on the same time last year. christmas is on the horizon and it may be something you ve and upstairs in their shop, where they sell second hand and discounted new toys, takings are also massively down, which means they may struggle to buy all the presents they need. worst case is we fail. there ll be children sat at home with no presents, no christmas dinner either. and, by the sounds of things, no electricity, no heating, and no food on the table. it isn t just about toys, what we do. we give children the chance who have got nothing to be normalfor a period because of what we give to them. and this year in particular, this cost of living crisis, it s already biting? 100%. it s just dreadful. you can just see it in how people move around the shop. they come, they don t buy because they don t have the money. you feel sorry for them just looking at them perusing the 95p, the £2.95, the £1.95 priced items. and if they re struggling
out by the government but last month, he helped secure a long term funding deal. the london assembly says they re surprised and shocked at the announcement. the london living wage will go up by 90 pence an hour to £11.95. the increase has been brought forward because of the sharp increase in the cost of living over the past year. now, it s nearly the weekend, so if you re looking for something to do that s free, a new sculpture trail has opened in regents park showing 19 separate pieces of art set in the grounds of the royal park. the frieze sculpture is now a summer and autumn exhibition and open until november. it s our outdoor display of public art which is set here in the beautiful settings of the english gardens of regent s park. it s free, open to all and open until the 13th of november. we have 19 sculptures, which were selected by claire lilley, the director of yorkshire sculpture park.
over as commissioner. in a statement the met said, we are committed to making changes to address all of the issues the report highlights. the boss of transport for london, andy byford, is set to leave has role after just over two years. mr byford secured a long term funding deal for the tube last month and helped deliver the new elizabeth line after years of financial and operational problems. london assembly says they re surprised and shocked at the announcement. the london living wage will go up by 90 pence an hour to £11.95. the increase has been brought forward because of the sharp increase in the cost of living over the past year. 0ver140,000 people working for over 2,500 employers in london will benefit. now it s nearly the weekend, and so if you re looking for something to do that s free, a new sculpture trail has opened in regent s park showing nineteen separate pieces of art set
of the metropolitan police after it found the force was failing in several areas of its work. his majesty s inspectorate of constabulary said scotland yard must make urgent improvements. the report comes just days after sir mark rowley took over as commissioner. in a statement the met said we are committed to making changes to address all of the issues the report highlights. the london living wage will go up by 90 pence an hour to £11.95. the increase has been brought forward because of the sharp increase in the cost of living over the past year. over 140,000 people working for over 2,500 employers in london will benefit. savile row in london s west end is known around the world for its specialist tailoring and bespoke suit shops
MANILA TNT Tropang Gigamoved to within a winfrom its second straight PBA Philippine Cup title with a 102-93 win against San Miguel Beermen in Game 5 of the finals on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The PLDT franchise nearly blew a comfortable lead to start the fourth quarter as it felt the absence of the injured Jayson Castro, but its big men came through with the needed baskets, and the team secured a pivotal 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series. The Tropang Giga found themselves in trouble after the Beermen came to within four, 91-95, entering the last two minutes of the game. However, TNT veteran centers Poy Erram and Kelly Williams delivered clutch baskets just as the game reached the twilight zone to close out SMB. Mikey Williams led the Tropang Giga, who can close out the series on Friday night, with 23 points, four rebounds, and five assists. The other Williams, Kelly, added 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting including 4-of-6 on threes, nine rebounds,