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Record number of suspensions at Milton Keynes schools in autumn term last year

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Milton Keynes pupils achieved lower A-level results than the South East average

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

A campaign has been launched to encourage more people to use bus travel

Campaign launched to get more people in Milton Keynes back on the buses

Free parking for electric vehicles is to be scrapped at Milton Keynes city centre

Council under fire for scrapping free parking for electric vehicles in CMK

Nearly a quarter of Year 6 pupils measured in Milton Keynes were classed as obese. Image: Gareth Fuller PA

Childhood obesity rates in Milton Keynes worse than before coronavirus pandemic

A newborn baby in the maternity ward at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey on May 22, 2020 in Frimley, United Kingdom. (Stock Image. Credit: Steve Parsons - Pool/Getty Images)

Bereaved families call for inquiry into NHS maternity services

Milton Keynes City Council Leader Councillor Pete Marland and Labour candidate Chris Curtis at Wolverton station

Two Milton Keynes railway station saved from closure after backlash

Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero

Children's phonics skills are below levels prior to pandemic

Milton Keynes children's phonics skills remain below pre-pandemic levels

A general view of scaffolding at Balbardie Primary School on September 04, 2023 in Bathgate, Scotland, after its buildings were found to contain RAAC. Credit: Getty Images

43 more schools found to have crumbly RAAC concrete

Greta Thunberg was among those speaking at the protest in central London. Credit: XR/Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images.

'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London

Four British nationals who were being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan have been released and are set to return to the UK on a flight

Four British men freed by Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer pledges to tackle NHS wait times with £1.5bn plan

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Brain tumour patient John Lawson in the Food by John Lawson restaurant he owns

Celebrity chef who has cooked for the Beckhams backs MK cancer charity

Rishi Sunak's government will preside over the highest tax rises on record, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak's government will oversee highest tax rises on record

Hot on the heels of news that seven more bus routes in MK could be axed, the government has granted a windfall

Government grants MK a windfall to help save 'essential' bus services

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

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MK children continue to get worse at reading, writing and maths after pandemic

Millions of people are receiving payments to help with high bills amid the cost of living crisis - what further support is coming in 2023?

Cost of living payment: What other support is coming in 2023?

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Close up of car wheel on a road in very bad condition with big potholes full of dirty rain water pools.

Alarming new figures lay bare the shocking maintenance record of roads in MK

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes in Manchester.

Homes to save £100s on energy as new scheme begins - are you eligible?

Doreen Thompson adjusts her thermostat at her home as she limits her use of heating to keep up with her increasing energy bills, at her home in south London.

Ofgem chief’s warning energy bills could be ‘even higher’ this winter

Young women in Milton Keynes are more than twice as likely to be hospitalised for self-harm as men

Around 80 young women and girls in MKs hospitalised for self-harm in 2021-22

Rates of people smoking are down but more young adults are taking up vaping

Rate of smokers is down in Milton Keynes but still higher than national average

Train ticket office closures are planned for two rail stations in Milton Keynes

Government urged to rethink plans to close two rail ticket offices in MK

An open cash register containing pound coins and notes is pictured in a convenience store in London

DWP confirms £300 cost of living payment in update on £94bn support

Carers in Milton Keynes forced to wait beyond the legal limit to make decisions for vulnerable patients

Carers waiting beyond legal limit to make decisions for vulnerable patients

The GP workforce in Milton Keynes South has risen by 52% in recent years, says MP Iain Stewart

MP insists there's many more GP staff in MK than there was 4 years ago

Survey reveals the booziest UK cities - is your area on the list?

Hundreds of people in Milton Keynes have been evicted from their rented homes through no fault of their own

Hundreds of 'no-fault' evictions in MK since Government pledged ban

MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Milton Keynes Hospital on August 15, 2023 in Milton Keynes, England. (Photo by Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak urges striking NHS staff to accept latest pay offer

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to staff and patients during a visit to Milton Keynes University Hospital on August 15, 2023 in Milton Keynes, England. (Photo by Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak hails 'fantastic' Government investment at Milton Keynes Hospital

MK Hospital

Tens of thousands of patients were waiting for routine treatment at MK Hospital

Many of the asylum seekers will arrive by boat before being taken to stay in Newport Pagnell

Government WILL screen the 200 asylum seekers due to arrive shortly in MK town

Colm Gildernew MLA has called on Allied Irish Bank to improve services and saving rates for customers following the extortionate profits it has made so far this year. Credit: marcin jucha - stock.adobe.com

Parents urged to claim benefit worth thousands as criteria extended

MPs are warning the Government to do more to tackle the increase in smart devices being used in domestic abuse cases

MPs warn of baby monitors and smart speakers enabling domestic abuse

Milton Keynes City Council has installed 25 new rapid chargers in Central Milton Keynes (CMK).

25 new electric rapid chargers installed in Central Milton Keynes

How much wine, beer & spirits will cost after government tax increase

Schools across England will face major disruption today as teachers strike over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Back to school - teachers strikes finally over

A host of Vevor DIY and electrical appliances have been recalled after putting users at risk of electric shock

Warning as 34 branded DIY items recalled due to risk of fire