North Yorkshire School pantries mean food on table for families

While the White House has been keen to push the scheme, reaction to it has been split. The White House’s argument is that Trump Accounts offer millions of children a way into stock ownership in the US, which it says has historically been “unevenly distributed, with many households – especially younger and lower‑income families –…

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Energy bills are rising for millions of households in England, Scotland and Wales as the new year begins, after Ofgem raised its price cap slightly. Prices for those on variable tariffs are rising by 0.2% from now, the equivalent to a £3 annual increase for a household using…

The Alan Turing Institute Chair has told the BBC there is “no substance” to a number of serious accusations which rocked the organisation in the summer. In August, whistleblowers accused the charity’s leadership of misusing public funds, overseeing a “toxic internal culture”, and failing to deliver on its mission. They said the Turing Institute, the…

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan has said he is “gutted” after the 89-year-old bakery chain he part-owns shut down. Coughlans Bakery – which operates a chain of shops across Kent, Surrey, West Sussex and south London – announced it had ceased trading on Tuesday after it went into voluntary liquidation. Ranganathan, best known for his deadpan stage…