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Cost of living crisis: 1.8 million youngsters face lower-quality school meals as food prices climb.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 17:000

The government has been urged to expand eligibility for free school meals to all children whose parents get Universal Credit. According to a new poll, the rising cost of food is threatening the quality of school lunches for almost 1.8 million pupils. Since May 2022, according to LACA, food prices have increased by 30%, resulting...

Jeremy Hunt: We must make challenging choices.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 16:000

According to the next chancellor, difficult decisions would be required “across the board” about taxes and expenditures. Jeremy Hunt told that certain taxes will increase, while government spending may have to decrease. According to him, Kwasi Kwarteng made two errors in his mini-budget: reducing the maximum tax rate and announcing it without an independent projection. However,...

Red Roses defeat France in a brutal Rugby World Cup clash

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 15:000

England has yet to be defeated in 27 Tests, and their World Cup train continues to move on. However, this serves as a timely reminder that competition at the highest level may be fierce and that nothing comes easily on the grandest stage. Even though France was defeated, their defensive resistance was consistently superb, and...

Cost of living: Resolution Foundation forecasts millions would pay over £5,000 on mortgages in two years.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 14:000

Additionally, the think tank stated that a period of higher interest rates will create “winners” and “losers,” with some individuals able to gain from the rising rates. A renowned think tank has warned that more than five million homeowners could see their annual mortgage payments increase by an average of £5,100 by the end of...

Vistry hires Countryside Partnerships’ Tim Lawlor as finance chief after acquisition

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 13:000

Tim Lawlor has been appointed as the new chief financial officer of Vistry Group, a British company. Lawlor is the current CFO of the homebuilder Countryside Partnerships, which Vistry acquired last month. He succeeds Earl Sibley, who is accepting the role of a chief operating officer. The alterations to the board of directors will take...

Microsoft launches “new age” of computing with Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface 2+, but analyst deems main product changes “incremental.”

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 12:000

Microsoft has ushered in a ‘new age of computing with the release of new touchscreen Surface computers. Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, has unveiled the £1,099 Surface Pro 9, a 2-in-1 detachable with the “power of a laptop and the flexibility of a tablet.” In addition, the company unveiled the £999 Surface Laptop 5, a...

Three years after star destruction, black hole spews material.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 11:000

Three years after eating a star, a black hole has been observed ejecting debris, which astronomers liken to a cosmic burp. Typically, this type of occurrence would be observed during the event, and Harvard University experts have yet to determine the cause of the delay. After it swallowed the tiny star in 2018, they observed...

Apple’s £249 AirPods Pro 2 headphones boast incredible noise reduction but inconsistent touch controls.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 10:000

Wireless headphones and I have always had a love-hate relationship. While it’s great to be able to put them in your ears without having to bother about wires, and many versions provide advanced features such as active noise cancellation, it’s quite annoying to have to remember to keep them charged, and they often appear to...

Twitter’s “Don’t @ me” function will let users manage who mentions them in postings.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 9:000

Twitter is developing a new ‘don’t @ me’ tool that will allow you to manage who mentions you in their postings. A mention occurs when a user’s ‘@’ handle is included in a tweet, which generates a link to their account and alerts them of the post and any subsequent replies. By allowing individuals to...

Glaxo celebrates “very remarkable” respiratory virus vaccination trial findings.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 8:000

GSK claimed a huge victory for its drug pipeline after releasing “really extraordinary” findings for its vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus in a pivotal trial (RSV). RSV is prevalent and typically results in mild, cold-like symptoms. However, the condition can develop severely and is the major cause of pneumonia in infants and the elderly,...

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Meta faked its Connect 2022 VR “legs” demo: Facebook owner admits Zuckerberg’s Horizon Worlds avatar jumping “used animations generated from motion capture.”

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 7:000

Meta has conceded that the virtual legs of Mark Zuckerberg displayed at its online event this week were not exactly the genuine deal. Tuesday at the annual Connect conference, the Meta CEO announced new goods and services as a cartoonish digital representation of himself. He stated that avatars in Horizon Worlds, the company’s virtual social...

Mondi’s pricing hikes overcame inflationary pressure, boosting earnings 55% to €450m.

Creative Media NewsSaturday, 15 October 2022, 6:000

Mondi’s income before taxes and interest for the third quarter was €450 million, a 55 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year. The Weybridge-based FTSE 100 packaging and the paper firm stated that increased average selling prices and overall volume growth helped offset significant cost pressures. During the quarter, corrugated packaging, flexible...

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