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Biggest broadband providers mediocre at best, Which? reveals, days before price hikes hit customers in the pocket

TalkTalk has been rated the worst major broadband provider in Which?’s annual satisfaction survey...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

IFS: Seven in ten school children on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals

In England, state school pupils whose families claim universal credit are only eligible for free school meals if their family’s post-tax earnings are less than £7,400 a year...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

National Audit Office report on Investigation into Bulb Energy

There has been a substantial reduction in potential cost to the taxpayer of supporting the transfer of Bulb Energy (Bulb) to a new ringfenced supplier under the Octopus Energy Limited Group (Octopus)...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

Twinning scheme one year on: How the invasion brought universities in the UK and Ukraine closer together

From supporting the efforts to preserve vital rail networks, to offering financial assistance to build bomb shelters so Ukrainian institutions can continue to conduct classes...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

Over 700 early years settings, including childminders, to take part in new eef-funded projects 

733 nurseries and early years settings across England will take part in eight new evaluations of programmes to support early language and numeracy development, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) announced today...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

ASCL comment on IFS report on free school meals

Commenting on new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which found that there are 1.7 million pupils in England who are not eligible for free school meals despite their families being entitled to universal credit...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

First new life-extending NHS treatment for incurable cervical cancer in almost 15 years

A life-extending treatment for advanced cervical cancer will be made available to hundreds of NHS patients from today...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds less likely to complete their course – OfS 

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds and those otherwise underrepresented in higher education are less likely to complete their course, data published by the Office for Students (OfS) shows...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

Wes Streeting responds to the annual BSA survey on NHS satisfaction

Wes Streeting MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to the annual BSA survey on NHS satisfaction, said...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01

NAHT calls for free school meal extension as IFS research shows struggling families are missing out

Responding to the IFS's finding that seven in ten children who live in households in receipt of Universal Credit are ineligible for free school meals...

Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:01