondered why politics had become so unstable that we had three prime ministers this year.

3 mins

The Club 2 massacre is a reminder of how vulnerable LGBT+ lives are in the US

On Thanksgiving, US president Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden called the owners of Club Q in Colorado Springs to offer their condolences after a shooter opened fire and killed five people.

3 mins

Qatar is a far cry from the halcyon days four years ago

Summer heat and no anti-LGBT+ rhetoric. Laura Hampson asks whether the 2018 World Cup was the best we'll ever get

2 mins

Who will return to Twitter under Musk's 'amnesty'?

Elon Musk's proposal to grant an amnesty to suspended Twitter accounts would see a number of controversial figures allowed back on to the platform.

2 mins

England fans hit the boos at last after toothless display

A performance as unconvincing as the decision to light up the Wembley arch in the rainbow colours.

3 mins

Lacklustre performance relied heavily on set-pieces

I believe that that was bad. Not Nice bad. Not Cape Town bad.

3 mins

Southgate unsure whether to stick or twist in midfield

If the introduction of Jordan Henderson with 20 minutes to go of England's deeply disappointing goalless draw with the USA wasn't the turning point Gareth Southgate clearly hoped it would be, it was still telling.

2 mins

The truth is out there

Conspiracy theories are nothing new, but the internet and social media have provided a perfect outlet at a time when our trust in authority has plummeted, writes David Barnett

6 mins

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