YOU WONT BELIEVE: 2 - What They Never Told You

2024’s most costly climate disasters killed 2,000 people and caused $229bn in damages, data shows

Analysis of insurance payouts by Christian Aid reveals three-quarters of financial destruction occurred in US

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024

2024’s top 10 climate disasters cost more than 200 billion dollars, charity says

A Christian Aid report details climate change-linked storms, hurricanes, floods and typhoons which caused the most financial damage this year.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

DEC Middle East fundraiser raises more than £2m in Scotland after two weeks

THE amount raised for the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Middle East Humanitarian Appeal is now more than £2 million in Scotland since the…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2024

The normalisation of dehumanisation in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Letter: William Bell of Christian Aid on a decades-old cycle of violence and the UN commission of inquiry’s report that said Israel and Hamas have both committed war crimes since 7 October

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

Could there be a future avocado shortage?

Mexico, the world’s biggest producer of the fruit, could see its potential growing area reduced by 31% by 2050

Evening Standard · May 15, 2024

Climate change having 'terrible impact' on avocados, report says

Charity warns that higher temperatures will make it more difficult to provide water needed for production

Evening Standard · May 13, 2024

OPINION - Bishop of London: Easter gives us hope in a war-torn world that light may come from darkness

There is something very special about London at Eastertime. As the days get longer, sunlight warmer, and the trees start to blossom, everywhere we look is suddenly a technicolour reminder of the promise of renewal and rejuvenation. For Christians, this is a wonderful backdrop to our celebration of Jesus’s resurrection…

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024

Onions sell for 50 times usual price in Gaza as Palestinians scramble for food

Reports of exorbitant cost of basic vegetables, as well as oil and flour, come amid warnings that Gaza is on the verge of famine

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2024

2023’s costliest climate disasters show poor lose out in ‘global postcode lottery’

Countries less able to rebuild or who have contributed least to climate crisis suffer worst, research reveals

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2023

King briefed by aid agencies on ‘acute humanitarian situation’ in Gaza

Charles held an audience at Buckingham Palace with charities including the Medical Aid for Palestinians and the British Red Cross on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023