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What is the two-child benefit cap? The controversial policy explained as Labour comes under pressure
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 20 minutes agoThe government have subsequently launched a taskforce to combat child poverty, alongside announcing...
August 2024 dates for benefits and pensions payments as Labour pledges to tackle cost of living
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 hours agoA report from Policy in Practice this year shows that nearly £23bn in benefits goes unclaimed a year...
We don't know how many people are having babies - and that's a headache for schools
BBC News· 7 hours agoSchools are given money per pupil, so for those like St Peter's Community Primary School - which is...
Knowsley food bank warns of near double rise in demand
BBC News· 19 hours agoA Merseyside food bank has warned it expects to see demand almost double over the summer holidays....
Sports briefs: Wisconsin becomes 16th Big Ten school to sell alcohol in general seating areas
telegraphherald.com· 1 day agoMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin will begin selling alcohol in general seating areas at Camp Randall Stadium this season.
Labour’s VAT on private schools could come as soon as January
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoLabour’s plan to end tax breaks for private schools could begin as soon as next January, as the...
27 Illinoisans will represent Team USA at Olympics, including 2 with metro-east ties
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 days ago“We’re proud to have members of the Saluki family competing in the Summer Olympics and Paralympics,...
Starmer promises ‘sensible’ approach as public sector pay headache looms
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days ago“It was highly irresponsible, a complete dereliction of duty, but it falls to us to set this right.”...
What was Diana Taurasi like as an Olympic rookie? Fierce, funny and 'off-the-wall loud'
New York Times· 2 days agoIn her sixth Olympic Games, Diana Taurasi is the vet even among Team USA vets. At 42, she will be...
Physics pioneer, 98, honoured 75 years after discovery
PA Media: Science via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoShe was born in Suffolk in 1926, and grew up in Malta, Portsmouth and Bath as her family travelled...