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Government unveils ‘transformative’ £1.6billion disability strategy

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The Government has unveiled 100 immediate pledges to improve the lives and opportunities of disabled people in a landmark £1.6billion strategy that has drawn muted responses from charities. A public awareness campaign to dispel ingrained stereotypes and a taskforce examining the increased costs disabled people face are being promised in the cross-department disability strategy. The Government will also consult on whether to make it mandatory for employers with 250 or … Read more

Theatres, museums and galleries get £1.6billion lifeline

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Theatres, museums and galleries get £1.6billion lifeline as thousands of arts venues shut by coronavirus are not expected to reopen for mass events until next year Cultural venues including theatres to get £1.6billion bailout for grants and loans Boris Johnson vows to safeguard Britain’s cultural industry from going under But it is thought that concerts … Read more

Battle of the Barclays blondes at the centre of a £1.6billion legal battle

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One was a refugee who came to this country without a penny to her name. The other a privately-educated former girlfriend of Prince Andrew. Two women from very different backgrounds — but this week Diana Jenkins and Amanda Staveley found themselves at the heart of a legal showdown that is causing shockwaves across the City … Read more

Councils will get an extra £1.6billion in funding amid coronavirus pandemic

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Councils will get an extra £1.6billion in funding to help in areas including social care, keeping schools open and bin collections as authorities are hit by revenue losses from parking fees during coronavirus Situation could cause some councils to ‘take extreme cost-cutting and rationing’ Crisis has raised the pressure on services like support for those … Read more