The United Nations humanitarian aid agency UNICEF has launched an emergency response in the UK for the first time in its 70 year history. UNICEF will help feed children left in difficulty as a result of the coronavirus crisis by providing food boxes to struggling families . The UN agency launched the domestic emergency response in … Read more
‘We got the mood of it wrong’: Martin Kemp says he and his fellow Spandau Ballet members shouldn’t have arrived in a limo to record Band Aid’s charity single in 1985 By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 12:09 GMT, 10 December 2020 | Updated: 12:09 GMT, 10 December 2020 Martin Kemp has claimed Spandau Ballet … Read more
Rishi Sunak today announced he is slashing the UK’s foreign aid budget as he put the Government on a collision course with furious Tory MPs and charity bosses. The Chancellor said the current legal commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product on overseas aid was ‘difficult to justify’ during the coronavirus crisis … Read more
Ministers could change the law to cut Britain’s foreign aid budget as part of sweeping economic reforms. The current rate of 0.7 per cent of GDP was enshrined in law by the Coalition government in 2015, but the current administration wants to cut it to 0.5 per cent. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to outline … Read more
Royal Navy Merlin and Wildcat helicopters fly crucial recon missions alongside US forces in Honduras as part of relief operation after devastating hurricanes Eta and Iota left millions homeless RFA Argus is providing support for the US Army’s aid efforts in Honduras Four helicopters from the vessel are flying reconnaissance missions in the area US … Read more
David Cameron said Boris Johnson’s rumoured plan to cut Britain’s foreign aid spending by £5billion would be a ‘moral, strategic and political’ error – while Tony Blair has slammed the proposals as ‘a profound strategic mistake’. Intervention from the two former Prime Ministers follows reports that Boris Johnson is planning on slashing the £15billion international development budget to … Read more
David Cameron said Boris Johnson’s rumoured plan to cut Britain’s foreign aid spending by £5billion would be a ‘moral, strategic and political’ error – while Tony Blair slammed the proposals as ‘a profound strategic mistake’. Intervention from the two former Prime Ministers follows reports that Boris Johnson was planning on slashing the £15 billion international development budget … Read more
Rugby union will receive a bailout totalling £135million as part of English sport’s coronavirus relief package, the government have announced. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) will provide £44m to the Rugby Football Union, £59m to Premiership Rugby clubs, £9m to clubs in the Championship and £23m to clubs below the Championship. The … Read more
Boris Johnson today signalled his intention to slash Britain’s foreign aid budget to help the nation’s domestic finances – as he agreed to pump billions more into the Armed Forces. The Prime Minister declined to reject reports of plans to slash the UK’s commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on overseas aid … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘plans to cut foreign aid by £5billion to help meet Britain’s £210bn Covid bill’ Britain could reduce the amount it sends to foreign countries in aid due to Covid Rishi Sunak is said to be pushing for the for £5bn to be cut from foreign aid bill Foreign aid has been criticised after … Read more