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Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, MPs find
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New school uniform rules wont cut costs, Colne mum says
Michaela founded the community uniform and children’s clothing bank at Colne Market four years ago. Families can visit, browse and take away items they need completely free of charge, without having to formally apply. “It was just going to be a temporary thing over the summer, and four years later we’re still at it,” she…
Food price rises slow as UK inflation remains at 3.8%
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US eases Russia oil sanctions as Iran war pushes up energy prices
“We’re seeing it in terms of technology, we see it in terms of the approach, we see it in terms of these kinds of tactics, and we see it in terms of the way these two states try to support each other and try to benefit together,” she said during a visit to Saudi Arabia.
