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At this edinburgh refuge for homeless pets, they are getting the food in for the winter. with pet food up by 1a and a half percent and the country going through the worst drop in real incomes since the 1940s, more and more dog and cat owners are leaving their pets here because they can simply no longer afford to look after them. we know that this crisis is still to deepen. we know that things are going to get worse. in the last month alone, weve had 75 calls from people very distressed needing o...

After we reported working parents like ali raza struggling to pay for school meals, which meant eight—year—old alicia got one hot lunch a week. in the office, hundreds of emails and calls started arriving. donations of money for the childrens school food. a thrill of hope in a dark winter. everything seems depressing and money is becoming tighter and tighter. so i think that might be what may be prompted people to try and help somebody who was even struggling even more than they are really. ...

So theyve jumped ship and i honestly cant blame them for doing it. although health is devolved in wales, most welsh government funding for the nhs comes from the uk government. the welsh health minister said she wont raise taxes in order to increase salaries, adding that nurses�* pay cannot be increased until more funds come from westminster. 0n recruitment, however, its a complex picture. well, we do have vacancies, but thats an international problem. its notjust... its worse here. it has inc...

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I think the situation now with the cost of living crisis is even worse. and you can be working, you know, in reasonably good job in terms of pay and yet still really struggle with the basics. for eight—year—old alicia, who spoke to us, free school meals until she leaves primary school. its been an emotional few days for her and dad, ali. its very hard to manage l a house expense like this. the schooljust giving something like to kids, you know, - not only my kids, every kids. i want everyone...

Every family has been offered free school meals until next summer. when we told the story ofjust one little girl at this school, i had no idea what the response would be. some of the messages i read moved me to tears. like the man whod just lost his job but still wants to give money. and as a result of your generosity, all of these children are going to get a free, hot lunch through winter and beyond. i would like to offer a small piece of help over the festive time. it was the messages that hit...

Winters guarantee is that it could have encouraged people to think about the overall cost of heating their homes. i know people are doing that, but it was rather uncapped in my view and perhaps should have helped for the first series of expenditures rather than for everyone, including people on their second homes and things like that. i think its become more focused and its going to be very much focused on those on means tested benefits next winter, and weve made recommendations in our report as...

By weather. we get very strong winds in the winter. having weather issues is not something... it is not unknown to us. we are quite often cut off from the mainland when it is too windy for the boat to get in, for example. it is beautiful at any time of the year and even under a braggart of snow, it is incredibly beautiful, but there is dangers with that —— a blanket of snow. and people have to take extra care. irate people have to take extra care. we appreciate you talking to us. it looks co...

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A primary school in bradford has received almost 50—thousand pounds in donations, after a report on the bbc, that working parents were struggling to afford school meals for their children. the money will pay for lunches for all of the pupils, until next summer. heres our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. whistle. go! energy and joy filling the playground. this school is a safe haven in hard times. now its wrapped in extra kindness. after we reported working parents like ali raza struggling ...