Category: UK

Free school meals for half a million of England’s poorest children

The move, which comes after a major campaign by The Independent, said the expansion will lift 100,000 children across England out of poverty

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Liz Truss lashes out as Tories set to apologise for her disastrous mini-budget

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride will vow the Tories will ‘never again’ make offers they cannot afford

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What is new Covid variant NB.1.8.1? Symptoms as cases confirmed in UK

Cases have been confirmed in both Northern Ireland and Wales

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Martin Lewis’s charity warns Starmer’s PIP disability cuts will be ‘catastrophic’

Martin Lewis’ charity Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has revealed research on the impact of changes to PIP as it calls on the government to drop the plans

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Harry and Meghan looked at changing family surname to Spencer

Duke of Sussex sought advice on taking the birth name of his late mother Princess Diana

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Farmers’ harvest in limbo after UK endures driest spring in nearly 70 years

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) think tank warns that climate change is already having a ‘devastating’ impact on farmers

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Worker’s hilarious reaction to Rachel Reeves’ transport speech caught on camera

A staff member at a bus factory had a hilarious reaction to Rachel Reeves’ speech in Greater Manchester on Wednesday morning (4 June).

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Campaigners fight to save 120-year-old tree from ‘irrational’ local council

Harringey Council in North London has said the tree must be removed due to damage to properties nearby

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Teacher sent sexual messages to pupil and encouraged him to smoke cannabis

Charlotte Doman, 32, was a history teacher in Grays when the inappropriate contact with the boy began

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Britain facing cuts after Reeves rules out tax raid

The chancellor has insisted she can stick to manifesto spending pledges as experts question her grasp of the nation’s finances

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