Is eating out too expensive now? Families say higher prices put them off

Disney subsidiary Twentieth Century Studios, which produced the film, said it was rated 12A, and the advertisement had been designed with that in mind. The company argued the brief and stylised nature of the scene meant the alien character or other imagery used would be unlikely to cause harm or offence.

Paul SeddonPolitical reporter PA Media The education secretary has defended Labour’s U-turn over offering all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job. Instead, ministers now plan to reduce the qualifying period from the current two years to six months, in line with a deal agreed by some unions…

A heartbroken couple lost more than £30,000 to a rogue builder who left their new extension unfinished, with water pouring into their home. Alarms bells had been raised earlier when Shelley Sawkins, 75, called the tradesman, and realised he was in Lanzarote spending money she had given him. The builder, Christian Williams, 54, is currently…

Lauren Entwhistle, who also has two children, has experienced those financial pressures herself. After struggling with postnatal depression and managing her finances, she turned to Atlas Women’s Centre in Lisburn for support. Part of a network of women’s centre across Northern Ireland, she said the Atlas Women’s Centre helped put her back together. Now she…

BBC Sue Jamieson and Margaret Ashdown help run one a one of Surrey’s “warm welcome” venues A woman who helps to run one of Surrey’s Warm Welcome venues says they are important from “a social perspective, as well as helping people in need”. The facility at Dorking Christian Centre, now in its fourth year, is…