INSANE: Oxfam - The Real Truth

‘Profiteering from pain’: Investments of super-rich fuel climate crisis and capitalise on recovery

Climate pledges fall short as Oxfam exposes how the super-rich profit from disaster.

Euronews · Oct 27

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds

Oxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27

1890 Sherlock Holmes first edition found in charity shop sells for £11,520

A first-edition edition of The Sign of Four surfaced among the book donations at an Oxfam shop, piquing the interest of staff who recognized its rare value. After seeking expert appraisal, the book fetched an impressive £11,520 at Bonhams auction house. The funds raised will greatly benefit Oxfam's humanitarian efforts…

The Times of India · Oct 23

Jackdaw and Rosebank developer's '£11bn economic hit' claims rubbished

A LEADING charity has rubbished a new report which claims that rejecting Rosebank and Jackdaw could cost the UK economy £10.8 billion.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 13

Even Hollywood stars love British charity shops — here’s how we can save the best part of the high street

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As Reece Witherspoon and Laura Dern are spotted shopping in Oxfam, Lydia Spencer-Elliott looks at the big problems slowly killing off second hand shopping — and what we can do bring it back from the brink

The Independent UK · Oct 10

The human cost of global aid cuts – and how Scotland is bucking the trend

INTERNATIONAL aid budgets are being slashed across the world with devastating – if undercovered – consequences ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 9

Hunger and disease spread in Yemen as Houthi and government forces clash

Renewed fighting has pushed Yemen into its worst humanitarian crisis since 2022, with hunger accelerating, hospitals overwhelmed and more than 200,000 people forced from their homes. As international aid funding shrinks, government troops have launched a counter-offensive against Houthi rebels with the ultimate aim of advancing on the capital, Sanaa,…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9

Yemen’s pregnant women face double toll of conflict and extreme heat

IN FOCUS: Already facing extreme conditions, an exodus of charities in the wake of international aid cuts is only making matters worse. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Rare first edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird found in charity shop donation box

A rare first edition of Harper Lee 's classic 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird has been discovered in a donation to an Oxfam bookshop in west London. The book was found amongst a box of donated American titles at the Portobello Road branch. The British Library has acquired the…

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Oxfam shop discovers rare Chinese Bible worth far more than expected

A rare 2-volume Bible donated to an Oxfam bookshop in Chelmsford, Essex, sold for £56,280 at auction after volunteers spotted it in a pile of donations. Dating from 1815 to 1822, the Bible contains a Chinese translation produced by missionaries John Lassar and Joshua Marshman and was printed in Serampore,…

The Times of India · Sep 23