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How close is the EU to break free from Visa and Mastercard's grip?

Europe needs to roll up its sleeves, or it risks losing its last bit of independence to US-controlled payment schemes. As the first EU instant payment system, WERO aims to become Europe’s ticket to payment autonomy.

Euronews

Michigan loophole makes it difficult to track utilities’ donations to politicians

Revelation comes as a first-in-the-nation citizen’s ballot initiative to ban donations by utilities picks up steam

The Guardian - US

“Helped define Oasis’ sound”: Bonehead and Gem Archer both get signature Epiphones – and they’re recreations of 2 classic Oasis guitars

A gift from Noel Gallagher and a legendary 1984 Riviera helped shape the Oasis sound. Now, both are back as new signatures for the band's two loyal guitarists

Guitar World

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Londoners forced to move out of capital to have children, experts warn - as scale of families exodus revealed

Experts have told the London Assembly that the capital risks becoming a child-free city

Evening Standard

Low birthrates in England could lead to ‘closure of 800 primary schools by 2029’

Primary pupil numbers could fall by 4% over next five years leading to reduction of 162,000 pupils, study finds

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: The areas where primary school pupil numbers are falling fastest

Nine of the 10 local authorities are in London, analysis has found

The Independent UK

London's pupil exodus laid bare as schools empty across capital

Nine London boroughs - including Westminster, Lambeth, Southwark, Hackney and Camden - have seen the largest falls in primary pupil numbers in the country over the last five years

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Nine in 10 areas with biggest fall in primary school pupil numbers are in London

London’s steeper decline cannot be explained by falling birth rates alone, the Education Policy Institute said.

The Independent UK

“Watching Tony Iommi play Iron Man to demo his signature pickup in person was a borderline biblical experience”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – and is that a new Epiphone double-neck?

New launches from Boss, PRS, Fender and Third Man Hardware headline the biggest guitar gear drops this week

Guitar World

GCSE gender gap at narrowest point this century

GCSE results show boys are closing the gap with their female classmates.

The Independent UK

"I've never played a PRS Silver Sky but that might be about to change": All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and I've just solved a problem I didn't even know I had

My favorite Silver Sky finish to date has been launched alongside new gear from Blackstar, Kiesel, Epiphone and more

Guitar World

I Asked ChatGPT What Would Happen If Minimum Wage Rose at the Same Rate of Inflation — Here’s What It Said

What if minimum wage rose with inflation? I asked ChatGPT to crunch the numbers—see how much workers would earn and what it means for the economy.

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“Makes you forget the fact that one of these will cost you a fifth of what you’d pay for something with the Murphy Lab moniker”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue review

Ted McCarty’s finest creation gets the Epiphone ‘Inspired By’ treatment. Featuring Gibson USA Custombuckers, real rosewood fingerboard and top-notch hardware, expectations are high

Guitar World

Five-year-olds in England with special educational needs 20 months behind peers – report

Children from lower-income families also remain significantly behind their peers as impact of pandemic continues to be felt

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Will D.C. Repeal the Law That Has Cut Tipped Workers' Earnings by $1,800 a Year?

The law that was supposed to boost their wealth has left most of them poorer instead.

The Independent UK

Free school meal plan requires key change to stop children ‘missing out’, Labour told

Experts say children may not receive the meals they are eligible for

The Independent UK

Government should auto-enrol eligible pupils for free school meals – think tank

Free school meal registration practices vary across local authorities and schools in England, report finds.

Guitar World

“Vintage looks and performance at an accessible price”: Epiphone expands its high-end Inspired by Gibson Custom Collection – and introduces a key upgrade to its 1959 Les Paul Standard reissue

Open book headstocks, Gibson USA pickups and a handful of sought-after upgrades headline the 2025 expansion pack

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Evening Standard

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

All teachers should be given free access to a ‘golden thread’ of core professional qualifications, a think tank and charity has suggested.

The Guardian - UK

Record 170,000 children in England missed at least half of classes in 2024

Department for Education data shows that 2.3% of pupils were ‘severely absent’, up from 2.0% in 2022-23

The Guardian - UK

Unauthorised school absence widening ‘disadvantage gap’ in England

Thinktank says unauthorised absence is ‘a leading cause’ of performance gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers

Evening Standard

Absences have led disadvantaged secondary school pupils to fall ‘further behind’

Pupil absence is a ‘key driver’ of the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in England, think tank says.

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67 Times Restaurant Client Tips Reached New Heights Of Evil

From fake $50 dollar bills, to holier-than-thou scriptures reminding them that God provides what money can't... Waiters and waitresses are going through the most when it comes to bad tippers. The post 67 Times Restaurant Client Tips Reached New Heights Of Evil first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

Some pupils in England less likely to have special needs identified, study shows

Research by Education Policy Institute highlights groups it says are at greater risk of missing out on Send support

The Guardian - US

Trouble in Trumpworld over H-1B visas makes for strange bedfellows

Program for skilled foreign workers pits Trump and Musk against Bannon – and progressive Bernie Sanders

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