Research has found women earn less, have less wealth, are more likely to be in debt and are buying more of the things that cost more because of inflation.
Experts describe women as the ‘shock absorbers’ of poverty, they are often primary caregivers, unable to work longer hours due to expensive childcare fees - going without for the sake of their family.
Channel 4 News follows a single mum, a woman working in the care sector, and a the founder of a charity supporting women of colour. They are all confronted with deepening inequality and an uncertain future.
The UK women dealing with a cost of living crisisChannel 4 News2023-04-19 | As the UK economy is crippled by inflation and soaring food and fuel prices, women are bearing the brunt of the cost of living crisis.
Research has found women earn less, have less wealth, are more likely to be in debt and are buying more of the things that cost more because of inflation.
Experts describe women as the ‘shock absorbers’ of poverty, they are often primary caregivers, unable to work longer hours due to expensive childcare fees - going without for the sake of their family.
Channel 4 News follows a single mum, a woman working in the care sector, and a the founder of a charity supporting women of colour. They are all confronted with deepening inequality and an uncertain future.
Hamas insists the killing of its leader will not eliminate the group, which will only release its hostages if there's a ceasefire.
Israel meanwhile, has sent more soldiers into Gaza, targeting homes with air strikes, killing more children and taking the overall death toll there to more than 42,500. -----------------------
He has just called it “a good day for Israel, the United States and the world”. And he added that now is the opportunity for a “day after” in Gaza, without Hamas in power.
The Internet Watch Foundation found more web pages containing AI-generated child sex abuse imagery in the last six months than the whole of the previous year. The illegal content is not just hidden on the dark web, 99% of the findings were on sites easily accessible by the public.
Another 65 people were rescued off the French coast last night and were taken back to the port. The baby was found unconscious and was later declared dead.
Now he's turned his hand to a third, The Piano Lesson, which won its author the pulitzer prize for its telling of life in post-slavery America.
This time, the film is a family affair, with Denzel’s oldest son John David playing the lead role, and his youngest son Malcolm directing. Ahead of the film's release next month, both of the brothers sat down to speak to Symeon Brown.
His family says they are heartbroken, and will remember him for "his kind, funny and brave soul".
The 31-year-old singer shot to global fame with the boy band when he was just 16 and had previously spoken about problems with alcohol.
Warning: This report contains flash photography. ----------------------- Follow us: Facebook - facebook.com/Channel4News Twitter - twitter.com/Channel4News TikTok - tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - instagram.com/channel4newsIsrael kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in GazaChannel 4 News2024-10-17 | He was Israel's most wanted man. Architect of the attacks which triggered a war that killed more than 42,000 Palestinians and decimated Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu has now announced the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, telling the people of Gaza that he ruined their lives. ----------------------- Follow us: Facebook - facebook.com/Channel4News Twitter - twitter.com/Channel4News TikTok - tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - instagram.com/channel4newsUN: 1.1bn people living in acute poverty globallyChannel 4 News2024-10-17 | More than a billion people across the world are living in acute poverty - half of them children - according to a new report by the United Nations.
Follow us: TikTok - tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - instagram.com/channel4news Twitter - twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - facebook.com/Channel4NewsDozens of Hezbollah fighters killed says Israels militaryChannel 4 News2024-10-17 | Israel's military says it has killed 45 Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon in the last 24 hours. It has launched strikes on Tyre and the Bekaa region, shortly after telling residents there to evacuate.
It’s a controversial issue with passionate feelings on both sides that has been debated - and rejected -by parliament before, but campaigners think this time they could get it over the line.
So, is this bill a humane and logical step to relieve those in unbearable agony, or is it a slippery slope that distorts the value of life in the UK?
In this week’s episode of the Political Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by Conservative MP Danny Kruger, who fronted a documentary on the subject with his mother Prue Leith, Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine, a long-time campaigner for assisted dying, and Channel 4 News’ Health and Social Care editor Victoria MacDonald.
Produced by Silvia Maresca, Calum Fraser, Rob Thomson.
