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The i Paper •

'I'm 81 – bus cuts mean my 10-minute trip into town takes more than an hour'

Public transport blackspots along with crackdown on older drivers will leave millions of pensioners stranded and isolated, government warned Pensioners say they have been left stranded and unable to see friends and family due to swingeing bus cuts.


It comes amid warnings that over-70s will be left isolated by a government crackdown on older drivers, combined with more than a decade of cuts to bus services.


Drivers aged over 70 face losing their licence if they cannot pa...
The i Paper •

My child and I have been homeless for six years - thugs tried to burn our flat down

Research by Shelter reveals more than half of teachers in English state schools report pupils who are living in temporary accommodation  Homeless parents have described being surrounded by violence, drugs, attempted arson attacks, bedbugs, mould and mice, while they await permanent housing.


Alicia Samuels, a single mother living in Tower Hamlets, east London, has been homeless for six years since the birth of her son.


“There are these crazy pressures being in unsafe tem...
The i Paper •

'I use the Motability scheme - my car isn't a luxury, I need it to work'

Motability users say so-called luxury cars are essential due to their increased specifications and modifications  Disabled people have defended the use of so-called ‘luxury’ cars after the government announced they would be cut from the motability scheme.  


The government announced that premium cars including Mercedes, Audi and BMW models would no longer be offered by the scheme just before the November Budget. 


Paul Turner, 50, from west Yorkshire, has cerebral palsy a...
The i Paper •

First British soldier killed on active service in Ukraine is named

Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, was fatally injured in a 'tragic accident'  The British soldier who died in Ukraine yesterday has been named as 28-year-old Lance Corporal George Hooley.


Hooley, a member of the elite airborne Parachute Regiment, was injured in a “tragic accident whilst observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability”, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.


The incident occurred away from the frontlines on Saturday and is not assessed to be the...
Financial Times •

LISTEN: Whistleblowing in the UK, Episode 1 — The cost of speaking up

This is an audio transcript of the Behind the Money podcast episode: ‘Whistleblowing in the UK, Episode 1 — The cost of speaking up’

Michela TinderaBack in 2006, Daniel Sheard was working at an asset manager in London when he heard from an old colleague with a new opportunity.

Daniel SheardWe met up at a coffee shop in the Royal Exchange, in the heart of the City, and he was looking for a co-manager to help him run a significant pool of money. At the time, it was about €3bn with a pretty much...
South West Londoner •

WATCH: Thanksgiving is the new dining trend in London

Restaurants and food critics are reporting a surge in interest for Thanksgiving dinner in the UK, particularly in London.


Research by the food retailer Ocado shows searches for foods associated with Thanksgiving like pumpkin spice, Herr’s buffalo blue cheese curls and Newman’s Own ranch dressing are up 550%, 410% and 202% respectively. 


Food writer Ben McCormack explained that ‘in the past American food had a terrible reputation in this country’ but that there has been a marked increase in...
The i Paper •

£20 burgers and £10 pints: The 'pub tax' price rises set to turn away customers

Landlords in uproar over changes in Rachel Reeves's Budget - and fear more closures than during Covid Pubgoers face paying £10 a pint and £20 a burger in “boring” and “sanitised” chain venues as a result of Labour’s tax bombshell, industry experts have warned.


Hospitality bosses are in uproar after it emerged a new system to calculate business rates will leave them paying huge increases from next year.


Chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed Labour was backing the industry by...
North East Londoner •

London’s disabled employment rate is improving but discrepancies remain within the capital

Disabled employment rates in London have risen significantly since 2004 according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.The overall employment rate for disabled people was 59.3% in 2024 compared to 80.2% for those who are not disabled, indicating there is still a significant employment gap to be closed.  This gap was the largest in North London, where the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Hillingdon reported an employment gap of more than 40% in 2024.However, disabled people report fac...
Financial Times •

LISTEN: Defying death — The origins of ageing

This is an audio transcript of the Tech Tonic podcast episode: ‘Defying death — The origins of ageing’

NurseI am going to put a tourniquet on. I’m gonna put it as tight as possible, not too tight, but just so that the vein can pop out for me. OK?

Michael Peel I’m sitting in a brightly-lit private clinic in central London where a nurse is preparing a syringe. She swabs an area on my arm and then unwraps a fresh needle and cannula and pops them on a metal tray.

