13 h. ago New school uniform rules with parents set to save money from September

The Labour Party government has called for a cut in the cost of branded school uniforms for kids in England, with parents set to benefit ahead of a significant change

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38 h. ago Major NHS prescriptions update from Government amid call for cost

Campaigners have called for a set of conditions to be added to the NHS prescription charge exemption list

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56 h. ago Pensioners to be gifted free home devices under new £9.5m plan

Local councils and authorities will handle the distribution of the complimentary gadgets

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4 d. ago Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimming’s failure runs deeper than medals

The 23-times gold medallist warns of drift and weak leadership. Governance failures, and a troubled safeguarding record, could cost the US more than podium places at LA 2028In three years’ time, the swimming programme for the Los Angeles Olympics will unfold over nine days and nights on the grandest stage the sport has ever known. A purpose-built pool inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be the centerpiece of a 38,000-capacity open-air natatorium, transforming the $5bn home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers into the largest swimming venue in modern history. For the United States, a rare Summer Games on home soil should be a coronation, a chance to showcase the depth of its talent in the country’s most spectacular arena. Yet Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of them all, fears the US swimming program is in no shape to seize the moment.Phelps has launched a withering attack on USA Swimming’s leadership, accusing it of “weak” stewardship, “poor operational controls” and presidi...

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4 d. ago Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimming’s failure runs deeper than medals | Bryan Armen Graham

The 23-times gold medallist warns of drift and weak leadership. Governance failures, and a troubled safeguarding record, could cost the US more than podium places at LA 2028In three years’ time, the swimming programme for the Los Angeles Olympics will unfold over nine days and nights on the grandest stage the sport has ever known. A purpose-built pool inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be the centerpiece of a 38,000-capacity open-air natatorium, transforming the $5bn home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers into what’s said to be the largest swimming venue in history. For the United States, a rare Summer Games on home soil should be a coronation, a chance to showcase the depth of its talent in the country’s most spectacular arena. Yet Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of them all, fears the US swimming program is in no shape to seize the moment.Phelps has launched a withering attack on USA Swimming’s leadership, accusing it of “weak” stewardship, “poor operational controls” ...

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8 d. ago NHS kept using firm behind £6m corruption scandal for three years

Directors Adam Sharoudi, 41, and Gavin Brown, 48, secured major deals during a “corrupt relationship” with NHS telecoms bosses Alan Hush, 68, and Gavin Cox, 60.

Economics

1 week ago Government responds to calls for everyone of State Pension age to get council tax reduction

It comes after over 10,000 people signed a petition online

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1 week ago Italian government gives final approval for bridge linking Sicily to mainland

€13.5bn allocated for 10-year project to build longest single-span bridge in the world across the Strait of MessinaThe Italian government has given the final approval for the construction of a multi-billion-euro bridge linking Sicily to the mainland, a project that has been a topic of debate since at least the late 1960s but has been held back by a litany of concerns, including the huge cost, seismic risks and mafia infiltration.Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government has set aside €13.5bn to build what will be the longest single-span bridge in the world. A dream of Italy’s late former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and revived soon after Meloni’s government came to power in 2022, the 3.7km bridge and its surrounding facilities are expected to take 10 years to build. Continue reading...

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