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I had to pull my children out of £38,000-a-year private school because of the soaring cost of living

Memories of taking each of my children for their first day in reception at a private prep school in Cambridgeshire are incredibly special. Three years apart, the experiences were remarkably similar. Their warm little hands clasped in mine, eyes filled with a mixture of excitement and trepidation in equal measure,...

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June 21, 2023

Lyme Regis

Met Office refuses to rule out temperatures soaring to 40C in Britain this summer

Met Office said odds of a hotter than average summer had more than doubled The Met Office said it cannot rule out record breaking 40c temperatures again this summer as it predicted higher than normal temperatures today. The UK smashed temperature records last year – when thermometers hit 40.3c in...

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June 21, 2023

Lyme Regis

Soaring inflation forces two million motorists to pay £390 tax on ‘luxury’ cars

When the tax was introduced in 2017 it affected only 200,000 owners The AA last night urged Ministers to set the threshold much higher More than two million UK drivers have been made to pay a controversial tax for luxury cars due to soaring inflation costs, The Mail on Sunday...

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