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More than a quarter of charities that work with local authorities say funding is likely to fall The fall will come as council budgets continue to be stretched, Pro Bono Economics (PBE) and Nottingham Trent University’s VCSE Data and Insights National Observatory said. It warned of charities being evicted from their council premises or forced to work in unsuitable […]
Manchester United will host Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals after victories for both They made it through their fifth-round ties. The Reds remain in contention for three more trophies after their rousing 1-0 extra-time victory over Chelsea in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final, and booked their place in the last eight with a 3-0 win […]
Dame Esther Rantzen has made a fresh call for a debate and vote on legalising assisted dying It’s after a report warned that the Government must consider what to do if the law is changed in part of the UK or in the Isle of Man or Jersey. The Health and Social Care Committee said legalisation in […]
Parents in England who take their children out of class without permission will face higher fines. It’s part of a drive to boost school attendance following the pandemic. The Department for Education (DfE) has said a fine must be considered if a child misses five days of school for unauthorised absence. School absence fines currently start at £60, rising to £120 if they are not […]
The Chancellor has been urged to provide help to music venues ahead of next week’s Budget. UK Music has called on Jeremy Hunt to use his Budget on March 6 to cut the current 20% VAT rate on ticket prices to 10%, which the body claimed would support venues, musicians and consumers. It also wants […]
Raye has been named 2024’s songwriter of the year by the Brit Awards ahead of the ceremony at the weekend. The British singer-songwriter, 26, had already broken Brit records by receiving seven award nods – the most for an artist in one year. Songwriter of the year award, which began in 2022, has previously been […]
Security measures for MPs will be bolstered with a £31 million package to better protect MPs. Home Secretary James Cleverly, who made the funding announcement, will meet with police chiefs on Wednesday to discuss what more can be done to improve the safety of MPs. He said no MP should have to accept that threats […]
The Home Secretary has said pro-Palestine protesters have “made their point.” James Cleverly, in an interview with The Times, questioned what future demonstrations in support of ending the violence in Gaza hoped to achieve given the Conservative UK Government was in “disagreement” with their position. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s administration supports an immediate pause in […]
The Post Office expressing a view on the overturning the fraud convictions of branch managers is “quite inappropriate”, a leading campaigner has said. Conservative peer Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom also said it was “quite wrong” for the company to have a role in the compensation process for wronged subpostmasters. The Tory former MP, who had long championed […]
Figures reveal a rise since the pandemic Dozens of councils in England have seen a sharp rise in the number of children being removed from school to be home educated since the Covid-19 pandemic, figures reveal. The number of children in elective home education (EHE) has increased in many areas of the country in the […]