February 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as DWP cuts rumoured
However, inflation also saw a slight 0.1 per cent drop in December, bringing it to 2.5 per cent, while the economy returned to slight growth.Despite this mixed economic picture, reports indicate that ...
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‘Promise’ to children in care at risk of not being kept
Progress on meeting the Promise has been delayed by “unexpected events” and “systemic barriers”, a report concludes ...
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Whitmer budget to increase K-12 foundation grant by 4.1%, to $10,000 per pupil
Michigan Budget Director Jen Flood said keeping costs down for Michigan families is "the number one focus" of the budget for ...
Nicola Sturgeon" I will do everything I can to make sure no child or young person is left behind"
In an exclusive article for the Daily Record, former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon urges everybody to help deliver The ...
Nicola Sturgeon warns SNP Government must raise its game over country’s most vulnerable children
EXCLUSIVE: The former First Minister demanded "leadership" if commitments to care-experienced young people are to be met by ...
Why the dream of a starter home in Maine is slipping out of reach
Kelsey Lawry knew finding a starter home in Maine's competitive real estate market would be tough, but she didn't think it would be nearly impossible. Lawry, 28, and her fiancé, Zach Martins, 29, have ...
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Breaking up is hard to do: What makes a machinery of government change successful?
MoG changes – what are they good for? We look back on 20 years of what some Whitehall watchers affectionately call “rearranging the deckchairs” to ...
I'm the world's top Maldives expert who's stayed on 55 islands. Here is my ultimate guide to the top 22 resorts - and the ones to avoid - from as little as £185 a night
From A-list escapes to budget all-inclusive breaks and royal hotspots, here is my pick of the top 22 islands to stay on, ...
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Tempering your fear and greed instincts
Behavioural finance is a relatively new facet of investing, and two of the key drivers that came out of the body of research ...
Sturgeon urges Scotgov to pick up pace on 'promise' to vulnerable youngsters
Nicola Sturgeon has fired a shot across her SNP colleagues bows over a failure to deliver her ‘Promise’ to care-experienced ...
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
USAID has been critical in providing humanitarian assistance in Colombia, conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon and coca eradication in Peru. Recent USAID money has also supported emergency ...
Whitmer's $83.5B Michigan budget plan boosts education spending, shores up reserves
Michigan budget proposal comes amid high uncertainty as a result of possible federal spending cuts and tariffs directed by President Trump.