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Scottish child payment increase ‘falls short’, says poverty action group

Tuesday’s Scottish Budget revealed the Scottish child payment will rise to £40 in 2027-28.

Evening Standard

Britain faces lost decade after Reeves Budget failed to shift growth dial, say London bosses

They are setting up their own Growth Commission to identify measures to boost London firms and the UK economy

Evening Standard

Swinney urged to increase spending on benefits as Chancellor lifts two-child cap

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the UK Government’s actions will lift thousands of Scottish children out of poverty.

Evening Standard

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London councils will be ‘unable to provide basic services’ after government funding shake-up, warn businesses

BusinessLDN – which represents more than 170 of the city’s largest employers – urged ministers to ensure that the Fair Funding Review takes account of the city’s higher costs and levels of deprivation

Evening Standard

IN GRAPHS: Poverty levels in Scotland below UK for 20 years, analysis shows

THE proportion of children, adults, and people of pension age living in relative poverty has tracked lower in Scotland than the UK as a whole for…

The National (Scotland)

Student visas: London bosses slam 'misguided' plan for Government levy on universities' international fees

They are also calling for more investment to tackle the capital’s housing crisis

Evening Standard

'It's a gamble': Economist gives verdict on UK Government benefit cuts

The UK Government is unlikely to see a boost in employment rates on the back of making cuts to disability benefits, an economic expert has said.

The National (Scotland)

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Welfare reforms will be ‘devastating’ for disabled, Shirley-Anne Somerville says

The Scottish Social Justice Secretary spoke out after the UK Government set out a series of reforms to the welfare system.

Evening Standard

A raid and a secret tape exposed a Sicilian mafia that is shrunken, whiny and clinging on for survival

A historic number of arrests were made, but the days of targeted murder or massive political influence are long gone, says John Dickie, a professor at UCL

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer's child poverty plan ‘not credible’ if two-child cap remains

KEIR Starmer’s plans to reduce child poverty “will not be credible” if he does not cooperate with the Scottish Government and scrap the…

The National (Scotland)

‘Exceptionally worrying’ health trends to continue under Labour’s austerity

GOVERNMENT austerity policies will risk continuing “exceptionally worrying and unprecedented” health trends, a poverty expert has warned ...

The National (Scotland)

UK newspaper coverage of the 1967 six-day Arab-Israeli war foresaw decades of conflict in Middle East

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, describes his country’s war against Hamas as Israel’s “second war of independence”. The first was fought in 1948, but the war that gave Israel control of Gaza took place 19 years later.

The Conversation

The ‘low hanging fruit’ on London businesses’ Autumn Statement wishlist

Next month’s Autumn Statement is unlikely to be one filled with tax cuts and lavish spending plans

Evening Standard

BusinessLDN calls for VAT-free shopping, TfL guarantees and rates reform in Autumn Statement wishlist

BusinessLDN CEO John Dickie said the body focused on “low-hanging fruit” that could boost growth at a lower upfront cost

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

‘Noah’s Ark’: The UK seed bank saving the future of wild plants

The Millennium Seed Bank in Wakehurst stores 2.4 billion seeds as insurance against global plant extinction

Daily Record

More than one in four Dumfries and Galloway children living in poverty

Shocking figures in a new report revealed that 6,751 kids in the region - 26 per cent - are deemed to be caught in the poverty trap

The National (Scotland)

One in four Scottish children in poverty – but UK-wide it's even worse, data shows

ONE in four Scottish children is living in poverty – and two-thirds of those are in a household with someone who is in paid employment, according…

Evening Standard

BusinessLDN: Chancellor must unlock London growth to drive UK economy

“The Chancellor is going into this budget with very limited room for maneouvre, so we can’t go in with a huge shopping list,” CEO John Dickie said.

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The Independent UK

Would-be first ministers urged to do more to tackle child poverty in Scotland

A coalition of unions, faith groups, charities and others has written to the three candidates demanding action.

ABC News

Man accused of killing Sarah Gatt and leaving her in bathtub was 'jealous and angry', prosecutors tell Supreme Court

Prosecutors allege Andrew Baker, 55, murdered his partner, 40-year-old Melbourne woman Sarah Gatt, out of jealousy and anger over her relationship with another woman.

AAP

Murder-accused boyfriend admits seeing body in bath

The man accused of murdering Melbourne woman Sarah Gatt denies killing her but admits he saw her remains in the bath four months later and said nothing.

Evening Standard

Yes minister, this week it’s your turn to be Business Secretary

Is it a problem that nobody can hold down the Business Minister position for long?

The Guardian - AU

Accused campsite killer Greg Lynn could face trial in October

Former airline pilot denies murdering Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, in March 2020

Evening Standard

Mafia power vacuum: Matteo Messina Denaro and the ‘broken’ Cosa Nostra

The arrest of Denaro in Sicily has made headlines around the world — but how big a blow is it to the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia organisation? The experts say it is already well past its glory days...

The Independent UK

Scottish workers hit with ‘sleekit tax’ despite wage rise, union warns

Child poverty campaigners have also said the autumn budget will not do enough to stop families falling through the cracks.

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