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Children are so hungry in one British town they are eating from bins

Discarded paper cups are seen in a rubbish bin on the Southbank, in London, Britain January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson - RC1B23E06EB0

Desperate times, desperate measures. Image: REUTERS/Simon Dawson

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