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Cost of living crisis
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- NewsEvening Standard
OPINION - Student debt of £50,000 is wrong — Labour must stop the injustice of punishing the young
Now 1.8 million Britons are in at least £50,000 of student debt, with thousands owing more than £100,000. Throw in the cost of tuition fees — now the same for a Russell Group university as your old low-quality re-branded poly — coupled with the cost-of-living crisis and soaring rental prices for accommodation in London means you have a situation which for students is becoming cataclysmic.
- HealthThe Guardian
Children’s daily sugar consumption halved just a year after tax, study finds
Experts say success shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’
- NewsThe Telegraph
Prime Minister and Lady Starmer set off for Nato summit
Sir Keir Starmer and his wife set off to the United States on Tuesday evening for his first international visit as Prime Minister.
- NewsThe Guardian
Morning Mail: $30m ‘disadvantage’ funding for private schools, Uber fare squeeze, White House denial
Wealthy Exclusive Brethren schools have received almost $30m in ‘disadvantage’ payments in five years; can NDIS claimants really get help for sex services?
- NewsThe Guardian
Climate expert Chris Stark appointed to lead UK clean energy taskforce
‘Mission control centre’ to work with energy companies and regulators towards goal of clean and cheaper power by 2030
- NewsThe Telegraph
Thames Water is now a ticking time bomb for Labour
As a former Royal Artillery army officer, Thames Water chief executive Chris Weston is used to handling high explosives.
- BusinessThe Guardian
Uber is cutting fares before Australia’s minimum gig work standards take effect, drivers say
Ride-hail giant is lowering the starting point for negotiations under the closing loopholes regime, one driver claims
- BusinessThe Telegraph
Gold at record high price: the best ways to invest and make a profit
The value of gold hit new highs earlier this year as investors sought out safe haven assets amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East a series of major elections.
- BusinessThe Telegraph
Alain Roux’s Michelin-star restaurant plunges to loss amid soaring wage costs
Alain Roux’s three Michelin-star restaurant in Berkshire has swung to a loss amid soaring wage pressures.
- NewsThe National
Who is new SNP MP Graham Leadbitter?
GRAHAM Leadbitter was elected as the SNP MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey as one of a cohort of nine SNP representatives at Westminster.