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Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

A trailblazing disabilities campaigner has described the prospect of being honoured by the King as something she had never expected in her life.Michaela Hollywood, 33, from Co Down, who lives with a genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy which limits her mobility, will be made an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to people with disabilities.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

Domestic abuse survivors are being forced to return to live with perpetrators, or face homelessness, because they are unable to get a place in a refuge amid ever-growing demand.A report seen by the Observer, to be published on Monday, found that more than a quarter of the women supported last year through a government-funded scheme were subjected to further abuse by the perpetrator while waiting for a refuge space.

Two proposals in the course of a week present opposing approaches to England's care crisis.A government scheme will recruit volunteers to run errands, in a desperate attempt to lessen the problem of people stuck in hospital because they can't be safely discharged.Tasks, including collecting prescriptions, will be allocated via an app.

To those familiar with the fraught battle lines around one of society's most emotive issues, the reaction of anti-abortion campaigners in the hours after a woman was jailed for procuring a late abortion appeared muted.Key voices from major anti-abortion groups were conspicuously absent in the coverage, while pro-choice campaigners' calls for decriminalisation were tempered by the insistence that they were not calling for freely available abortion at any stage of a pregnancy.

The UK was unprepared for the Covid pandemic because the government was distracted by plans in anticipation of a no-deal Brexit, a senior Cabinet Office official has said.Katharine Hammond, the former director of the civil contingencies secretariat in the Cabinet Office, agreed that lockdowns, serious social restrictions, shielding, the collapse of the economy and the need for financial support for individuals had not been considered in any meaningful sense.

Poor people were hit hardest by Covid and poor people living in the north of England were hit hardest of all because of government cuts to health services in the years leading up to the pandemic, experts have said.The worst affected were poor people in northern England from minority ethnic backgrounds, said Prof Sir Michael Marmot as he gave evidence to the independent Covid inquiry on Friday.

D iscounts on the cost of hiring a Boris bike could be given to low-income Londoners under an ambitious plan to boost cycling in London by a third by 2030.Transport for London wants to increase the number of daily trips by bike from about 1.2m to 1.6m by the end of the decade by expanding the appeal of cycling to a more diverse range of Londoners and moving away from focusing on cycle commuters.

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If you can drive and can afford a car, you probably don't understand what it's like to rely, day in and out, on walking, rolling, transit, or asking or paying for rides.But this is every day for non-drivers.And if your first reaction to reading this statement is, "Well, but pretty much everyone drives," that's actually not true.

Among the damning findings of a 96-page report on Cook County's Juvenile Temporary Detention Center is that physical restraints and forced isolation are regularly employed at the same time that mental health services and educational support to youth with special learning needs are not, as required by law.

In this 2020 photo, survivors walk below a gate with the inscription "Work sets you free" after a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial site of the former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz during ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the camp's liberation in Oswiecim, Poland.Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images The German government will pay more than $1.4 billion next year to Holocaust survivors, in the latest compensation for atrocities and persecution inflicted by the Nazis.

People across Britain are still struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis continues to eat into household budgets, with a recent Financial Conduct Authority study putting the total number of those up against it as high as 10 million.While inflation did finally drop down from 10.1 per cent to 8.7 per cent in May, the cost of goods in supermarket aisles and on high street shelves remains high as domestic finances continue to be stretched following a long winter of sky-high energy bills.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

The Queen stamped the words Queen Bee onto a piece of paper and added it to an art installation at a beekeeping charity's garden party.Camilla attended the Bees For Development (BFD) event in sun-soaked Marlborough House in central London on Wednesday together with hundreds of guests, including Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith, celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and television presenter Kate Humble.

People across Britain are still struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis continues to eat into household budgets, with a recent Financial Conduct Authority study putting the total number of those up against it as high as 10 million.While inflation did finally drop down from 10.1 per cent to 8.7 per cent in May, the cost of goods in supermarket aisles and on high street shelves remains high as domestic finances continue to be stretched following a long winter of sky-high energy bills.

Artificial Intelligence tutors in schools could close the attainment gap between rich and poor students, an education minister has suggested.Baroness Barran, the schools minister, said AI had the potential to cut teacher workloads and give pupils greater feedback on their work.Writing exclusively in The Independent, she suggested it could do more.

Rachel Brown didn't know if she'd ever see her five-year-old with cerebral palsy walk without someone else's help.But about two months ago, Leo Crogger took his first steps far from any helping hands.Leo is one of 10 children with cerebral palsy between the ages of 3 and 6 years old who are part of a new study at Holland Bloorview, the country's largest children's rehabilitation hospital and research centre.

Going into his last tennis match of the school year, high school senior Lorris Nzouakeu knew he might get knocked out in straight sets.He was scheduled for one of the first matches of the day during the regionals competition in western Maryland, against a student from another school who'd won the championship last year.

