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“For many families, it’s difficult enough to have enough food on the table for everyone and now they need to think about how they’ll cover the kids’ meals as they head back to school.”

12 back to school food hacks including yellow sticker offer peak times

Festivals on a budget: How to chill out and enjoy the music without worrying about breaking the bank

Heading to a music festival? Here’s how to do it on a budget

Japanese Knotweed. (Pic credit: Andrew Smith)

Invasive plants in the UK and how to manage them

King Charles’ coronation ‘shouldn’t be publicly funded’, says poll

Brits are being offered clever ways to reduce their weekly food spend by making simple swaps to meals.

7 clever swaps to cut money off your food bill

Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the Parliament’s Standard Watchdog after allegedly failing to declare an interest

Sunak under investigation over alleged failure to declare interest

BBC Panorama shared research that shows the cost of fifteen years of wage stagnation on British workers

UK wage stagnation costing British workers £11,000 per year

Experts from the industry have given an insight into what effect Jeremy Hunt’s new Spring Budget will have on the UK housing market.

What does spring budget mean for housing market? Zoopla forecast

Martin Lewis reacts to Jeremy Hunt’s budget after Chancellor name checks him and ‘calls speaker old’

Budget 2023: Martin Lewis gives his verdict

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government’s annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2023: Living standards to fall by 6% - OBR

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced 30 hours of free childcare for one and two year olds

Budget 2023: Free childcare for under 5s explained

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed parents with children aged one and two years-old will be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare in his spring budget - here is all you need to know about the change and the eligibility criteria.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

Primark stores across the UK are hosting free workshops to help customers wear their clothes for longer

Primark launches free clothing repair workshops to tackle fast-fashion

Chancellor set to extend fuel duty cut beyond March

The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will remain at £2,500 for an additional three months.

Budget 2023: Energy Price Guarantee to be extended to June

Attending a wedding can be one of the most joyous times of the year but it can also be one of the most expensive too, from things such as gifts to drinks

The best ways to save money as a wedding guest

The Cherry Pie scent is new for 2020 (Photo: Aldi)

Aldi is selling candles that smell like cake - here are all the scents

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering a tax on pensions (Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak considering pensions tax hike to plug coronavirus finance gap

Ryanair has cancelled flights during August and September. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Ryanair has cancelled 1,000 flights in August and September - here’s what to do ...

The cheapest electric cars of 2020

Councils told to step up road repairs as pothole-related breakdowns jump by two-...

Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns EMN-201103-175847001

Coronavirus: MP says Budget measures will help Melton families and businesses

What the 2020 Budget means for UK drivers

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 0.25 per cent, down from its previous rate of 0.75 per cent, as part of a bid to support the economic repercussions of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak (Photo: Shutterstock)

Interest rates have been cut dramatically in response to coronavirus

Asda sparks hopes of petrol price war as it reacts to plummeting oil prices

Car makers call on Chancellor to remove VAT from electric cars

Petrol could be made more eco-friendly - but it will risk damaging older cars

Free cash machines could soon disappear - here's why

Passengers could make a saving of up to £90 if the tax is halved (Photo: Shutterstock)

The cost of flying abroad could be about to drop by £90 per person

This is when the UK budget will be unveiled - and what it could mean for you

An artist's impression of the proposed new Aldi store EMN-170703-153434001

No start date yet for new Melton Aldi store

School classrooms like this one could be hit by huge budget cuts EMN-170217-161811001

Parents urged to protest with Melton schools set to be hit by big budget cuts

Hart receives the Classic Racer of the Year award with his fianc?e Laura EMN-161227-142743002

Melton motorcycle ace named Classic Racer of the Year

Greggs

It’s the pasty tax all over again - Greggs warns Living Wage could mean price ri...

BUDGET DAY: Ten things you can expect from today’s emergency budget

Shoppers could see stores opening longer on Sunday under new proposals EMN-141227-194505009

What do you think? Shops could open for longer on Sundays under Budget plans