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How much should the free school meals really be worth? Free school meal allowances are usually £2.34 per pupil per day, an additional £3.50 per seven days has been added in lockdown, equalling £15.20 a week. The Government has told schools to work with their school catering team or provider to make up the food … Read more
Keir Starmer and Marcus Rashford slam ‘disgraceful’ free school meals parcel given to mother to ‘last 10 days’ that she estimates cost £5.22 as children’s minister vows to look into claims Children’s minister Vicky Ford vowed to look into a report by a mother on Twitter The woman, who goes by @RoadsideMum on Twitter, shared … Read more
Marcus Rashford reveals Manchester United youth teammates and coaches didn’t realise he went without food and says it ‘should never be normal for someone to feel like I felt’ in new documentary Marcus Rashford, 23, speaks about struggles growing up in new documentary Manchester United star says club’s youth coaches didn’t know the situation Said … Read more
Marcus Rashford honoured for his efforts to end child food poverty with a ‘Panel Special Award’ during BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year as Manchester United star admits he ‘didn’t expect’ reaction to his campaign Marcus Rashford was honoured at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards He was given a Panel Special Award … Read more
Sir Alex Ferguson has praised the efforts of Marcus Rashford as he teamed up with the Manchester United forward to tackle child food poverty. Rashford was awarded an MBE for his recent campaigning – which also saw the Government twice make a U-turn on providing free school meals during holidays. Now the 23-year-old has said … Read more
BBC will give Marcus Rashford a special award for his efforts to end child food poverty after he missed out on Sports Personality of the Year shortlist Marcus Rashford will receive a special award for his free school meals campaign The 23-year-old striker forced PM Boris Johnson to u-turn his free-meal policy Over last month’s … Read more
Tributes have flooded in for footballing legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60. Sports stars and celebrities paid their respects to the Argentinian, who was out of hospital recovering from surgery after a blot clot on his brain. Barcelona icon Lionel Messi, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazilian great Pele were among the footballers to … Read more
Marcus Rashford has launched his own book club to encourage disadvantaged children to read. The Manchester United star, 23, will help pick out books, with a diverse array of characters, which he feels will appeal to youngsters under the new initiative. The titles picked to be a part of the Marcus Rashford Book Club will be sold … Read more
What a result! Campaigning football star Marcus Rashford has bought five luxury homes worth more than £2million Campaigning football star Marcus Rashford has bought five luxury homes Striker, 23, has ploughed an estimated £1.5 million into three houses in Cheshire He has mortgages from the Queen’s bank, Coutts, for all five of the properties By … Read more
Marcus Rashford has partnered with iconic brand Burberry for his first ever fashion campaign after being attracted by their vision to help youth centres. The footballer, 23, who has been thrown into the spotlight in recent months following his campaign for children’s free school meals, has once again shown his passion for supporting underprivileged kids … Read more