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[ad_1] The Education Department was “surprisingly indifferent” about whether a private company was benefiting from providing free vouchers for school meals, MPs warned. Edenred was hired to execute the plan during the first shutdown, but had trouble meeting the demand for vouchers from eligible families, causing “unacceptable” delays, according to …

[ad_1] Large swaths of the UK will again experience cold temperatures in the coming days, with heavy snowfall and a rain forecast for a month in parts of England and Scotland. Temperatures could drop by around 10 ° C to slightly above freezing between Thursday and Monday in much of …

[ad_1] José Mourinho insisted his players stick together, declining to answer a question about unused substitute Gareth Bale, after Tottenham’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea saw them lose more ground in the race to qualify for the Champions League on Thursday night. Chelsea were superior from start to finish at Tottenham …

[ad_1] Joe Biden has announced the end of US support for Saudi-led offensive operations in Yemen, as part of a broad reshaping of US foreign policy. In his first foreign policy speech as president, Biden noted that the United States would no longer be an unquestioned ally of the Gulf …

[ad_1] Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount and Timo Werner have kept their places on the Chelsea side to face Tottenham Hotspur. N’Golo Kante, however, is only on the substitute bench. The Blues make the short trip to North London looking to build on their first win with Tuchel, which came against …

[ad_1] AAt the Downing Street press conference on Wednesday night, the prime minister had assured the nation that Matt Hancock would give an update on the government’s plan for hotel quarantine the next day. Only, come Thursday, it turned out that there was still no plan. Or none that the …

[ad_1] A teenager who verbally abused Professor Chris Whitty on the street had his PlayStation confiscated by his mother as punishment, it was reported. The boy’s behavior was widely condemned after a video surfaced showing him repeatedly accusing England’s medical director of lying about the pandemic. While Whitty was buying …

[ad_1] I spoke with three women gathered here to see the verdict, all former abductees. “I was not satisfied because some of the LRA commanders came home and received amnesty and are living a normal life. So why is Ongwen the only one on trial?” Said one. “I object to …

[ad_1] The Bank of England took a step closer to introducing negative interest rates for the first time on Thursday, after it gave lenders six months to prepare for such a move. The Threadneedle Street Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep the official interest rate at historically low …

[ad_1] Eddie Jones has eliminated George Ford for England’s opener of the Six Nations against Scotland on Saturday with the captain, Owen Farrell, switching to midfield and Ollie Lawrence entering midfield. Jones has made five changes to the team that won the Fall Nations Cup in December, with Mark Wilson …