The Bank of Mum and Dad dishes out £98 BILLION in five years... more than a small nation's income
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Bank of Mum and Dad has handed out an eyewatering £98 billion over the past five years – more than the…
Parents face £1,000 a year in ‘hidden’ childcare costs, figures show
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Jeremy Hunt is under pressure to boost childcare funding in the Autumn Statement after new figures revealed parents risk having to pay an extra £1,000 a…
London Underground to be hit with 6 more months of industrial action
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Reading Time: < 1 minute London Underground workers have voted to continue taking industrial action for another six months in a long-running dispute over jobs, pensions and…
Sadiq Khan 'wants to keep free school meals for all London primary pupils when emergency scheme ends'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sadiq Khan would like to keep providing free school meals for all London primary school children in the long-term, a top aide has revealed, as City…
Sadiq Khan faces chants of 'get Khan out' as event with Londoners descends into chaos
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sadiq Khan faced chants of “get Khan out” as an event with Londoners descended into chaos last night. Read More
Record numbers of parents in Japan say they will stop having children amid financial struggles
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Parents in Japan are increasingly averse to the idea of having more children, a survey has revealed, as the country’s government expressed concern over the…
Mortgage arrears jump as homeowners and landlords feel pressure from rate hikes
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of mortgages in arrears has jumped as cost-of-living pressures and higher rates on home loans bite, according to a trade…
Charities warn ‘pandemic of poverty’ has engulfed UK as record 1.5 million emergency parcels handed out
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Charities have said a “pandemic of poverty” has engulfed the UK as food banks handed out a record of 1.5 million emergency parcels in a six-month…
More households will fall into negative equity, NIESR warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute House prices will fall 6.5 per cent between now and the second quarter of 2025, with 50,000 more households falling into negative…
Why it can now cost MORE to charge an electric car than fill up a petrol one
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The cost of charging an electric car is falling, but only for those who can charge their car at home, Money Mail…