Wolverhampton donation appeal as vulnerable face food bank delay

Almost £300,000 has been awarded to two charities in the South East to support the work they do with older residents in financial hardship. The body Independent Age has given £149,997 to Citizens Advice Swale, in Kent, and a further £150,000 to Age UK East Sussex. The funding provided to the charities is designed to…

An evening surge in shoppers keen on Boxing Day bargains drove a decade-high increase in footfall for the annual sales, figures suggest. It was up by 4.4% across all UK retail destinations including high streets and shopping centres compared to the same day last year, according to data from MRI Software. Footfall also remained strong…

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Getty Images E-commerce giant Coupang is often described as South Korea’s equivalent of Amazon.com South Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang, has apologised for a massive data breach potentially involving nearly 34 million local customer accounts. The country’s internet authority said that it is investigating the breach and that details from the millions…

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