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Kate McIntosh is smiling at the camera while in the food bank. She is wearing a blue and white checkered top and a gold necklace. She has long brown hair and a side fringe. Behind her are shelves with green trays on. In the centre of the room, also behind her, are more trays stacked up with food inside them.

More people needing city foodbank than ever before

Cambridge City Foodbank says it has seen a 90% increase in demand since 2019.

Four people stand in front of a large grey warehouse. They wear green branded t-shirts with "Barnsley Foodbank" written on them in black font. Callum Simpson, whose has short black, stands between a woman and two men who are all holding up a fist, imitating his boxer pose.

Boxer aims to raise £15,000 for hometown foodbank

Callum Simpson says it is "only right" he gives something back to his community.

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Saira Begum Mir, founder of the food bank, standing in front of crates of food

Food bank facing eviction searches for new site

Pl84U Al Suffa in Leytonstone, which supports 500 people a week, must vacate its premises in June.

The lock which has been broken on the food bank door

Goods stolen from food bank during break-in

The volunteers who run the centre in Wimborne say around £800 worth of items were taken.

Two men stand behind a fold-out table sorting bananas which are in a box on the table. There are shelves behind them filled with cans of food.

Food bank cuts staff due to funding shortage

The food bank in Darlington says it can no longer afford to pay four out of five of its staff.

Close-up of two hands holding a long shopping receipt in a supermarket. The person is wearing a blue shirt.

Food for kids prioritised with £1.6m support fund

The £1.6m comes from the Household Support Fund, originally set up during the Covid pandemic.

Two men dressed in a costume resembling a tin of Heinz baked beans and another man in a banana costume. They are standing in front of a wooden sign giving directions. In the background is a Cornish beach on a sunny day.

RAF crew begin 67-mile food bank challenge

The team are trying to raise awareness and collect donations to help struggling families.

Carolyn Hobbs, stood in front of four transparent fridge doors. She is wearing a grey jumper with two hedgehogs embroidered on the front. She has a leather brown handbag strap across her chest. She has large thin-rimmed spectacles, and grey hair. She is smiling at the camera

'Scary' demand for community supermarket

The Braintree Hub has opened after a similar facility nearby struggled to cope with high demand.

Three women wear lime green Waste into Wellbeing aprons as they prepare dishes in a large kitchen. There is an industrial work surface with a range of tray-bake dishes laid out on top.

Food waste charity expands services

Kendal's Waste into Wellbeing is hosting an extra session on Tuesdays from April.