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Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business
By Sarah Butler

Dwindling donations and stiff competition from secondhand sellers online prompt review but ‘no plans for closures yet’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/oxfam-cant-guarantee-future-of-charity-shops-as-it-also-reviews-warehouse-business

#Oxfam #Retailindustry #Charities #Voluntarysector #Society #Recycling #Environment #UKnews #Business #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Oxfam ‘can’t guarantee future’ of charity shops as it also reviews warehouse business https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/oxfam-cant-guarantee-future-of-charity-shops-as-it-also-reviews-warehouse-business #Oxfam #RetailIndustry #Charities #VoluntarySector #Society #Recycling #Environment #UkNews #Business

Westminster council threatens Charing Cross soup kitchen with closure
By Helena Horton

Conservative authority says site is not safe for vulnerable people charity serves or general public

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/15/westminster-council-threatens-charing-cross-soup-kitchen-with-closure

#Homelessness #London #Housing #Poverty #Communities #Society #UKnews #Socialexclusion #Localgovernment #Charities #Politics #Voluntarysector #TheGuardian #HelenaHorton

Westminster council threatens Charing Cross soup kitchen with closure https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/15/westminster-council-threatens-charing-cross-soup-kitchen-with-closure #Homelessness #London #Housing #Poverty #Communities #Society #UkNews #SocialExclusion #LocalGovernment #Charities #Politics #VoluntarySector

Amnesty UK self-reports to watchdog after calling JK Rowling women’s centre ‘anti-rights’
By Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Beira’s Place in Edinburgh, founded by the author, says claim was ‘deeply offensive’ as it considers legal action

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/16/amnesty-uk-self-reports-to-watchdog-calling-women-centre-anti-rights

#Charities #Transgender #UKnews #AmnestyInternational #Society #JKRowling #Scotland #Voluntarysector #Women #TheGuardian #JessicaMurraySocialaffairscorrespondent

UK government drops plan to stop paying coastguard volunteers https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/16/uk-government-drops-plan-stop-paying-coastguard-volunteers #VoluntarySector #WorkersRights #GmbUnion #TradeUnions #Politics #UkNews #Society

UK government drops plan to stop paying coastguard volunteers
By Kevin Rawlinson

Move raises questions over position of the head of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/16/uk-government-drops-plan-stop-paying-coastguard-volunteers

#Voluntarysector #Workersrights #GMBunion #Tradeunions #Politics #UKnews #Society #TheGuardian #KevinRawlinson

‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/12/we-plant-belonging-how-nature-charities-and-asylum-seekers-work-together-in-uk-countryside #ImmigrationAndAsylum #Wales #England #Refugees #Environment #Liverpool #Conservation #ClimateCrisis #Sudan #UkNews #HomeOffice #VoluntarySector #Charities #Society

About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/23/uk-children-baby-banks-poverty #Poverty #Charities #Children #FamilyFinances #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #VoluntarySector #Society #UkNews

Naomi Campbell called unfit to run a charity in her appeal against ban https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/jun/18/naomi-campbell-charity-appeal-trustee-ban #NaomiCampbell #Charities #Fashion #VoluntarySector #UkNews

Charities in England and Wales ‘donate millions to illegal Israeli settlements’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/10/charities-in-england-and-wales-donate-millions-to-israeli-settlements #Charities #Society #VoluntarySector #WestBank #Palestine #Israel #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews #UkNews

Suicide-related callouts to fire services triple in England in a decade https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/24/suicide-related-callouts-fire-services-triple-england-samaritans #MentalHealth #England #Charities #Firefighters #UkNews #Health #Society #VoluntarySector

‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/19/the-moon-and-the-zoo-simon-armitage-poem-celebrates-200-years-of-zsl #Zoology #Zoos #London #Charities #Conservation #SimonArmitage #Poetry #Biology #Books #Culture #Environment #Science #Society #UkNews #VoluntarySector #WorldNews

