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Emotional NHS ads to target parents over measles danger

04 March 2024
Emotional NHS ads to target parents over measles danger

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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New 50p coin to mark 200 years of the RNLI

04 March 2024
New 50p coin to mark 200 years of the RNLI

The Royal Mint has unveiled a new commemorative coin to honour 200 years of life-saving service by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

RNLI 200: Two centuries of lifesaving history in pictures

02 March 2024
RNLI 200: Two centuries of lifesaving history in pictures

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 to increase stamp prices again

01 March 2024
Royal Mail to increase stamp prices again

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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Cash bonuses for dentists begin to tackle appointment shortages

01 March 2024
Cash bonuses for dentists begin to tackle appointment shortages

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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Secondary National Offer Day: What can you do if you didn’t get your chosen school?

01 March 2024
Secondary National Offer Day: What can you do if you didn’t get your chosen school?

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?

School fines for absences to increase in attendance crackdown

29 February 2024
School fines for absences to increase in attendance crackdown

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 and O2 customers face huge price rises or ‘exorbitant’ exit fees

28 February 2024
Virgin Media and O2 customers face huge price rises or ‘exorbitant’ exit fees

Virgin Media O2 customers face a ‘lose-lose choice’ between huge bill increases in April or ‘exorbitant’ exit fees warns consumer group Which?

MOD confirms national events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

27 February 2024
MOD confirms national events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

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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‘Fed is best...so perhaps it’s time to give families infant formula for free?’

27 February 2024
‘Fed is best...so perhaps it’s time to give families infant formula for free?’

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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AA demands tax cut for car insurance as premium costs soar

27 February 2024
AA demands tax cut for car insurance as premium costs soar

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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Wham! fans face online queues as George Michael coin goes on sale

26 February 2024
Wham! fans face online queues as George Michael coin goes on sale

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.

NHS issues 999 plea as five-day strike by junior doctors begins

24 February 2024
NHS issues 999 plea as five-day strike by junior doctors begins

People seeking medical treatment are being urged to choose NHS services ‘appropriately’ as around half of all NHS doctors begin a five-day strike.

Typical energy bill to drop by £238 a year in April

23 February 2024
Typical energy bill to drop by £238 a year in April

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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Supermarket extends ‘do not eat’ warnings

22 February 2024
Supermarket extends ‘do not eat’ warnings

Lidl is removing more snacks from its shelves amid fears they are unsafe because they could contain pieces of metal.

Visit top attractions for the price of a scratchcard

22 February 2024
Visit top attractions for the price of a scratchcard

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.

Baby loss certificates for parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks

22 February 2024
Baby loss certificates for parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks

Parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy can apply for a formal certificate from today that will acknowledge the loss of their child.

‘Most teens aren’t tearing through town centres – instead we’re raising Generation Hermit’

20 February 2024
‘Most teens aren’t tearing through town centres – instead we’re raising Generation Hermit’

Many perceive today’s youth to be a generation of trouble makers, says our columnist, but the reality is young people are quieter than ever before.

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Supermarket recalls cookies over fears they contain metal

19 February 2024
Supermarket recalls cookies over fears they contain metal

A supermarket is recalling various packets of cookies amid fears that the snacks could contain pieces of metal.

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Complete ban on mobile phones in school confirmed – even at break times

19 February 2024
Complete ban on mobile phones in school confirmed – even at break times

Schools have been told they should ban mobile phones completely but what exactly do the new rules mean for teachers, parents and pupils?

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