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PM hails former deputy and says ‘she’s going to be a major voice in the Labour movement’Pat McFadden has defended the chancellor’s decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap at last week’s budget, which is estimated to cost £3bn a year by 2029-30.The scrapping of the cap, which came amid intense pressure from Labour backbenchers, was welcomed by campaigners and charities who argue it is the most cost-effective way to cut child poverty.The manifesto that we fought the election on said that we would reduce child poverty. There are a number of ways to do that. We set up a

Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserveA wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.It was filmed dragging logs and establishing a lodge in a “perfect beaver habitat” on the River Wensun at Pensthorpe, a nature reserve near Fakenham in Norfolk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/07/no-one-knows-where-it-came-from-first-wild-beaver-spotted-in-norfolk-for-400-years Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date : 2025-12-07 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Fire broke out at midnight in the popular club in Arpora in the North Goa district, according to reportsAt least 23 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the Indian resort city of Goa, officials said.Several tourists were among the dead in the fire, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in the North Goa district, according to the Press Trust of India. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/06/several-tourists-among-killed-in-blaze-at-goa-nightclub Author : AFP Publish date : 2025-12-07 03:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.