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31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free and cheap over the summer holidays, as families face tighter budgets in the school break
DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Here is everything you need to know about when you’ll get your benefits this month – including what the Labour government’s reforms might mean for you
Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’

Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’
After striking NHS workers sounded the alarm over a mental health crisis in Greater Manchester, patients share their stories of feeling ‘failed’ by the services
The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
Letters: None of what Labour is doing is perfect – but it’s better than what went before
‘I’m seen as trouble for wearing a tracksuit’: Young people share why they wear the clothes they wear

‘I’m seen as trouble for wearing a tracksuit’: Young people share why they wear the clothes they wear
School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself

School in its traditional form didn’t work for me – so I decided to homeschool myself
From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues

From being understood to the price of Dr Pepper: Young people share their biggest issues
I’m 17 years old. Here’s how playing bowls has changed my life

I’m 17 years old. Here’s how playing bowls has changed my life
I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything

I was a class clown and didn’t care what happened to me. Joining a youth club changed everything
What happens when Big Issue vendors get smartphone access? Lives transform

What happens when Big Issue vendors get smartphone access? Lives transform
TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: ‘Money won’t make you happy – but it gives you choices’

TikTok entrepreneur Simon Squibb: ‘Money won’t make you happy – but it gives you choices’
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril

We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril
Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it

Financial inequality: Understanding the gender gap in money matters – and how to close it
Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’

The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’
Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours

Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours
Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK

Letters: My middle-class, lifelong Labour-voting friends are turning to Reform UK
Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen

Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
