From the 2026 academic year, all children in households receiving any amount of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals.

The event was attended by the mayor of Basingstoke and Deane, Cllr Colin Phillimore as well as council leader, Cllr Paul Harvey.

The initiative is part of Cala’s broader Community Pledge, which seeks to create positive social change in the communities it operates in.

Around 250,000 pensioners in NI were affected when the payment was cut last year in a cost-saving measure by the new Labour government.

Palestinians say Israeli forces and allied local gunmen fired toward a crowd heading to an Israeli and US supported food distribution centre in the Gaza Strip. Gaza’s Health Ministry and local ...

Angela Rayner has warned MPs not to underestimate her when it comes to the Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million homes by the end of this Parliament. “Underestimate me at your peril,” the Deputy ...

The deal will secure the future of around 120 workers at Plymouth-based CMO, who will join the wider Lords group.

THE unsung heroes of Basingstoke and Deane were recognised at an emotional awards ceremony which honoured the people who make a difference in ...

Nigel Farage has called for the blast furnaces in Port Talbot to be reopened and for Wales to start producing coal again.