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Manchester Arena families say Abdalraouf Abdallah should be forced to give evidence to inquiry

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Families of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing believe a convicted Islamic extremist – suspected of having radicalised terrorist Salman Abedi – should be forced to give evidence to a public inquiry. Lawyers representing the families of the 22 victims of the 2017 attack say Abdalraouf Abdallah is an ‘important witness’ in understanding how … Read more

Bereaved families hit by banking delays and blunders in pandemic 

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Bereaved families trying to tie up their loved ones finances hit by banking delays and blunders in pandemic By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 16 February 2021 Bereaved families are facing long delays and costly administration errors when wrapping up their loved ones’ finances … Read more

Child Trust Fund proposals offer hope to families of disabled children

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The parents of as many as four in five disabled children currently unable to access their Child Trust Fund savings may no longer have to go to court to get access to the money after a way of avoiding the costly and time-consuming process was greenlit by savings providers. A majority of Child Trust Fund … Read more

Konnie Huq: Home school’s hard enough when you DO have devices so let’s help the families who don’t

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Brace yourselves!’, ‘Eeeek’, ‘Help!’, ‘Oh no… not again!’ read the messages on school WhatsApp feeds across the country when the news broke. It was December 19, a Saturday – the first Saturday of the school Christmas holidays to be precise – and as parents tucked their kids into bed that evening, excited for the Christmas … Read more

Konnie Huq: Home school’s hard enough when you DO have devices so let’s help the families who don’t

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Brace yourselves!’, ‘Eeeek’, ‘Help!’, ‘Oh no… not again!’ read the messages on school WhatsApp feeds across the country when the news broke. It was December 19, a Saturday – the first Saturday of the school Christmas holidays to be precise – and as parents tucked their kids into bed that evening, excited for the Christmas … Read more

Konnie Huq: Home school’s hard enough when you DO have devices so let’s help the families who don’t

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Brace yourselves!’, ‘Eeeek’, ‘Help!’, ‘Oh no… not again!’ read the messages on school WhatsApp feeds across the country when the news broke. It was December 19, a Saturday – the first Saturday of the school Christmas holidays to be precise – and as parents tucked their kids into bed that evening, excited for the Christmas … Read more

Families reveal how they have been spending their lockdown savings

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Britons have revealed how they are spending some of their £150billion in extra savings amassed during the lockdown as the pandemic stopped them from splashing out on expensive holidays and nights out.   Families built up their bank deposits from £1.48trillion to £1.63trillion over the course of 2020 – a rise of £151.7billion, the highest since … Read more

Families are evacuated as landslide destroys 70ft-high wall

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‘We heard a huge bang and the house moved’: Families are evacuated as landslide destroys 70ft-high wall in pouring rain to send bricks and rubble pouring into their gardens and flood their homes Five families were evacuated from their homes after wall collapsed into their gardens at 1am on Wednesday  Lynn and Terry Oakley, who … Read more

Five families reveal how they’re going to spend lockdown savings

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As lockdown life continues to take its toll, there is a silver lining for some, at least. With nowhere to go and nothing to do, there is little for us to spend our money on — and many people’s bank balances have received a welcome boost. Bank of England figures this week revealed that families … Read more

Five families tell how they’re going to spend after saving in lockdown

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As lockdown life continues to take its toll, there is a silver lining for some, at least. With nowhere to go and nothing to do, there is little for us to spend our money on — and many people’s bank balances have received a welcome boost. Bank of England figures this week revealed that families … Read more