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In Wednesday's Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said 2.7 million people will benefit from the increases, which will take effect from April 2026.
Pupils and teachers have said an increase of the cost of school dinners by almost 20% will have a "significant impact" on families.
On Sunday, the Charlie's Angels star received an award at the city's annual film festival for her latest movie Rosemead.
It is thought more than 100,000 people have taken part in Derry's Halloween festivities this year.
How a chat in a pub became Europe's largest Halloween festival pulling in 100,000 visitors to Derry.
A bright object illuminated the skies in County Kildare on Wednesday night which has sparked much intrigue.
Coalisland Halloween parade "a day of madness" for pupils of Primate Dixon Primary School.
A new scheme in Strabane is offering free baby clothes in a bid to help people facing hardship.
The Baroness May Blood Educational Bursaries provide financial support to young people from the Shankill area to continue in education.
The annual Halloween festival in Londonderry is expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors to the city.
Marlborough House, Craigavon's seven-storey 'Marmite building', has been officially listed.
Scooby the labradoodle is the newest member of staff at an Armagh primary school. The pupils of Mount St Catherine's have even written a special song for him.
Book week: Belfast primary school pupils discuss their favourite reads
Belfast City Council teams up with Dolly Parton's Dollywood Foundation to give free books to 75 babies registered at Belfast City Hall.
Thirteen people were shot dead on Bloody Sunday in January 1972 at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry.
A single mother says that increased food costs have forced her to skip meals to ensure that there is enough to feed her daughter.
Archaeologists searching for the remains of a 400-year-old castle have unexpectedly found evidence of an 8,000-year-old settlement.
A BBC documentary team follows a Syrian refugee's journey back to his homeland in search of his missing children and grandchildren.
Residents in Newcastle, County Down, rally together as flood like waterfall hits street.
Heavy flooding has hit parts of Newcastle, County Down, with residents using sandbags to protect their homes.
