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English council may ask parents of children taken into care to pay half of costs

Derbyshire authority proposes asking for up to £113 a week for children in care under…

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People who have lived in UK for decades fear being ‘locked out’ by eVisas

Physical documents proving residence rights to be replaced by online visas at end of year…

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UK charities fear first-class stamp price rise will mean fewer Christmas cards sent

Concern over less money reaching good causes because of Royal Mail’s ‘shortsighted’ 30p increase to…

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‘It’s decimated’: Rayner faces a battle to boost Britain’s social housing

Labour wants action. But rent caps, rising interest rates and restrictions on councils have hit…

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Children raised by friends or relatives are being ‘plunged into poverty’, says UK charity

A lack of financial and emotional support for kinship carers could push up to 18,000…

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Ocado and AA join growing revolt against London congestion charge for electric vans

Forty businesses sign open letter to Sadiq Khan saying extending £15 daily levy to electric…

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‘It is a lot cheaper for couples’: single people feel penalised on prices

Frustration over lack of discounts for those with extra financial burden because they face living…

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The solo penalty, from rent to holidays: ‘Being single is costing me £12,000 extra a year’

From hotels to housing, insurance to TV subscriptions, people who live and travel alone face…

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Flatpack coffins and robot dogs: patents applications show UK inventions of 2023

Other submissions included a vertical grand piano, smart goalie gloves and cheese made of potatoes…

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Meta announces new AI model that can generate video with sound

Facebook owner claims Movie Gen can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips that rival competitors’…

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