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171% surge in referrals prompts LGBTQ+ youth charity to launch #DeserveBetter campaign

Post author:The Canary
Post published:13 July 2026
Post last modified:14 July 2026

Referrals to LGBTQ+ youth charity The Proud Trust increased by 171% following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers. This prompted the charity to launch a major new national campaign highlighting the challenges LGBTQ+ young people continue to face and call for greater understanding, safer spaces and better support. The Proud Trust, one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ youth charities, has launched #DeserveBetter, a nationwide campaign calling for greater understanding, safer spaces and better support for LGBTQ+ young people throughout the year. The campaign comes as national research continues to paint a stark picture of…

‘Beloved youth’ abducted at gunpoint by Israeli forces alongside three other women

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:3 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

The Director of Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice and Evangelical Lutheran Pastor, Munther Isaac, has posted a statement from Bishop Dr. Imad Haddad on the abduction of a young member of their church community in Birzeit, located in the occupied West Bank. As the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land, Haddad has demanded the immediate release of Natalie Abudayyeh as he joins the Birzeit and Beit Jala communities in: earnest prayer for Natalie’s safety and freedom. Moreover, the Christian leader has made a plea to “friends, partners and siblings in Christ” to: demand an…

DWP hypes youth unemployment panic ahead of Milburn Review

Post author:Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Post published:28 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

The long-awaited interim report into the Milburn Review on youth unemployment is expected today. In typical style, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are already steering the corporate media in its benefits-hating direction. DWP Milburn review out today In November 2025, the department announced an independent review into why so many young people were Not in Employment, Education of Training (NEETs). The review is run by Alan Milburn. He has been prolific in wanting to strip disabled people of unemployment benefits. Additionally, the review will focus heavily on why kids aren’t working or in education. However, this is Labour so…