Centrepoint to cut ties with Sharon Osbourne after she backs Tommy Robinson rally https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/centrepoint-to-cut-ties-with-sharon-osbourne-after-she-backs-tommy-robinson-rally #FarRight #SharonOsbourne #TommyRobinson #UkNews #Charities #Homelessness #Society #VoluntarySector

Civil society groups warn new Charity Commission powers could ‘suppress’ advocacy https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/15/civil-society-groups-warn-new-charity-commission-powers-could-suppress-advocacy #Charities #Society #VoluntarySector #UkNews #FreedomOfSpeech #Communities

Four in 10 UK parents struggle to afford essentials for newborns, study says https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/09/four-in-10-uk-parents-struggle-to-afford-newborn-babies-essentials-study-barnardos #Poverty #ParentsAndParenting #Family #LifeAndStyle #Children #Society #SocialExclusion #Charities #ScottishPolitics #Politics #UkNews #VoluntarySector #Scotland #ChildrensHealth #Money #England #Wales #NorthernIreland

Charity cleared after claims it forced pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/07/refugee-charity-schools-valentines-cards-asylum-seekers #Charities #VoluntarySector #Society #Schools #Education #Conservatives #GavinWilliamson #Politics #ValentinesDay #Regulators #UkNews #ImmigrationAndAsylum

Number of people helped by RNLI in UK and Channel Islands doubled in 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/30/rnli-uk-channel-islands-rescues-doubled-2025 #Charities #UkNews #VoluntarySector #Society

King Charles made patron of charity protecting Jewish communities https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/24/king-charles-patron-community-security-trust-jewish-charity #KingCharlesIii #Charities #VoluntarySector #Judaism #UkNews #Society

Fewer Britons giving to charity, study says, with donations down by £1.4bn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/fewer-britons-giving-charity-donations-down-14bn #Charities #CharitableGiving #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #UkNews #Society #VoluntarySector

Young fashion fans help UK charity shops thrive on struggling UK high streets https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/young-fashion-fans-help-uk-charity-shops-thrive-struggling-uk-high-streets #RetailIndustry #Business #VoluntarySector #UkNews #Society

UK suspension of refugee family reunion scheme to be challenged in high court https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/challenge-halt-refugee-family-reunion-high-court-safe-passage-international #ImmigrationAndAsylum #Judiciary #Law #Politics #HumanRights #Women #Children #Refugees #HomeOffice #ShabanaMahmood #YvetteCooper #VoluntarySector #UkNews

‘We’ve scratched the surface’: mission to digitise UK public art reaches 1m entries https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/feb/23/art-uk-online-public-art-database-ben-terrett #ArtAndDesign #Art #Sculpture #VoluntarySector #Painting #Culture #Society #UkNews

Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/20/mind-inquiry-google-ai-overviews-mental-health-guardian-investigation #AiArtificialIntelligence #MentalHealth #Google #Charities #Alphabet #Computing #Health #Society #Technology #VoluntarySector #UkNews

Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/02/google-ai-overviews-risk-harm-misleading-health-information #Google #AiArtificialIntelligence #Health #UkNews #Charities #Alphabet #Computing #Society #Technology #VoluntarySector #InternetSafety

US non-profits ‘lock arms’ amid Trump’s menacing of George Soros: ‘We will not be intimidated’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/17/george-soros-trump-non-profits #Trumpadministration #Voluntarysector #GeorgeSoros #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Charities #USnews

Food companies’ edible waste given to charities thanks to AI tool trial https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/27/food-companies-edible-waste-charities-ai-tool-trial #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Food&drinkindustry #Voluntarysector #Environment #Foodwaste #Business #Poverty #UKnews #Nestlé #Food

Labour backs plans for £15m fund to distribute surplus food from farms https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/27/labour-backs-plans-for-15m-fund-to-distribute-surplus-food-from-farms #Socialexclusion #Voluntarysector #Homelessness #Environment #Foodwaste #Foodbanks #Charities #Politics #Society #Housing #Poverty #UKnews #Food