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McDonald’s is giving away free books for World Book Day after research found one in five small children still don’t have a book to call their own.
Young people today think they’ll be worse-off than their parents and not much is being said to convince them otherwise, says our columnist.
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As Cadbury celebrates its 200th birthday we take a look back at some of the popular bars we’ve loved and lost over the years.
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World Book Day celebrations take place this week but which special 2024 books might your children wish to swap their £1 book tokens for?
With measles cases still rising, adverts will be broadcast across TV, radio and the internet appealing to parents to get their children vaccinated.
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The Royal Mint has unveiled a new commemorative coin to honour 200 years of life-saving service by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
The RNLI has been saving lives at sea for 200 years but it’s a story that started miles from the coast and instead inside the walls of a city pub.
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Royal Mail is to increase the price of a first and second class stamp as it finds ways to address fewer people sending letters.
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Dentists will be offered extra cash from this month to see new NHS patients so how will the new scheme help those struggling to get an appointment?
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Parents are finding out which secondary school their child has been given for September but what can you do if you didn’t get your place of choice?
Parents face higher fines for taking their children out of school without permission as the government steps up its crackdown on attendance.
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Virgin Media O2 customers face a ‘lose-lose choice’ between huge bill increases in April or ‘exorbitant’ exit fees warns consumer group Which?
The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings takes place in June and the government has begun to unveil plans for national events to commemorate it.
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Infant formula is more costly than ever so is it time – asks our columnist – for bold policies like those adopted for the 1940 National Milk Scheme?
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Cash-strapped drivers need support from the Chancellor in next week’s budget, says the AA, which has put forward the policies it says would help.
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Fans of George Michael and Wham! are clamouring to get their hands on specially-released coins celebrating the singer that are on sale this week.
People seeking medical treatment are being urged to choose NHS services ‘appropriately’ as around half of all NHS doctors begin a five-day strike.
Energy bills, says regulator Ofgem, will fall in April with a change in the price cap – saving the average domestic customer more than £200 a year.
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Lidl is removing more snacks from its shelves amid fears they are unsafe because they could contain pieces of metal.
Free and discounted attraction tickets are available to National Lottery players next month and here’s how to claim a cheap day out for your family.
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