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High Street supermarkets have sold knives to children during a test conducted by National Trading Standards. Tesco, Asda, Poundland and Home Bargains sold knives to under 18s at least 15 times each during a test between April 2018 and March 2019. Tesco and Asda have since updated their checks ands restricted sales as a result…
Fifty towns in England will be given a share of £1bn to improve their struggling high streets. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the plans, the money will mean over a 100 high streets will be supported by the High Streets Fund. Across England 50 towns have been shortlisted to develop their high streets. The money…
Eddie Stobart has suspended trading in its shares and its chief executive is to stand down immediately as the company looks into an accounting error. Chief executive Alex Laffey is stepping down after a find of a £2m accounting error that will affect earnings for the first half of the year. The transport company found…
The amount of pupils receiving top GCSE grades has increased from last year along with the pass rate. This is despite the difficulty of this year’s exams. More than 700,000 pupils are receiving their grades today. Many of the exams are now graded numerically (1-9) instead of the classic G to A* grading system. The…
A body has been found by emergency services who were searching for six-year-old Lucas Dobson. Kent Police said the body has not been formally identified but Lucas’ family have been informed. Today was the fifth day searching took place for the young boy who fell into a river in Kent. Hundreds of volunteers have helped…
Over 210,000 children are estimated to be homeless in the UK and many are temporarily living in converted shipping containers. The Children’s Commissioner for England said the contains are not fit to live in. Families are housed in to coverted ship contains and office blocks, families are living in squashed small spaces. The councils are…
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