14 h. ago The Guardian view on child poverty: free school meals are a help, but not a panacea | Editorial

Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must faceIt was Ellen Wilkinson, education minister in the Attlee government, who announced in 1946 that free school dinners would be introduced, along with free school milk, at the same time as child benefit. No doubt Rachel Reeves, who has a picture of Wilkinson on the wall of her office, is aware of this – and also that the Treasury subsequently decided the policy was unaffordable. The meals were subsidised instead.Despite these initial charges, and later price rises, poorer children did gain, and keep, an entitlement to free school meals. The announcement last week that this is being extended in England to all those whose parents or carers claim universal credit – rather than restricted to families with incomes lower than £7,400 – should be welcomed by all objectors to child poverty. Being assured of a hot lunch in the middle of the school day makes pupils’ lives be...

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48 h. ago How to get £204 worth of summer holiday beauty products for just £65

Drum roll! Introducing our Summer Beauty Box: seven premium products from the most-wanted luxury brands including Charlotte Tilbury, Chantecaille and Tatcha.

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67 h. ago This is the best country pub in Edinburgh for the ultimate Sunday roast this Father’s Day

This Father’s Day, show your dad you care with more than a card and a bar of chocolate – treat him to one of the nation’s favourite meals with an unforgettable Sunday roast and a crisp pint of Peroni at one of Edinburgh’s finest pubs.

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6 d. ago ASOS luxury travel beauty box sees £95 savings on top brands like Elemis and Laneige

Rivalling the likes of Boots and Glossybox, ASOS' latest beauty box includes eight products from the likes of Elemis, Laneige, Sunday Riley, Sol de Janeiro and Elizabeth Arden

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1 week ago Fish and chips batters rivals as Brit staple crowned nation's favourite pub grub

The iconic British dish tickled the nation's tastebuds and reigns supreme, with one third of Brits rating it their favourite boozer lunch in research carried out by Greene King

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1 week ago Biggest Films of 2025: Here are the 11 hit films topping the box office charts so far this year

‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ is out this week and is likely to be one of the biggest films of the year - but can it beat these 11 titles?

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2 w. ago I'm A Celeb's Fred Sirieix 'lost for words' as he makes 'emotional' family discovery

First Dates star Fred Sirieix is the nation's favourite Frenchman but he's actually spent more of his life living in Britain than in France - and he made a moving family discovery

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3 w. ago UK's top ten favourite soap opera villains revealed and there is one clear winner

Some of the longest running soaps in the UK have had some wicked characters over the years who have unexpectedly won over the hearts of viewers - here's the nation's favourites.

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3 w. ago Revealed: The unhealthiest sandwiches on the high street that are packed with more calories than TWO McDonald's Cheeseburgers

MailOnline found a host of the nation's lunchtime favourites sold in supermarkets and the high street contained more calories, saturated fat, sugar and salt than fast food and desserts.

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3 w. ago Boots' new £45 beauty box worth over £219 includes treatment made for Audrey Hepburn

The Boots Premium Hair Beauty Box is a 10-piece edit of haircare must-haves from top brands like Philip Kingsley, Sol de Janeiro and UKLash - and it's worth over £219

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3 w. ago Boots' £40 fitness box includes £160 worth of MyProtein, Huel and Grenade

Shoppers get plenty of full-sized products aimed at making the most out of their health and fitness

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3 w. ago Boots £45 beauty box offers £174 worth of premium haircare including £29 hair growth serum

The Boots Premium Hair Beauty Box contains 10 items that will help you achieve glossy, healthy tresses.

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3 w. ago What the way you eat your ice cream says about your personality

Ice cream is one of the nation's favourite treats, but did you know the way you eat it can reveal a lot about your personality?

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last month Comedian LOU SANDERS: 'I had to choose my career or drinking

The comedian, 46, tells Tom Parker Bowles about skipping seafood, her lost-love chocolate bars and the perfect veggie snack for a hangover

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last month 13 snacks every 80s child wanted in their lunch box, including lost chocolate bar voted nation's favourite

These were the tastes of the 80s for schoolchildren everywhere

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