as the cost of living climbs ever higher. and we will be reporting from the lake district about growing concerns over the water quality in this england s largest lake. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel. an england legend retires. ellen white calls it a day. the lionesses top scorer said it was one of the hardest decisions of her life. we will be looking at what legacy she leaves on the game. new measures to protect parents from the cost of school uniforms are to be introduced. from next month, state schools in england will have to remove unnecessary branding from their uniforms, to make them cheaper. the charity the children s society estimates that parents have had to spend an average of £315 per child at primary school, and up slightly to £337 per secondary school child.
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more than 400 applications. a similar number of people, but more families with young children. if you re a working family on a low income, or in the gig economy or you work part time, then your choices are really limited. we re a lifeline. without us, they would, you know, really struggle. for many families, tough times have got tougher, with no break from the rising costs over the summer holidays. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in birmingham. earlier i spoke to helen leadbitter, from the charity, the children s society. she told me what she would like to hear on the issue from the conservative leadership candidates. we have actually heard very little, if anything at all, from either of the candidates about the well being of children and young people in our society and the fact of the matter is that we now, a third of our
the children s society is warning of a postcode lottery of support and that millions of children could go hungry this summer. our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, reports. zed watches every penny. today, she s shopping at a community food pantry to pick up discounted essentials for the children. last summer, zed got a free school meal voucher in the holidays worth £15 a week. but here in birmingham, that s been scrapped. £15 might not sound like a lot of money. actually, in the grand scheme of it, it is. when you ve got two children to be paying for, like, it is a big loss. the vouchers have been replaced with free holiday clubs that provide food and activities. i love to get my children out in all activities, but with having a young child and a child with additional needs, it can be extremely difficult for many reasons. three, two, one, go! the council has organised events like this. in birmingham, nearly 70,000
of health for a comment and they have yet to come back to us. court after court and judge afterjudge after court and judge after judge did after court and judge afterjudge did come down on the side of the doctors, it is worth pointing out, he said simply it was not worth continuing the treatment because there was no chance of him recovering, despite the wishes of the family who were praying for a miracle. detectives investigating the disappearance of a student nurse from grays in essex have arrested a fifth man in connection with her disappearance. 0wami davies was last seen a month ago in west croydon, after leaving her family home in essex three days earlier. the man is being questioned on suspicion of kidnap. four others have been bailed. let s move on to school meals. a leading charity is warning that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have over the holidays. the children s society says the rising cost of living,