Food banks

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UK's largest supermarket to give away free food items to cut waste

For every gift sent, a donation is made to a local or national charity

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People’s shelves are empty, so food banks can’t be - Lynda Battarbee

Volunteers working in a food bank

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Food banks Christmas Day opening hours

Which food banks are open on Christmas Day?

Former Eastenders actress Cheryl Fergison has admitted she was forced to use a food bank, after a cancer diagnosis ended her career and she struggled to afford food. Photo by Getty Images.

TV star had to visit food bank when cancer battle ended career

Kids eat free at Marco Pierre White's

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Foodbank distributing food

Outcry from celebrities as UK foodbank usage doubles

A family in Preston have been left unable to afford Christmas Dinner after burglars broke into their home (Credit: fbhk on Pixabay)

Family can't afford Xmas dinner as burglars wreck home and steal gifts

Food banks are in need of added support this winter

Why this Christmas could be even more difficult for the less fortunate

Sustainability experts, Business Waste, found that Brits fill around 7 million bins worth of food waste over the festive season.

Unique ways to reuse leftovers and save money this Christmas

Lee Anderson has been criticised for his ‘crass’ comments on food banks (Photo: UK Parliament)

Tory MP says migrants who complain should ‘f*** off back to France’

A record number of people were helped by Citizens Advice this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Citizens Advice helps record numbers amid cost of living struggles

‘Pressure cooker situation’ as food bank parcels hit record high. (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Adobe Stock)

‘Pressure cooker situation’ as food bank parcels hit record high

Crowds gather as people take part in a junior doctor's strike in Trafalgar Square. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Junior doctors on strike claim they are 'living on the breadline'

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales prepares food baskets during a visit of the Windsor Foodshare (Pic: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Prince William and Kate Middleton make Windsor food bank visit

Meet some of the volunteers at Trussell Trust food banks in the UK
Shining a light on Trussell Trust’s Food Bank Friends as a part of National World’s partnership with the charity.
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Eleven NHS trusts across England currently have food banks in place for staff (Graphic: NationalWorld)

Exclusive: 11 NHS Trusts in England have opened food banks for staff

A number of NHS trusts across England have put measures in place to help support staff through the cost of living crisis (Graphic: NationalWorld)

NHS trusts in England put cost of living measures in place for staff

Crates of food at a Trussell Trust food bank (Photo: Trussell Trust)

NationalWorld launches food bank campaign with Trussell Trust

Food bank network’s desperate appeal as demand soars across UK

Lidl is launching a toy donation drive across the UK (Photo: Lidl)

Lidl launches Christmas ‘toy banks’ to help struggling families

Food banks follow guidance from the Unicef UK baby friendly initiative

BPAS calls for end to food bank baby formula ban

‘We’re really struggling’: food bank on coping with soaring demand

Food banks facing ‘shocking’ poverty levels amid cost of living crisis