Andy Burnham’s Government could reform the student loan system as part of plans to reduce living costs for graduates. My analysis for @theipaper.com on how much you could save inews.co.uk/news/burnham...

How Burnham could tackle student loan debt - and how much graduates could save

The Prime Minister has made key appointments to his team who support changes to the student loan system

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School playing fields are being sold off across the country, including in the home towns of the England squad, which could jeopardise the development of the next generation of World Cup stars. My story for @theipaper.com inc insight from @munirawilson.bsky.social ✏️ inews.co.uk/news/grassro...

Great grassroots sell-off as local football pitches lost in England stars' home towns

Children are losing access to green spaces as the Government moves ahead with ambitions to build more homes

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Parents who receive benefits or have children with special needs or disabilities (SEND) could save up to £350 a year on extra childcare costs under Government plans. My story in @theipaper.com incl insight from @ndnatalk.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/educati...

Parents with SEND children and those on lower incomes could save £350 on childcare

Around 75% of 132 local authorities have underspends that could be redirected to help struggling families, including those on benefits

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Mainstream schools are set to get more council money upfront to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) next year. Exclusive for @theipaper.com ⬇️ inews.co.uk/news/educati...

£6,000 budget for each SEND child in mainstream schools will be increased

The changes could reduce the need for EHCPs to fund moderate needs among pupils

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Growing numbers of single-sex private schools are becoming co-ed in an attempt to attract more students following the VAT levy on fees that has driven down pupil numbers. Story in @theipaper.com ⬇️ inews.co.uk/news/educati...

Private schools' latest tactic to attract students after VAT on fees

The number of single-sex independent institutions is declining and girls with special educational needs could be worst affected by the changes

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Nigel Farage has accepted more than £83,000 in earnings, accommodation and flights from groups or events that support the US anti-abortion movement. My story for @theipaper.com ⬇️ & 🧵 inews.co.uk/news/farage-...

Farage paid £83k from events linked to US anti-abortion supporters

Reform says it has no plans to change abortion laws but payments raise concerns about American anti-abortion groups’ access to a party with rising influence over British politics

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Reform’s "crazy" crypto plans will enrich bitcoin and crypto investors, which include Nigel Farage and party donors - but pose economic risks that would leave taxpayers with big bills, economists have warned. My story in @theipaper.com 🗞️ inews.co.uk/news/how-far...

How Farage the crypto PM could leave you worse off

If Reform UK wins power and implements its cryptocurrency agenda, voters will foot the bill, warn experts

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People living near wind farms could get energy bill discounts as high as £600 per year under government plans for communities to get money from developers. My story for @theipaper.com 🖊️ inews.co.uk/news/600-off...

£600 off your energy bills… if you live near a wind farm

Plans for developers to make contributions to people living near wind farms are intended to tackle so-called Nimby objections to energy infrastructure

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At just 20 years old, deputy mayoral candidate Dylan Law is leading a surge for the Greens in Hackney. Voters say they're drawn to the party because of their charismatic leaders and policies on rental housing and the war in Gaza. Dispatch for @theipaper.com ✍️ inews.co.uk/news/london-...

The London borough ready to punish Labour over Starmer and sky-high rents

As support for Labour crumbles over issues at home and abroad, the Greens have their eyes set on a key prize in the capital

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Graduates in some areas will see their student loan repayments increase by more than 30 per cent due to a “stealth tax” announced in the Budget. My story for @theipaper.com ⬇️ inews.co.uk/news/educati...

The areas where graduates face the biggest rise in student loan repayments

A freeze in the repayment threshold will cost graduates an average of £509 between 2027 and 2029

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The areas where graduates face the biggest rise in student loan repayments trib.al/kQYAvJr

The areas where graduates face the biggest rise in student loan repayments

A freeze in the repayment threshold will cost graduates an average of £509 between 2027 and 2029

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Exclusive | An extra 161,000 graduates are set to see their monthly pay deducted due to Labour’s decision to freeze the repayment threshold for Plan 2 loans for three years – instead of increasing it in line with inflation Read more: trib.al/pTQIf7x

An extra 161,000 graduates will have to start repaying their student loans sooner because of a “stealth tax” announced in the Budget. My exclusive in @theipaper.com ⬇️ & 🧵 inews.co.uk/news/educati...

Homeowners will lose an average of £10,000 over the next three years as the Iran war reduces house price growth. My exclusive in @theipaper.com ➡️ trib.al/Ksn0XUl

Giving failed asylum seekers up to £40,000 to leave the UK may only reduce migration by hundreds of people, data and experts have suggested. My story for @theipaper.com (no paywall on this one)⬇️ inews.co.uk/news/giving-...

Giving asylum seekers £40,000 to leave UK 'will only reduce migration by hundreds'

Danish immigration experts said a similar offer in their country has been accepted by very few migrants

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Holidaymakers have been hit with price rises as demand surges for destinations in Europe and the Caribbean due to the Iran war. My story for @theipaper.com including analysis from consumer champion @martynjames.bsky.social (no paywall on this one)⬇️ inews.co.uk/news/consume...

Flights to Portugal hit £600 - as cost of European package holidays soar

A rise in jet fuel costs will also contribute to the 'death of the last-minute deal', experts warn

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Ministers are set to fast-track a project to target energy bill support at lower-income households, as analysts say bills are set to reach £2,000 to £2,500 in July. In @theipaper.com w @eleanormia.bsky.social +🗨️ from @sifrancis.bsky.social @nea.org.uk @theifs.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Household energy bills could hit £2,500 in July - here's who will have them cut

Ministers are looking at ways to make it easier to bring in targeted energy support for low-income households

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British university professors tried to take a €47,000 (£41,000) donation from Jeffrey Epstein for a study into telepathy – nine years after his child sex conviction. My story in @theipaper.com ... inews.co.uk/news/jeffrey...

Jeffrey Epstein agreed to fund 'mind-reading' experiments at UK university

Documents in the Epstein files outlined plans for the convicted paedophile to donate £41,000 to a study of telepathy in London in 2017

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ChatGPT and X's Grok are making “dangerous” meal plans of just 600 calories a day available to children as charities warned AI chatbots are being used to fuel eating disorders. My story for @theipaper.com ⬇️ 🧵 inews.co.uk/news/technol...

Chatbots offer teens 600-calories-a-day diet plans as part of 'dangerous' advice

Children are using AI to plan calorie restrictions and rate their looks, according to the NSPCC

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