Ingredients for the week: Chilli powder – £1 Spaghetti 1k – £1 Soft cheese 800g – 80p Wafer cooked ham – 86p Two tins of mushrooms – £1.80 Garlic – 25p Two tins of chickpeas – 80p each Four onions – 10p each Coconut Milk – 69p Five chopped tomatoes – 28p each Sweetcorn – … Read more
Big building firms face a multi-billion-pound levy to help families pay to repair homes with dangerous cladding in the wake of the Grenfell fire. It could a mean a levy on all high rise flats and possibly a separate charge on major developments to atone for building tens of thousands of flats and homes with … Read more
Families of football and rugby players set up dementia charity to fund scientific research into the disease and offer support Head For Change has enlisted the family of Nobby Stiles to be ambassadors Three women who have watched relatives live with the illness are behind charity Fundamental aim is to deliver support to families through … Read more
Meal scheme will switch for half-term The free meal system for school pupils will change over the February half term – as the government tries to balance its books by using a different department’s funding for the food. In a switchover that has the potential to spark some administration issues, meals for those that need … Read more
Cladding victory for Mail as threat to gag families who are stuck in homes with fire-risk insulation panels is lifted EXCLUSIVE Gag threat to families has been lifted by the House Secretary He pledged that no one would be punished for speaking out about safety failings Leaseholders hit by the cladding scandal were terrified of talking openly … Read more
Protect struggling families hit by coronavirus economic collapse from council tax rises, Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak amid fears of bills surge in April Sunak confirmed councils can levy an extra 5 per cent onto tax bills in 2021-22 Decision came in the face of record public borrowing to support the country Labour says 5% … Read more
Boris Johnson last night begged families to stay at home as the Covid death toll hit a grim new record. He said infections were rising at an alarming rate, despite the lockdown imposed at the start of the week. And he warned the only way to prevent thousands more deaths was to follow the rules. … Read more
BT will provide free unlimited mobile data to families that have no internet access to help children access online learning tools during the latest coronavirus lockdown. The move follows calls from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and others for technology firms to do more to support students suddenly home-learning due to coronavirus lockdown measures and school … Read more
Nearly 4.5million leaseholders in England will be ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ better off as a result of laws to be unveiled today by the Housing Secretary. Robert Jenrick said his attempt to make it cheaper and simpler for leaseholders to buy their properties is the biggest property law reform since Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy revolution … Read more
And you thought YOUR Christmas was depressing! Families reveal the festive moments that didn’t quite go to plan – from photobombing pets to rubbish presents Spare a thought for these unlucky social media users from around the world Shared snaps of their festive disasters online, before featuring on Bored Panda One man opened a present … Read more