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Manchester United's Marcus Rashford
FOOTBALLER Marcus Rashford’s petition to end child food poverty was debated by MPs today after more than 1.1 million people backed it.
The petition calls on the government to expand access to free school meals, provide meals and activities during school holidays, and expand the Healthy Start food vouchers scheme.
Following a high-profile campaign by Mr Rashford last year, the government was forced to U-turn on its decision not to provide free school meals to disadvantaged children over the summer holidays and the October half-term.
We are experiencing a wave of organised, often deadly violence targeting migrants from other parts of Africa — but the poorest South Africans reject this hatred, staying true to the spirit of Ubuntu and Pan-African unity, reports NIGEL BRANKEN
