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Parents hit by 'cost of eating crisis' as price of school lunches rockets by a third

Free school meals funding has failed to keep up with the rising cost of food meaning schools are forced to make up the difference from teaching budgets, it has been warned

Daily Mirror

‘Cost of eating’ crisis: price of school lunches up by a third in parts of England

Exclusive: Increases since 2019 also outstrip funding for free school meals as costs jump, Lib Dems find

The Guardian - UK

Cost of visit to Hampton Court gardens goes from free to as much as £29

Dismayed locals and Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson are calling on palace to reconsider large fees

The Guardian - UK

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Learners falling victim to flourishing black market in driving tests – MP

Lib Dem Munira Wilson said third parties are using ‘bots’ to snap up slots on the Government’s own website.

The Independent UK

‘The tragic cost of under-investment’: asbestos blamed for 150 deaths of school and hospital workers in England

Unsafe buildings could still be putting staff at risk of cancer through contact with the material, warn unions, experts and MPs

The Guardian - UK

Students who fail their maths GCSE ‘doomed to a cycle of exam resits’

A ‘staggeringly low’ proportion of pupils pass after resitting maths exams, MPs have been told

Evening Standard

Vulnerable children kept waiting hundreds of days for mental health treatment

Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson branded the situation 'disgraceful' and said that children in dire need of help had been left to suffer

Daily Mirror

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Scrapping tax cut for banks for just one week could feed 1.9 million children, Sunak told

Exclusive: Pausing cuts could fund holiday vouchers for all pupils receiving free school meals, analysis shows

The Independent UK

Fury as no trains from more than 40 stations in and outside London despite no strikes

Network Rail is warning that passengers should only travel ‘if absolutely necessary’ on Christmas Eve given planned strike action

Evening Standard

Reward Marcus Rashford by giving more kids free school meals, Rishi Sunak told

The England star, who shamed the Tories into feeding needy kids in the holidays during the pandemic, has campaigned to widen eligibility for the free school meals scheme

Daily Mirror

Teachers reveal scale of pupils’ hunger as 100,000 frozen out of free school meals

Exclusive: Call for FSM income cap to be raised as children in England come to school with mouldy bread or even nothing

The Guardian - UK

MPs get taste of school lunch life to highlight ‘superpowers’ of free school meals

Feed the Future is campaigning for free school meals to be extended to all children whose parents are on universal credit

Evening Standard

Out-of-touch Tory ministers spend £160,000 trying to understand young people

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has commissioned its second youth survey in as many years - admitting it's designed to fill "gaps in knowledge"

Daily Mirror

Warning poorer pupils will fall further behind now exams are back

‘Impacts of the pandemic on education are far from over,’ social mobility charity says

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Government urged to act as nine in 10 schools in England in need of repair

Government urged to tackle crumbling school buildings as National Education Union expresses shock

The Independent UK

‘Vicious cycle’ forces children and teenagers into crisis after funding for early support slashed

Charities call for more government money for youth clubs and family support hubs

Daily Mirror

Quitting ministers urged to give up severance payments to help feed hungry kids

The expected £245,487 bill for taxpayers could fund a free school meal for over 80,000 children in the school holidays.

Daily Mirror

A third of England's schools need 'urgent repair' - including 366 in ministers' seats

Newly released figures reveal 7,158 schools have building components such as a roof, window or wall deemed to be at “serious risk of imminent failure” or to have expired

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Tories face tough test as they try to hang on to Tiverton and Honiton seat

Lib Dem candidate in Devon byelection on 23 June says some voters are keen to send government a message

The Independent UK

Families ‘tired’ of waiting for special needs support, Zahawi says

Education Committee chair Robert Halfon says families have waded through ‘treacle of bureaucracy’ for too long.

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