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Holiday childcare costs up with fewer places available, survey finds

Fewer than a quarter of local authorities in England have enough holiday childcare provision for parents working full-time and costs have risen across Great Britain since last year, new research has found. Six weeks of summer childcare for each ...

18 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Congestion warning as nearly 13m summer getaway trips expected

Drivers are being warned over severe road congestion this weekend as nearly 13 million leisure trips are expected across the UK. The RAC said it estimates 12.6 million people will embark on day trips or holidays by car between Friday and ...

18 Jul 2023 at 09:13

Life

Holiday childcare costs up with fewer places available, survey finds

18 Jul 2023 at 08:29

Life

Mike Tindall wants to share a safety message for families enjoying the outdoors this Easter

Mike Tindall has teamed up with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on a campaign urging the public to stay safe while out and about over the Easter holidays. The former rugby union star – who has three children with wife Zara Tindall, ...

03 Apr 2023 at 12:58

Derry Now

Save School Holiday Food Payment call

The Department of Education and the British Secretary of State have been urged to step in and save the School Holiday Food Payment. Thousands of local families rely on the payment, which and is due to close on Friday, April 1. ...

30 Mar 2023 at 14:33

Decision to end ‘holiday hunger’ payments is outrageous, says West Tyrone MLA

Northern Ireland

‘Outrageous’ decision to end ‘holiday hunger’ payments for children

The decision to end holiday hunger and counselling schemes for children has been described as “outrageous”. The families of about 96,000 children entitled to free school meals have received £27 in support per child every ...

30 Mar 2023 at 20:27

England’s school summer holidays should be cut to four weeks, report to say

Thought should be given to cutting the school summer holidays in England to try to help pupils, parents and teachers, a report is to suggest. A four-week summer holiday instead of a six-week break could be part of ...

26 Feb 2024 at 17:30

Schools in Wales could have summer holidays cut by a week

School summer holidays in Wales could be cut by a week after the Welsh Government drew up plans it said would benefit both teachers and students. Under the proposals a week would be taken from the summer holidays ...

21 Nov 2023 at 08:08

Travel

It’s still possible to get a bargain holiday at half term – here’s how

It may be looming around the corner, but there’s still time to book a getaway for the half-term holiday – and you don’t need to spend a fortune. “There’s no limit to what you can book last minute,” says Raphael ...

17 Oct 2023 at 09:15

Analysis finds ‘surprising’ destinations are cheapest for a summer break

Many of the cheapest European summer holidays available to book are in “surprising” destinations, according to new analysis. Consumer group Which? said its analysis of more than 4,500 package holidays found ...

18 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Life

How to spend half-term with less screen time

School holidays can be challenging for parents, and there won’t be many who don’t let their kids over-indulge in screen time this half-term. But most mums and dads would rather keep device usage to a ...

06 Feb 2024 at 11:34

Personal Finance

Families ‘to spend £3,000 entertaining children during school holidays in 2024’

Families anticipate spending more than £3,000 on average entertaining children over the school holidays this year, according to a survey. On average, parents expect to fork out £3,045 keeping ...

18 Mar 2024 at 13:47

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