“Something of enormous global significance is happening almost without notice. For the first time since agriculture-based civilisation began 10,000 years ago, the majority of humankind is no longer ...

Jamie Oliver attends a cooking demonstration at the Neff Big Kitchen on day two of The Big Feastival at Alex James' Farm on August 27, 2016 in Kingham, Oxfordshire Getty Jamie Oliver has criticised ...

The middle class may seem to have it made financially, with enough income to survive comfortably and purchase homes, vacations and retire well, but even they aren’t immune to poverty. The most common ...

Yesterday when I dropped off my four-year-old twins at school, I spoke to their teacher about a school trip. I had misunderstood the wording of a letter and thought it was optional as the cost was £14 ...

The trip to our local ice-rink was a special treat at the end of a largely uneventful half-term holiday. Constrained by a cash shortage and the bitter cold, we had spent much of the week at home, our ...

Middle class families today resemble the poorest Americans from the 1970s, former President Jimmy Carter has claimed. Carter, 89, said Monday that growing economic inequality in the United States has ...

For many Americans, reaching the middle class is a huge milestone. However, many may also question this status — despite their income or assets — if they have a poor credit score. According to experts ...

11:36, Tue, Jul 19, 2016 Updated: 11:42, Tue, Jul 19, 2016 Many traditional middle class British families are classified as the “new poor” as workers’ wages sink below the poverty line. The Institute ...

Big homes, nice cars, luxury holidays... what their friends don't know is that the struggle to maintain the middle class lifestyle has left them poor. Charlotte Metcalf tells her story... As I walk ...

For many upper-middle-class Americans, retirement can bring unexpected financial challenges that slowly erode wealth. Even those who have saved diligently can make costly mistakes that turn a ...