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The bread and butter thing has doubled in size since the start of the pandemic. serving thousands of families and opening hubs in schools and community centres across the north of england. and as prices continue to rise, an increasing number of people are turning to schemes like this to put food on the table. elaine dunkley, bbc news. its heart—warming to see what people and charities are doing. so what is the government doing to help now? most homes in england will get a £150 rebate on counc...

Resistance in his country. and for some people he is the face they see before bed. fake a look at this. a czech designer is making pillows with zelenskyys face on them and his signature green tea. proceeds go to charities helping ukrainians affected by the war. all for a good cause. the pillows reportedly brought in nearly $20,000 so far. and your next hour of cnn newsroom starts right now. im pamela brown in washington you are in the cnn newsroom this saturday evening. the ukrainian militar...

Fleeing fighting in ukraine, since the russian invasion, sance 2.5 million have left in search of safety elsewhere. neighbouring european countries have taken in vast numbers with minimal checks, but the uks approach has faced criticism from some for being too strict and too slow. we are already doing everything we can. michael gove confirmed at least 3000 visas for those with family links to the uk had now been approved and said a new scheme allowing people to offer a spare room or empty proper...

We now have a family scheme to join a family member in the u.k., and that is relaxed if people have a ukrainian passport or i.d. document, they no longer have to queue in the freezing cold in poland, they can come and submit bio metric data when they get here. so that was a big change announced yesterday. scheme that we are waiting for details and we will get on monday, the prime minister confirmed in the interview last night is a humanitarian route for people who dont have a british relative, w...

To open their homes to people fleeing the war in ukraine. the uk government minister michael gove says it will be an effective route to allow people to come and stay safely in the country. its the fastest way in which we can get people out of danger and into the united kingdom and it is the case already that whether its through social media platforms or whether its through charities and civil society, those connections are being made. we know that we have in this country, according to the most r...

Strict and too slow. we are already doing everything we can. michael gove confirmed at least 3000 visas for those with family links to the uk had now been approved and said a new scheme allowing people to offer a spare room or empty property to refugees would enable thousands more to come. it is the fastest way in which we can get people out of danger and into the united kingdom. it is the case already, that whether it is through social media platforms, whether it is through charities and civil ...

And i think that is appropriate in the uk public, as it always is, has been generous and saying, look, we stand ready to help and we need to help them, to help the ukrainians and council stand ready to do their part and as you mentioned earlier, there is a huge amount of work that we are going to have to do around safeguarding, around supporting people, around supporting those generous homeowners and businesses and charities so a huge amount of work to be done.— and charities so a huge amount ...

Here in the uk, the government has announced a plan to offer £350 a month to people willing to open their homes to ukrainian refugees — the first hosts and refugees should be matched this week. heres the uks health secretary, sajid javid, to explain more about how the scheme works. well, we are working with a number of charities on the ground, particularly in poland and they have a number of people, and obviously this number will grow over time, of ukrainians who have expressed a preference t...

We have a long, proud history of offering sanctuary, and that is why i launched the ukrainian family scheme for ukrainians with family ties to british nationals and people settled here in the uk. id already announced the extension of ukrainian nationals here before putins invasion. and now those joining us through the family scheme will be granted the right to stay in the uk for three years during which time they can work, and they have access to public services. we want them to thrive here just...

Afghanistan, people in yemen, people of the world course stuck. the rather trying to flee or theyre stuck in war zones. so, its not a quick fix and it doesnt solve the much wider problem which is the amount of conflict in the number of people desperately trying to escape fear in famine. mi; people desperately trying to escape fear in famine.— fear in famine. my feelings on this one is, fear in famine. my feelings on this one is. but — fear in famine. my feelings on this one is. but you — f...