IKEA has been working steadily since 2012 to grow the brand's initiative of working with social businesses that create long-term job opportunities.MÄVINN, which will be available at IKEA US in June, is the brand's second global social entrepreneurship collection, and the first that will include annually recurring product releases.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

Residents with disabilities, advocates and a Toronto city councillor are calling on the province to help the TTC expand its Wheel-Trans program, in a bid to stop its plan to divert half of its existing customers onto its conventional transit system.Scarborough North coun.Jamaal Myers, who's also the chair of the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee, says he's concerned over the lack of expanded funding from the provincial government needed to support the increase in Wheel-Trans use over the years.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

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President Biden and House Republicans' tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling makes cuts in domestic spending that are likely to disproportionately hurt low-income and other vulnerable people.The agreement to avoid defaulting on U.S. debt targets one group, struggling workers in their 50s, for particularly harsh treatment by denying many of them food assistance.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

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In this podcast episode, Julian interviews Isaac Smit, a former member of the US Navy and current program manager at Amazon.He discusses the challenges faced by veterans in the workplace and how we can support them better.Isaac highlights two main difficulties veterans encounter: dealing with ambiguity and managing invisible disabilities like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

D isabled peers have spoken about being harangued on their way to Parliament as a report said not enough was being done to safeguard access to Westminster for the less abled.A report by the Policy Exchange said protests had often blocked the passageway of disabled people as it called on the Metropolitan Police to do more to protect pedestrian walkways for those in wheelchairs and with other disabilities.

Disabled peers have spoken about being harangued on their way to Parliament as a report said not enough was being done to safeguard access to Westminster for the less abled.A report by the Policy Exchange said protests had often blocked the passageway of disabled people as it called on the Metropolitan Police to do more to protect pedestrian walkways for those in wheelchairs and with other disabilities.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

The company claims that the plan to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices violates the First and Fifth Amendments.A Merck flag flies in front of the company's building on October 2, 2013, in Summit, New Jersey.Kena Betancur / Getty Images Merck announced on Tuesday that it is suing the government over a recently approved plan to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, aiming to stop one of the nation's first efforts to take a small step toward lowering sky-high drug prices in the U.S.
The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Washington on Tuesday, claims that the plan is unconstitutional and calls it a "sham" and "tantamount to extortion."

The federal minimum wage hasn't been raised in 14 years, a record-long stretch.Workers who assist people with disabilities in their homes through the In-Home Supportive Services program urge the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to increase their pay on November 1, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Amid the longest period in Congressional history without any raising of the federal minimum wage, new polling finds that the vast majority of voters not only support raising the minimum wage, but also nearly tripling it.

The annual Apple Design Awards celebrates the 12 best-in-class apps and games on the App Store across 6 categories ranging from inclusivity to interaction and innovation.Here are the winners for this year.Inclusivity
App: Universe - Website Builder
Universe is a simple and easy-to-use website builder that helps users in creating their own websites.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

LGBTQ Soireé

A time-honored rite of passage has stuck with me long past high school graduation.Growing up, my closet had a glass door - everyone knew I was gay.I stayed inside it anyway.It was the 2000s.I lived in a Republican household, and although California is a progressive haven for so many, being a queer teen was not cute.

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Editor's Note: As readers are probably aware, the latest budget proposals coming from Sacramento omit emergency funding for transit agencies.Streetsblog joins the chorus in urging lawmakers to fund transit.The San Francisco Transit Riders has put together a form letter/action page.Be sure to write in, call, and make it known that you want the Bay Area's transit funded.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin installing accessibility upgrades to the 95th Street subway station in Bay Ridge this year, according to Council Member Justin Brannan.The underground station - which serves as the final stop on the R line - is only accessible from the street via staircases, and is not compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

Finance expert Martin Lewis has shared eight key things to know about how the first energy price drop in two years will affect you.Energy regulator Ofgem today dropped its energy price cap by 450, amid warnings that consumers are likely to feel little benefit to their household finances.The price cap rocketed from 1,162 a year for a typical household in August 2021 to 3,280, having briefly reached 4,279, with the pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine both pushing up wholesale prices.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

Ofgem has dropped its energy price cap by 450 amid warnings that consumers are likely to feel little benefit to their household finances.The price cap rocketed from 1,162 a year for a typical household in August 2021 to 3,280, having briefly reached 4,279, with the pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine both pushing up wholesale prices.

Finance expert Martin Lewis has shared eight key things to know about how the first energy price drop in two years will affect you.Energy regulator Ofgem will announce its new energy price cap tomorrow.It is expected the cap will drop by 450 to 2,054 a year.The price cap rocketed from 1,162 a year for a typical household in August 2021 to 3,280, having briefly reached 4,279, with the pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine both pushing up wholesale prices.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.

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Local transit leaders have selected an entirely on-street light rail line that runs through downtown and stretches mostly north and east with a spur that reaches somewhat into southern Austin as the route that will most likely be approved for construction.Austin Transit Partnership today announced that the two-train route running from 38th Street south to Oltorf Street, with an eastern extension to Yellow Jacket Lane toward Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, was the option it viewed as the best from the five Project Connect scenarios put forth in March for six weeks of public comment.

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to meet their financial obligations as the cost of living crisis persists.A Financial Conduct Authority study has put the total as high as 10 million, reporting a 3.1 million increase year-on-year and warning that many are having to choose between heating and eating and being forced to cancel insurance policies to make ends meet.