NurseAnd I see two great, amazing...
Financial Times •

LISTEN: UK Budget boosts taxes to all-time high

This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘UK Budget boosts taxes to all-time high’

Marc FilippinoGood morning from the Financial Times. Today is Thursday, November 27th and this is your FT News Briefing.

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Crypto just can’t catch a break this week. And India’s booming steel production comes with a pretty unfortunate side effect. Plus, if you haven’t noticed, the UK Budget is like the FT’s World Cup — we take it very seriously. So we’re gonna geek out...
South West Londoner •

E-scooter casualties are higher in London than any other part of Britain | South West Londoner

One fifth of all casualties caused by e-scooter casualties in Britain 2024 were sustained in London according to government data.


There were a total of 1,387 casualties, 279 of which occurred in London according to the latest analysis of police data provided to the Department for Transport. 


Five people died in e-scooter accidents in 2024, although it is unclear if any of these deaths occurred in London from the figures.  


Across Britain, young people were disproportionately affected wi...
South West Londoner •

Cost of living crisis is forcing working parents to rely on charity to feed and clothe their babies

Charities have reported that London’s high cost of living is pushing more families into relying on baby banks. 


Baby banks are charities which supply vital items like clothes, nappies and formula to parents who are unable to afford them. 


Thea Jaffe, a mother who turned to baby banks during two of her pregnancies, said ‘it literally felt like they were saving my life’. 


The statistics on baby bank usage are stark. 


The Baby Bank Alliance, which advocates for the charities in the UK,...
Financial Times •

LISTEN: Toxic Legacy — Episode 1, Silent Danger

This is an audio transcript of the Untold podcast episode: ‘Toxic Legacy — Episode 1, Silent Danger’

Silvia If you go through into the garden, I’ll let the dogs out into the other side. I lived in the big house up there. I brought my children up, majority of, from the teens onwards. We had pigs, sows, pregnant sows, we had ducks, chickens, goats, dogs, cats.

Laura HughesThirty years ago, a mother of five — we’ll call her Silvia — moved to a picturesque spot in west Wales. It wasn’t just the ho...
Financial Times •

LISTEN: Quantitative easing is under the microscope

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Donald Trump has said Israel and Hamas have agreed the first step in his plan for a Gaza ceasefire, and Washington wants its companies exempt from EU climate rules. Plus, Chinese customs agents are going after a wide range of US semiconductor tech, and central bankers around the world are facing criticism for a widely used monetary tool.

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Donald Trump says Israel...
North West Londoner •

Birkbeck University professor helps discover clues to life on Mars | North West Londoner

A professor at Birkbeck University has analysed a rock which contains the best evidence yet of Martian life. 


Dr Keyron Hickman-Lewis is the co-author of a new study published in the science journal Nature which found possible signs of microbial life on a rock sample from Mars.


The researchers investigated a sample called Sapphire Canyon which was recovered from the Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance Rover. 


It has distinctive leopard spot markings which may indicate past chemical rea...

41% of UK employees report suffering because they could not access healthcare

Data reveals that 41% of employees reported having suffered because they could not access healthcare, rising to 49% amongst millennials. Overall, nearly two-thirds of employees have struggled to get a GP appointment and 47% have resorted to self-treating.

In dentistry, 54% of employees find it difficult to get an NHS dentist appointment and nearly half of those who received dental care found it difficult to pay for.

The NHS has long faced a backlog in delivering appointments, with over 6.2 mil...

Data reveals the government owes £1.7 million to its suppliers in unpaid invoices

The government owes £1.7 million to its suppliers in payments dating back to June 2007, data obtained by Freedom of Information Request reveals. Meanwhile, government departments themselves are owed £290k from outstanding invoices, the oldest of which was sent in March 2006.

The highest invoice still to be paid is just over £757, 000 by the Ministry of Defence, from June 2023. The largest unpaid receivable is £193,000 owed to the Office of Rail and Road from services delivered in March 2025.

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Palatinate •

How multilingualism boosts cognitive skills in Autistic children

By Lucy Baldwin


A new study has found that multilingualism is correlated with improved executive function and reduced symptoms of Autism in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The study supports a growing body of research which suggests that learning multiple languages is beneficial for communication in children with ASD, contrary to what was believed in the past. 


Fears about hampering communication in children with ASD have led clinicians and educators to advise parents against...
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