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School meals to increase by almost 20%
Robbie MeredithEducation and arts correspondent, BBC News NI PA Media Around 210,000 school dinners are eaten every day in Northern Ireland Thousands of families will pay almost 20% more for school dinners for their children, under savings plans announced by the Education Authority (EA). The cost of a school dinner for primary and special school…
Bank of England expected to cut interest rates
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Policymakers at the Bank of England are expected to cut interest rates – bringing the Bank rate down to its lowest level since February 2023. Analysts are widely predicting a fall from 4% to 3.75%, although they do not expect a unanimous decision among the nine-member Monetary Policy…
