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Ealing academic is the Living Wage Champion
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (167+ words) THERE was a surprise for Tom Levitt,of the Claude Littner Business School, after he had acted as MC at the annual Ealing Living Wage Place awards. Tom, associate lecturer and sustainability lead at the school, part of the University…...
Charity to install paediatric operating theatres in West Bank amid rising demand
3+ week, 5+ day ago (340+ words) A Scottish charity is to install three paediatric operating theatres in the West Bank to help hospitals meet demand for children's surgery "for many years to come. Kids Operating Room has committed to establishing theatres in Bethlehem, Hebron and Jericho…...
Young ambassadors in spotlight for mental health week
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (156+ words) A GROUP of young people is taking the spotlight in Ealing during Children's Mental Health Week next week (Feb 9-15)." Youth Ambassadors will deliver workshops at schools in Ealing and Hounslow on behalf of West London NHS Trust. They aim to…...
No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (649+ words) There is no evidence the Scottish child payment (SCP) meaningfully encourages parents to avoid work, a study has found. The research from economists and policy academics at Glasgow University, York University and the London School of Economics (LSE) found deprivation…...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at lifting two child benefit cap in budget
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (747+ words) There is fresh speculation Rachel Reeves could change the two-child benefit cap in the November's Budget. In a BBC interview this afternoon, she said that a child "should not be penalised" because they come from a bigger family. She added:…...
Children with gender dysphoria ‘could remain on puberty blockers after trial’
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (964+ words) Some children with gender dysphoria recruited to a trial on puberty blockers could remain on the drugs after the study ends despite them being banned in the UK to treat under-18s with the condition, researchers have said. Experts have launched…...
Slight fall in number of young people not in work, education or training
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (358+ words) The number of young people not in employment, education or training has fallen slightly but remains close to a million, figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of so-called Neets aged 16 to 24 in July to September…...
Keep age-based minimum wage to help young people into work, says think tank
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (601+ words) Ministers should abandon plans to equalise the minimum wage as the number of young people out of work or education threatens to reach 1 million, a think tank has said. Last year's budget saw Rachel Reeves announce plans to scrap lower…...
Number of vapers overtakes smokers for the first time
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (788+ words) The number of people who vape has overtaken the number who smoke for the first time, new figures suggest. One in 10 adults (10%) aged 16 and over in Britain use e-cigarettes every day or occasionally, according to 2024 data from the Office for…...
One in 10 children in first year of primary school in England is obese
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (377+ words) One in 10 children in the first year of primary school in England is obese " the highest figure on record outside the pandemic, figures show. Data from the National Child Measurement Programme found 10.5% of children in Reception and more than a…...