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Fed cuts rate but future easing uncertain
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School meals to increase by almost 20%
Posted onRobbie 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…
Cost of living: Families are priced out of London, Assembly told
Posted onKumail JafferLocal Democracy Reporting Service AFP via Getty Images The number of births in London in 2023 was 20% lower than the peak in 2012, according to the London Assembly Families are being priced out of living in London due to rising costs and a lack of social housing, the London Assembly has been told….
