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• Cost of living: Vicar left in tears over community's food poverty

  02-12-2022 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  "I spend most Monday evenings in tears," says Father Dominic Cawdell, of St Peter's in Flintshire.
  
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• Peter Kay moved to tears in live comeback as tour kicks off in Manchester

  02-12-2022 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The Bolton comedian makes a triumphant return in the first date of his first tour for 12 years.
  
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• South West Acute Hospital: Over 1,000 attend demonstration over cuts

  02-12-2022 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  It comes as emergency surgery at Enniskillen's South West Acute Hospital is due to end this month.
  
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• Six children die with Strep A bacterial infection

  02-12-2022 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  There has been at least one death of a child in Wales but the data is not yet available for other nations.
  
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• Tesco shoppers switching from fresh to frozen food

  02-12-2022 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The supermarket boss says there have been many changes to how people shop due to the cost of living.
  
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• Camron Smith: Two jailed for killing Croydon teenager

  02-12-2022 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Camron Smith, 16, was stabbed to death in front of his mother when attackers broke into his home.
  
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• Mermaids: Commission opens inquiry into transgender charity

  02-12-2022 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The regulator says it has found "issues" with the charity's governance and management.
  
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• ‘I can’t afford to heat my son’s room’: the people struggling to access UK energy support

  02-12-2022 18:04 via theguardian.com
  Weeks after the government scheme was launched many vulnerable families have either not received or not claimed their vouchers• Half a million vulnerable households miss out on help with energy billsThe government has promised every household £400 to help pay their energy bills this winter, under a scheme which runs for six months from 1 October. The money is automatically credited to those paying by direct debit, but for traditional prepayment meters it’s more complicated. Each
  
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• Half a million vulnerable households miss out on help with energy bills

  02-12-2022 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Labour says ministers have been told repeatedly that people with prepayment meters are not getting enough supportCase studies: ‘I can’t afford to heat my son’s room’Up to half a million of the UK’s most vulnerable families have been left without government help to pay their energy bills since October, with an estimated 1.3m vouchers for homes with prepayment meters either lost, delayed or unclaimed.Charities and MPs are calling on ministers to intervene,
  
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• Disability minister admits government needs to improve

  02-12-2022 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's new disability minister admits the government needs to improve its employment record.
  
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• Cost of living: 'Santa's poorly' Christmas ad goes viral

  02-12-2022 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The film tells the story of a bereaved father struggling to make Christmas special for his his son.
  
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• Hull University student died after suspected spider bite - inquest

  02-12-2022 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Harry Bolton, 19, was found dead at his flat in Hull on 7 October 2021, an inquest hears.
  
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• What is Strep A and what are the symptoms to look out for?

  02-12-2022 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Another UK child has died from this highly contagious infection. What should people look out for?
  
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• Royal Mail says people should send Christmas post early

  02-12-2022 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Strikes mean people should send their festive mail earlier than usual, the postal service advises.
  
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• Heathrow faces pre-Christmas baggage handlers strike

  02-12-2022 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Ground handlers for Menzies are set to walk out for three days from 16 December over a pay dispute.
  
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• University of Derby: Mother suspended from lectures over baby row

  02-12-2022 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Leah Foster says the university went back on an earlier deal and she is now missing valuable teaching.
  
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• Jury in murder trial of TikTok star dismissed

  02-12-2022 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Mahek Bukhari, her mother and six others have denied murdering two men who died in a crash.
  
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• Glastonbury yoga teacher jailed for life for lodger murder

  02-12-2022 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Dawn Lewis will serve a minimum of 20 years for fatally stabbing her lodger after he refused to leave.
  
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• Cost of living: The women doing sex work to make ends meet

  02-12-2022 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  A BBC London investigation finds the cost of living and rising rents are forcing women to sell sex
  
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• School leaders report rise in pupils not on free meals going hungry

  02-12-2022 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Increasing numbers of children cannot afford lunch and are coming to school without adequate clothesMore than half of school leaders in England are seeing more pupils who cannot afford a meal at lunchtime yet are not eligible for free school meals, according to a survey.Research by the Sutton Trust, an educational charity, found clear signs that the cost of living crisis was increasingly affecting young people’s education, with a growing number of pupils arriving at school tired, cold and
  
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• The young people speaking out against the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God | podcast

  02-12-2022 04:00 via theguardian.com
  Rachael Reign was an active member of an evangelical Christian church with branches worldwide. It was only after leaving that she came to believe it had exposed her to a ‘horrendous’ ordeal. Maeve McClenaghan reportsIn Finsbury Park, north London, an old theatre building has been taken over by a church. It is covered with a logo containing a heart and doves and it has four letters on it: UCKG. The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God is an evangelical Christian organisation. For ye
  
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• County lines: ‘I was 11 and in a drugs gang - why did nobody save me?’

  02-12-2022 01:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Young people and families tell of abuse from drugs gangs, as one group battles to reach kids at risk.
  
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