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ROYAL NEWS - The Royal Family was said to be "hurt" and "deeply disappointed" on Wednesday night after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex "stepped back" as senior members without consulting the Queen, the Prince of Wales or the Duke o...

PUBLIC DEBT - Data gathered by LearnBonds.com indicates that the United States public debt hit a record high of $23.2 trillion in 2019. The data shows an increase of more than $1.2 trillion within a year. US Public Debt Continues to Soar. The debt sh...

PETS - Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that he is planning to overhaul the government’s model contract to make it easier for tenants to have pets. In a surprise statement on Saturday morning, the head of The Ministry of Housing, Commun...

SCOTLAND - Cairn Housing Association Wins £38k In Unpaid Benefits for Disabled Tenants Cairn Housing Association has done wonders to help two chronically disabled tenants by winning them back a combined £38,000 unexpected windfall of unpaid bene...

UNIVERSAL CREDIT - MSP outrage at new barriers to universal credit appeals process. The SNP has accused the UK Tory government of trying to block MSPs from supporting Universal Credit claimants through the appeals process. SNP MSP Linda Fabiani...

PETITION - Mona Kamal has started this petition which has attracted 239,132 signatures amd it aiming for 300,000. Donations are pouring in and you may want to add your signature.  You can add your signature here: https://www.chang...

OMBUDSMAN DECISIONS - North East Lincolnshire Council (19 000 823) Summary: Mr X complains he has to pay towards his Council Tax although he is on benefits. The Council’s Council Tax Reduction Scheme allows a maximum 75% reduction for working age cla...

TRAINING PLACES - The Department for the Economy and accountancy giant PwC, have launched a new Assured Skills Academy offering 20 high quality training places for people with a degree and an ambition to future proof their skill set. Application...

LEGAL - Fancy helping the London Legal Support Trust and the National Pro Bono Centre. They gve a rang of events you can take part in. The Great Legal Bake 10th – 14th February We are calling out for star bakers to make desserts and not legal aid des...

HAVERING -  Bespoke Building Futures programme delivered by joint venture partners Havering Council and Wates Residential. Young unemployed adults in Havering have been given specialist training to help boost their employment prospects thro...