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Over half a million more pupils will qualify for free school meals from September as part of the government’s bid to reduce child poverty.
Under the new rules, all children from households claiming Universal Credit will become eligible for free lunches, saving their parents around £500 a year.
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The move will lift 100,000 children out of poverty, according to the Department for Education.
At the moment, only children whose household income is less than £7,400 receive free school meals.
Nearly 2.1 million pupils – almost one in four of all pupils in England were eligible for free meals in January 2024.
Prime minister Keir Starmer said: “Working parents across the country are working tirelessly to provide for their families but are being held back by cost-of-living pressures.
“My government is taking action to ease those pressures. Feeding more children every day, for free, is one of the biggest interventions we can make to put more money in parents’ pockets, tackle the stain of poverty, and set children up to learn.
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“This expansion is a truly historic moment for our country, helping families who need it most and delivering our plan for change to give every child, no matter their background, the same chance to succeed.”
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said: “It is the moral mission of this government to tackle the stain of child poverty, and today this government takes a giant step towards ending it with targeted support that puts money back in parents’ pockets.
“We believe that background shouldn’t mean destiny. Today’s historic step will help us to deliver excellence everywhere, for every child and give more young people the chance to get on in life.”
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The move was welcomed by William Roberts, chief executive of the Royal Society for Public Health, who said it would “make a huge difference to thousands of children and parents across the country”.
He said: “As well as putting more money in the pockets of vulnerable families, wider provision of free school meals has been shown to lower the risk of childhood obesity, reduce absenteeism and boost educational attainment.”
Sziget Festival 2025: Tickets, Acts, Security Info And Everything We Know So Far
Sziget Festival returns for yet another spellbinding year, bringing the best music and performance acts from across Europe to its unique location on The Island of Freedom in Budapest, Hungary.
The festival, which is now in its 33rd year, is an immersive 24/7 experience similar to that of Glastonbury Festival in the UK, but twice the size and with a European edge!
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For six days, Sziget transforms Budapest’s Óbuda Island into The Island of Freedom, and attracts “szitizens” from over 100 countries.
Having attended before, I know how fun and eclectic the event can be. So, whether you’re already attending Sziget, or you’re debating whether to go, here’s everything you need to know about this 6-day musical extravaganza.
Who is headlining at Sziget Festival 2025?
Running from 6 to 11th August, Sziget will feature a cross-section of the biggest names in music today. Opening the festival is Charli XCX, followed by Shawn Mendes, A$AP Rocky, Anyma and Post Malone, before Chappell Roan closes the festival on the Monday evening.
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Who else will be playing at the festival?
There’s really something for everyone at Sziget, and the festival does incredibly well at pulling together lineups that incorporate the most popular musicians today, as well as up-and-coming musicians across all sorts of genres.
Festival-goers can look forward to the likes of Armin Van Buuren, FKA Twigs, Nelly Furtado, Papa Roach, Blossoms, Empire of the Sun, Sevdaliza, The Last Dinner Party, KNEECAP and many many more. See the full lineup here.
How do I buy tickets for Sziget Festival 2025?
There are a range of options for attending Sziget, including day passes, 3-day passes and passes to the entire 6-day festival. Here’s a snapshot of your ticket options:
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- Full Festival Pass €355
- Full Festival VIP Pass €575
- Full Festival U21 Pass €295
- 3-Day Pass €225
- VIP daily tickets from €90
- Daily tickets from €75
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How do I get to Sziget Festival?
Sziget festival is located on Óbuda Island in the heart of Budapest. The exact address is: Május 9. park, Budapest, Hungary, 1033.
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If you’re heading from the UK to Budapest, you’ll want to fly into Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD). From there, the metro can get you to pretty much anywhere you want to go, including to The Island of Freedom.
Budapest also has three main railway stations for domestic and international travellers to Sziget.
Additionally, you can take the Sziget Express train from The Netherlands directly to the festival site, grab a direct flight from Dublin with one of their package deals or make use of one of the bus routes to Sziget from The Netherlands, Germany, Austria or Italy. Driving to the festival is not recommended, however, as parking spaces are very limited.
Where do I stay at Sziget Festival?
Just like Glasto, Sziget offers free on site camping in their basic camping zone, which includes community showers and toilets. You can either take a tent yourself, rent one at the site or have one pre-pitched and waiting for you when you arrive.
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There are also premium camping and glamping options in their premium zones, which include extra amenities like a 24-hour reception, exclusive showers and toilets, free luggage storage and access to the Wellness Zone, depending on your ticket type. You can take a camper van or caravan to Sziget, too.
For absolutely everything you need to know about camping, including accessibility FAQs, visit here. Hotel deals and packages are also available on their website.
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What else do I need to know before attending Sziget Festival?
Remember to bring an identity card, passport or driving license in order to pick up your ticket!
2025 is special as a new chapter begins at Sziget. The physical venue will be restructured into new ‘districts’ – including Szoho (an urbanised area inspired by London and New York’s Soho districts), Delta (Sziget’s new nightlife epicentre) and North Field.
Within these districts, and across the entire site, you’ll find so much to do beyond seeing myriad live music acts.
There is a huge range of food and drink vendors, merch and shopping stalls, wellness activities, cabaret and comedy shows, screenings, installations, talks, a beach and much more. Make sure you download the Sziget Festival app ahead of time to keep up with it all!
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WiFi is available around the site, as are first aid points. There is an Aldi City for festival-goers to buy groceries on site, and if you purchase BBQ products, they’ll grill them for free!
There is a limit on food, drink and tobacco products that you can bring into the festival. To find out more this and other important info, check out their website.
Monty Don Urges UK Gardeners To Do 1 Job First Thing In The Morning This June
Gardeners will be glad to hear that our unusually dry, hot spring is set to give way to rain (even if nobody else is).
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Now, it seems, we might all be able to focus a little more on the ordinary course of gardening.
And for legend Monty Don, that means getting our veggies out of the “hungry gap” of growth and into the ground, ready to fruit in a couple of months.
Tomatoes, in particular, need help this month, he said, advising us to do one growth-promoting job “first thing in the morning” to boost our yield.
You should remove side shoots
On his site, Don shared that we should “Regularly pinch out side-shoots on tomatoes” in June.
“It is best – and easiest – to do this first thing in the morning when the plant is turgid and they will snap off easily in your fingers.”
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Though the side shoots of tomatoes do bear fruit, they “reduce the overall harvest” by taking energy away from branches that would otherwise carry far more tomatoes.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) agreed, writing that the rule particularly applies to Cordon tomatoes.
They advised us to remove side shoots every time we water the plant, though they might not be as full and easy to move as they are in the morning.
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“If they’re not removed, the side-shoots grow rapidly, forming a mass of long, scrambling, leafy stems that are difficult to support, produce few fruits and take up a lot of space,” the RHS add.
This should not be done with bush tomatoes, whose side shoots produce plentiful fruit.
Are there any other ways to boost growth?
Yes – strangely enough, tapping your tomato plants might increase self-pollination and improve your plant’s bounty.
The plants have unusually heavy and sticky pollen, which usually requires either pollinators or wind (bees or breeze) to transfer.
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That can be a problem if they’re in a still, bug-free greenhouse – but tapping the flowers even a little, or shaking the plant, can go a long way.
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