Places where children can eat free or for £1 during the Easter holidays

With the Easter holidays in full swing, these restaurants are offering free meals for children – or meals for just £1 – during half-term. Source link

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Gwynedd four-vehicle crash: 28-year-old woman who died had 'so much more life to live' | UK News

The family of a 28-year-old woman who died in a four-vehicle crash have said she had “so much more life to live”. Emma Louise Morris died in the collision on the A487 in Gwynedd, North Wales, on Monday 3 April. A four-year-old boy continues to be in a critical but stable condition. Her parents said their “beautiful daughter has been cruelly taken from [them] – and too soon”. “At just 28 years…

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Girl, 14, died in fire at block of flats in Beckton as teenage boy held on suspicion of murder | UK News

A 14-year-old girl died in a fire at a block of flats in east London, police have said, as a teenage boy is questioned on suspicion of murder. Emergency crews were called to the blaze in Tollgate Road in Beckton, Newham, on Thursday evening. The Metropolitan Police said the fire is being treated as arson. The force said a 14-year-old girl died and five other people at the address were injured,…

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Snowdonia: Visitors to Eryri National Park warned about parking over Easter bank holiday | UK News

Visitors to Wales’s largest national park have been urged not to park on double yellow lines ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Snowdonia covers 823 square miles and has a population of more than 26,000 people in north west Wales. Nearly four million people visit the park every year, but visitors have been warned to do so responsibly. Eryri National Park have introduced park and ride…

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Toby Burwell: Body found in Newbold Quarry is missing teenager last seen more than six weeks ago | UK News

Police searching for a teenager first reported missing more than six weeks ago say they have found his body. Warwickshire Police say officers found the body in the water at Newbold Quarry Nature Reserve, in Rugby, on Thursday afternoon. It has now been identified as 17-year-old Toby Burwell, who had been missing from his Newbold home since 20 February. The teenager’s death is not being treated as…

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Woman who died after being hit by car in Sheffield named - as boy, 12, held on suspicion of murder | UK News

A woman who died after being hit by a car in Sheffield has been named by police following the arrest of a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of murder. Marcia Grant, 60, was a “warm, loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend and a pillar of her community”, her family said. Emergency crews were called to reports of a collision between a car and a woman in the Greenhill area of…

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Northern Ireland police have 'strong intelligence' of attacks being planned against officers on Easter Monday | UK News

Police in Northern Ireland have said they have “strong” intelligence terror attacks are being planned against their officers on Easter Monday. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne said that officers would be moved to frontline duties to counter any potential threats, in a policing strategy he said hadn’t been used for years. He said this reflected the “exceptional…

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Tony Blair calls for 'leadership' as he reflects on 25 years since Good Friday Agreement | UK News

Former prime minister Tony Blair has called for a return to the political leadership that produced the Good Friday Agreement. His comments come on the 25th anniversary of the historic compromise, which ended 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland. US President Joe Biden and former president Bill Clinton are both expected to visit Belfast to mark the anniversary. In an interview with Sky News,…

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Scientists on high alert for bird flu as seabirds return to UK coast | Science & Tech News

Scientists are on high alert for a new influx of bird flu as seabirds return to the UK coast in large numbers for the nesting season. A second summer of mass mortality would have a devastating effect on the population of gannets and some other species. And it would also raise the risk of the virus being transferred to mammals. In an exclusive interview, Professor Ian Brown, the director of…

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200-year-old fish figurine 'used in card game' discovered under Westminster | UK News

A 200-year-old fish figurine that may have been used in an old card game has been dug up under the Palace of Westminster. Researchers believe the intricately carved token, made from animal bone, may have been used in a game called “Lottery Tickets”. The game, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, and mentioned in Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice, involves two players attempting to…

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Travel warning with long delays expected as millions set to travel over Easter weekend | UK News

Motorists have been warned to expect long delays with 17 million car journeys set to take place over Easter weekend. Major roads in southwest England and some in the Home Counties are likely to experience the worst congestion on Good Friday, according to the RAC. The A303 westbound near Stonehenge, the M5 south between Bristol and Bridgwater and the M25 anticlockwise between Hertfordshire and…

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Junior doctors' strike poses 'catastrophic risk' and impact 'could be felt for 11 days', health leaders fear | Politics News

Hospitals could struggle to provide even “basic” levels of safety when junior doctors strike next week – with the impact expected to be felt for 11 days, according to health leaders. The NHS Confederation said patient care “rests on a knife edge” amid “huge uncertainty” over the level of cover trusts will be able to secure to fill key shifts. While hospital leaders are working at “full pelt” to…

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England's Lionesses beat Brazil in first-ever Women's Finalissima after penalty shootout | UK News

The Lionesses have beaten Brazil in the first-ever Women’s Finalissima, after the match went to penalties at Wembley Stadium. Ella Toone’s 23rd-minute strike put England in front before a late equaliser from Andressa Alves took the game to a shootout, which the hosts won 4-2. Georgia Stanway scored the first penalty for the home side before Brazil’s Adriana levelled matters. Toone and Brazil’s…

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Keir Starmer urged to apologise over 'dog whistle' tweet about Rishi Sunak | Politics News

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to apologise over a Labour social media post which claimed Rishi Sunak doesn’t think child sex abusers should go to prison. The party has been accused of “gutter politics” and criticised by its own MPs after posting a message on its official Twitter account vowing to “lock up dangerous criminals”. The tweet pointed to data from the Ministry of Justice showing that…

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Easter Sunday could be warmest day of 2023 so far with highs of 18C | UK News

Easter Sunday could be the warmest day of the year so far with highs of up to 18C expected in parts of the UK.  The Met Office said the Easter weekend weather is set to be “fine and relatively nice” with “some sunshine” before most places see rain on Monday’s bank holiday. Aidan McGivern, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said there will be “plenty of fine weather as we start off Good Friday”…

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman dies in fire in Beckton, east London | UK News

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died in a fire at a block of flats in east London on Thursday evening. Police, the fire brigade and ambulances were called to the blaze in Tollgate Road in Beckton, Newham, at 5.28pm. Officers said a number of people had also been injured. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed the fatality and said a helicopter and five…

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Third pregnancy scan at 36 weeks could be 'game-changer' | UK News

Adding a third scan at the end of pregnancy could be a “game changer”, a study suggests. Women have scans at 12 and 20 weeks but only get referred for another if a potential risk is identified. Researchers believe having one in the third trimester could cut unexpected breech births by 70%, as well as the chance of babies being born with severe health complications. About 4% of babies are…

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