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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Charlotte Fisher
Parents will receive primary school offers for their children today - but you can appeal the decision if you do not get your first choiceParents across the country found out which primary school has offered their child a place for September 2025 today (April 16). But what should you do if your child didn't get their first choice of primary school and you want to appeal the decision?
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Charlotte Fisher
Due to the way monthly Direct Debit payments work customers may be eligible to get £100s backMartin Lewis is urging anyone who pays for energy with a direct debit to 'check today' to see if they could be owed money in credit.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Felix Keith |Charlotte Fisher
The international striker was part of the Chinese side Zhejiang, having moved from Rapid Bucharest earlier this yearInternational footballer Aaron Boupendza has died aged 28 after falling from the 11th floor of a building in China, the Gabonese Football Federation have announced. Tributes have poured in for the Gabon international and striker for Chinese team Zhejiang after it was confirmed he had passed away on Wednesday, April 16, the Mirror reports.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Ruby Flanagan |Charlotte Fisher
Families will now have to supply documents themselves to get state pension repayments after the DWP stopped its investigations into underpaymentsBereaved families have been told to 'act now' or risk losing money owed to them in state pension underpayments. Errors and mistakes by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the past mean families could claim thousands of pounds in state pension money that should have been paid to their relatives.
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1 week ago | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Charlotte Fisher |Liam Thorp
Some payments will be made early because of the Easter bank holiday weekendSome people who are due to receive benefit payments from the Department of Work and Pensions or HM Revenue & Customs may see their benefits paid early this week. When a payment date falls on a weekend or a bank holiday then it means that some benefit payments can be sent out early. This can include benefits like Universal Credit, Pension Credit or Personal Independent Payments.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Charlotte Fisher
Full list of inflation changes last month, including food, computers and carsInflation levels eased in March for many products - including for computers and sugar - but accelerated for numerous other items, such as cocoa and margarine. Falls in the cost of personal computers and filling up at the pumps helped ease the overall rate of inflation last month, while prices accelerated for cinema tickets, women’s clothes and – ahead of Easter – cocoa and powdered chocolate.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Charlotte Fisher
'It could've taken my life. But it doesn't stop me from wanting to get more work done in the future'A woman has described the "nightmare" operation that gave her a 12cm hole in her leg and left her in "a world of pain." Harleigh Kamal was left "horrified" after getting an operation to "refresh" her upper thighs that ended up giving her a hole in her leg that "smelt like rotten egg".
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Alycia McNamara |Charlotte Fisher
Some of the shops closing also contain Post OfficesMorrisons is permanently shutting 16 of its shops across the country today. The closures are part of the supermarket's major shake up which will also see certain Morrisons cafes and all market street kitchens shut up shop in a bid to cut costs. The supermarket is closing 17 Morrisons Daily stores, with 16 shutting today, Wednesday April 16, and the final store joining them on May 14. Some of the stores affected contain Post Offices.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Charlotte Fisher
Experts are advising drivers with smartwatches to follow three simple steps to avoid risking a £1,000 fine or driving banUK drivers have been issued a smartwatch warning that could see people fined £1,000 and receive 'up to to 6 penalty points on their license'.
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1 week ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Levi Winchester |Charlotte Fisher
Benefit rates increased for everyone earlier this month but Universal Credit claimants will have to wait to see the extra money enter their bank accountsMany Universal Credit claimants have not seen their payment rates go up despite recent increases to benefit payments. Most claimants will see the new payments hit their bank accounts from June due to the way UC is paid.
