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“We have relied on word of mouth for support up to now, but we’ve decided in our 60th year to get out there and raise awareness, to try to attract more referrals from all areas of the Scottish Borders and more funding to help us meet these needs,” she said.

Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods is “a typical example of US double standards”, China’s government has said. A Commerce Ministry spokesperson also said China could introduce its own unspecified “countermeasures” if the US President carries out his threat, adding it was “not afraid” of a possible trade…

A food bank has said the number of people asking for its help has tripled. Ludlow Food Bank in Shropshire said on average it helped 28 people per week, but last week that had shot up to 84. It is appealing for more donations, particularly of tinned goods like soup and baked beans. “Our poor…

Cyber-security researcher Charlie Kelly from Have I Been Squatted carried out an analysis of how the attack worked and said the new wave of recruitment scams were hard to spot. “This wasn’t a badly written email with a suspicious attachment – this person was walked through what looked like a real job interview, on real…

A community cafe in Telford is offering free breakfasts to people who are finding it difficult to access hot meals this winter. The Hummingbird Cafe, based at Meeting Point House in Southwater Square, is handing out the meals three times a week until the end of March. The cafe said no forms or explanations were…