A charity says it provided an emergency food parcel every two minutes last winter.
The Trussell Trust revealed an alarming 59,000 parcels were handed out, with more than 19,000 given to children.
Thousands more will be given out again this Christmas, but donations are struggling to keep up with demand.
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