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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Helen Drew |Olivia Demetriades
Why is home education on the rise in the capital? Helen Drew & Olivia DemetriadesGetty ImagesGovernment data shows there has been a 24% increase in home education in London Home education is a "positive solution for those who struggle with school", says 12-year-old Addison, who started off in school but is now taught at home. She is among the increasing number of young people who are home educated.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Helen Drew |Olivia Demetriades
Home education is a "positive solution for those who struggle with school", says 12-year-old Addison, who started off in school but is now taught at home. She is among the increasing number of young people who are home educated. The number of children in the capital being educated at home has gone up from 9,540 in 2022-2023 to 11,780 in 2024-2025, Department for Education figures show.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
msn.com | Helen Drew |Olivia Demetriades
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Helen Drew |Olivia Demetriades
The BBC understands the government will make an announcement on hospital funding next week. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in July that a review would be carried out on hospital, road and rail projects as part of an attempt to plug a £22bn hole in public finances. This includes hundreds of millions of pounds previously promised to London hospitals, including St Helier Hospital in Sutton.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Helen Drew
Tony, who spent three or four months sleeping rough in central London, described his experience as "very horrible". "No time is a good time to be homeless. It's a place that I never want to be again."London's severe weather emergency protocol was reactivated on Tuesday, meaning charities tried to take homeless people into hostels and night shelters. Last year, more people slept on the streets in London than the year before.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
msn.com | Helen Drew
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Helen Drew
“I pay for her carer, and sometimes I chip in for the bills like gas, electricity and everything," says Aju Chacko, who has been helping his mother financially following his father's death 15 years ago. The 47-year-old from west London is one of many supporting a parent in their retirement. “Of course it’s going to affect my finances for my family, but luckily I have my wife to support me," he says. If he was not helping, his mother “would be struggling”, Mr Chacko says.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
aol.com | Helen Drew |James Kelly
September 22, 2024 at 12:31 PMNick Stevens says he has had to cut "irreplaceable" experienced staff [BBC]A south London hospice has made several staff redundant and cut services because funding levels are failing to meet rising operating costs, its chief executive has said. Nick Stevens said St Raphael's Hospice's operating costs have risen by £1m over the last four years but only received a £140,000 uplift from the NHS, which provides a quarter of the charity's funding.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Helen Drew |Jess Warren
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Helen Drew
Food worth £900,000 stolen yearly from health store By Helen Drew, Jess Warren, BBC NewsBBCRichard Fowler, Planet Organic's head of security, says some shoppers feel "entitled" to steal from the chainThe head of security at a chain of health food shops in London has said the company loses "£900,000 a year" from shoplifting. Richard Fowler, from Planet Organic, said some shoppers feel "entitled" to steal from the chain because they shop there regularly.
