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5 Back-to-School Costs Special-Needs Families May Be Able to Document

Back-to-school season can bring a surprisingly complicated stack of expenses for families raising children with disabilities or learning differences. Beyond notebooks and backpacks, back-to-school costs may include therapy, specialized technology, transportation, evaluations, and educational services. Some expenses may potentially qualify for reimbursement, tax-advantaged spending, or school-provided support, depending on the…

Kids Ain't Cheap

High Court dismisses legal bid to stop puberty blocker trial for children

The trial will see about 220 children treated with puberty-suppressing medication

The Independent UK

Puberty blockers trial set to proceed in England after legal challenge thrown out

A clinical trial into the benefits and risks of puberty blockers in teenagers is set to proceed after a legal challenge over the trial was thrown…

The National (Scotland)

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Reform UK-run London council reverses climate emergency declaration in bid to save money

Nigel Farage’s party running Havering Council declares it will ‘not pursue environmental or net zero-related policies in a way that places unnecessary cost, restriction, or pressure on residents’

Evening Standard

NYC Proposed Giving Kids $1,000 for College. Where Else is That Happening?

From NYC's proposal to Trump Accounts and state-sponsored baby bond programs, governments are helping children build savings long before they reach adulthood.

Kiplinger

8th Pay Commission latest update: Railway technical staff seek multiple fitment factors, higher HRA, pay fix

Railway technical supervisors have put forward significant demands to the 8th Pay Commission. Key proposals include a Rs 52,000 minimum salary and multiple fitment factors. They also seek higher House Rent Allowance rates and the inclusion of training periods for MACP calculations. The association aims for these suggestions to be…

The Economic Times

What do we know about the viral claims of Iranian protesters facing execution?

US President Donald Trump claims he helped save these eight Iranian female protesters from execution, whilst social media users claim the image is AI-generated. What do we know about the women pictured?

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Campaigners launch legal action in bid to stop puberty blocker trial

A number of high-profile names have expressed their opposition, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

Evening Standard

Children's centres to close and parking charges to rise so London council can save £50m

Streetlights could be dimmed at night, and less money will be available for campaigns promoting healthy eating and exercise

Evening Standard

50 Times Animals Were Funnier And More Relatable Than People

Don’t forget to upvote the ones that made you crack a smile or two! The post 50 Times Animals Were Funnier And More Relatable Than People first appeared on Bored Panda.

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What options are left for Rishi Sunak after supreme court’s Rwanda ruling?

£140m plan to send asylum seekers to east Africa found to be unlawful

The Guardian - UK

Eric Adams is blame shifting

As winter sets in, NYC is likely to see homelessness get even worse. Mayor Eric Adams is blaming migrants

Salon

Plans to use amputated human legs in tests to help police dogs find bodies

It is thought dogs will be offered a mix of decomposed animal and human scent samples to test whether they can identify the difference.

The Independent UK

Ashfield to get 200 more council houses over coming years as people 'cry out' for them

One councillor says more than 200 bids are regularly being received on three-bedroom properties

Nottingham Post

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Urgent action needed at Nottingham City Council to avoid 'inappropriate financial activity'

A new report says problems including missing records are holding back Nottingham City Council's ability to provide "proper financial stewardship"

Chronicle Live

Council branded 'penny pinchers' for new charges for residents in sheltered accommodation

Vulnerable people across Northumberland now face a weekly charge of around £30 for service and heating

Fortune

Why this company has spent nine years trying to sell birth control pills without a prescription

HRA Pharma hasn't given up on the long-shot goal.

Fortune

U.S. women still can’t get birth control pills over the counter. Inside one company's 9-year struggle to change that

Post-Roe, women’s access to contraception is more important than ever. But Perrigo's HRA Pharma is still waiting to hear back from the FDA.

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NYC residents sue Adams administration for holding up their food stamps, cash assistance: ‘Hunger and immense distress’

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has stiffed thousands of low-income New Yorkers on their food stamps and cash assistance benefits, leaving them in a state of “hunger and immense distress,” sometimes for months on end, according to a lawsuit filed late Friday.

Nottingham Post

Further details reveal Nottingham City Council misspent an extra £4m on top of £40m estimate

“We have been carrying out a thorough investigation of the Housing Revenue Account since the end of 2021 as part of our commitment to being open and transparent about the way the council manages its finances."

Nottingham Post

Nottingham City Council's unlawful misspend now set to cost up to £51 million

Nottingham City Council has been repaying unlawfully spent money into its housing account

Evening Standard

Dozens of ‘children killed during anti-government protests’ in Iran

At least 58 children have been killed in Iran since protests against the regime started two months ago, according to a human rights group.

Daily Record

Juggling of housing finances will see council lose equivalent of funding for 20 new homes

Former housing portfolio holder Councillor Philip Saxton has called in last month's cabinet decision to make the SAC housing budget pay out £1m more than the value of land it is acquiring for Mainholm council housing.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham City Council left in limbo over commissioner intervention amid 'hiatus' in Conservative Government

'The latest message from the improvement board is they don't want this hiatus'

The Independent UK

Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription

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