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At the moment, the UK is completely dependent on imports, but with some of the richest lithium deposits in Europe along the Cornish coast - the government is keen to change that. It has upgraded one lithium mine in Cornwall to a "project of national significance". ----------------------- Follow us: Facebook - facebook.com/Channel4News Twitter - twitter.com/Channel4News TikTok - tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - instagram.com/channel4newsShould Britain legalise assisted dying?Channel 4 News2024-10-16 | A bill which would allow terminally ill adults to opt for assisted dying has been formally introduced in the Commons - where MPs will begin debating the controversial issue at the end of next month.
Kim Leadbeater, who has brought the measure forward, insisted that it would have all the necessary safeguards and protections. But critics - including the Archbishop of Canterbury - warn it'll end up being broadened out.
At today's emergency meeting of the UN security council - a leading humanitarian official said essential supplies in Gaza were running out. Just 14 truckloads of aid actually got through to hungry residents of the strip, according to the World Food Programme.
And a warning, there are extremely distressing images from the very start of the report.
To tackle the problem, new Labour MP Josh MacAlister is trying to bring in a Private Members' Bill to take action against addictive apps and would ban mobiles from all schools.Thomsa Tuchel agrees to be new England coachChannel 4 News2024-10-15 | Former Chelsea and Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the new manager of the England men's football team.
The German coach will become the third foreign manager to take charge of the England men's team, after Sweden's Sven-Goran Eriksson and Italian Fabio Capello.
Follow us: TikTok - tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - instagram.com/channel4news Twitter - twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - facebook.com/Channel4NewsThe Apprentice: the film Trump tried to stop being releasedChannel 4 News2024-10-15 | 'The Apprentice' charts the rise of Donald Trump in New York in the 1970s and ‘80s, and had already sparked controversy for the scene where Trump's character sexually assaults his first wife Ivana.
There were warning letters from the former president's lawyers. Then, he took to social media to attack the film as a "defamatory politically disgusting hatchet job".
----------------------- Follow us: Facebook - facebook.com/Channel4News Twitter - twitter.com/Channel4News TikTok - tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - instagram.com/channel4newsSara Sharif: Ten-year-old wore hijab to hide her injuriesChannel 4 News2024-10-15 | A court has heard more harrowing details about 10-year-old Sara Sharif, including claims she was restrained, beaten and hooded with plastic bags in a long campaign of abuse leading up to her death.
The Biden administration has warned the Israelis that weapons supplies could be held back unless more humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza within 30 days.
There's also been more fierce fighting in northern Gaza where Hamas militants have been battling Israeli forces - and civilians have again been caught in the crossfire.
The implications of the result will be profound for the world order. The choice couldn't be starker but the polls couldn't be tighter.
But millions of voters are still undecided, torn between Trump and Harris. In the vital swing state of Pennsylvania, the race seems to be closer and more consequential than anywhere else.
North Korea claims it is a 'self defence measure' to 'completely separate' the two sides, with South Korean officials condemning the 'abnormal act'. -------
Follow us: TikTok - tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - instagram.com/channel4news Twitter - twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - facebook.com/Channel4NewsUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: Weight-loss jabs could get people back to workChannel 4 News2024-10-15 | Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that new weight-loss injections could be used to help overweight people get back to work which could help the UK economy and ease pressure on the NHS.
It would also raise the age of internet adulthood from 13 to 16, pushing up the age at which companies can get data consent from children without parental permission.
This year, two housing projects are nominated for the top prize - one a new development and one a renovation.
Both spotlight attempts to create modern, affordable housing for all - but also highlight how much more money is required if the new Labour government wants to create a revolution in social housing.
Claims that were strenuously denied by Donald Trump.
Now - just weeks before America goes to the polls again - former spy Christopher Steele is back with more revelations.
In his new book 'Unredacted: Russia, Trump and the Fight for Democracy', he looks into wider Russian influence in American elections, and claims that Mr Trump is a threat to democracy.
Overnight at least four people were killed and dozens injured when their tent encampment caught fire as Israel struck a hospital compound in central Gaza where it claimed Hamas fighters were embedded.
Katya Jones appeared to ignore a high five by Wynne Evans - and later seemed to be moving Evans' hand from her waist. The pair later described it as a 'running joke' between them, and said they had been "messing around".
The BBC said they had looked into the incident and would not be taking further action.
The court was played a phone call made by Urfan Sharif from Pakistan saying he 'legally punished her and she died', before he fled the UK. Sara's father, stepmother and uncle who have been accused of murdering her have all pleaded not guilty. The trial continues.