The warning from the IFS comes as the threshold for repaying student loans is frozen this year.
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Saturday, January 29, 2022
Storm Ana: Deadly Africa storm shows climate crisis reality - UN
Rescue workers in southern Africa are trying to reach thousands stranded as more are found dead.
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Hong Kong: One of city's last Tiananmen Square memorials covered up
The University of Hong Kong covers up a pavement tribute, citing only routine maintenance.
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Australian Open: Ashleigh Barty wins first Melbourne title by beating Danielle Collins
Ashleigh Barty ends the home nation's 44-year wait for a Grand Slam women's singles champion by beating Danielle Collins to win the Australian Open title.
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Kyle Rittenhouse: Gun used in Kenosha shootings to be destroyed
Mr Rittenhouse wants the assault rifle destroyed to stop it becoming a political symbol.
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Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than previously thought
The ecological disaster, linked to Tonga's tsunami, is said to be double the size first reported.
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Friday, January 28, 2022
Disney: Minnie Mouse to swap her dress for a trouser suit
The iconic cartoon mouse is getting a temporary outfit makeover, to mixed reviews from Disney fans.
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Chicago trains drive over flaming tracks
The tracks are set alight to prevent them from freezing over in snowy weather.
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Fujimono shooting: Japanese doctor killed in rare gun violence
Police arrest a 66-year-old man they say attacked a group of medical workers invited to his home.
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Family who died in freezing cold by US-Canada border identified
The four Indian nationals were trying to cross the Canada-US border on foot.
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Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin's geopolitical jigsaw
Invasion or fear strategy: the Russian leader keeps everyone guessing on his real plans for Ukraine.
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Gove calls for flat insurance probe as costs soar
The housing secretary says the market is failing leaseholders who are being charged sky-high premiums.
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US bans telecom giant China Unicom over spying concerns
China Unicom is the latest Chinese company to be banned in the US over national security concerns.
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Ukraine crisis: Biden warns Russia may invade next month
Tens of thousands of Russian troops are at Ukraine's border, sparking fears of an invasion.
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Thermal waterfall freezes in Romania
The Toplița thermal waterfall is 10m high and famed in the country for its beauty.
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Thursday, January 27, 2022
Ukraine crisis: BBC tries to track down official bomb shelters in Kyiv
Ukrainian authorities have mapped out Kyiv's bomb shelters, but can the BBC's Sarah Rainsford find them?
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Tesco asks shoppers and staff to keep wearing masks
UK's largest retailer will continue to ask people in England to wear masks after rules are relaxed.
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Ukraine: What sanctions could be imposed on Russia?
Western diplomats are refusing to be explicit about specific penalties to keep the Kremlin guessing.
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Jordanian army says it killed 27 drug smugglers from Syria
The army says the smugglers attempted to cross into the kingdom under the cover of heavy snow.
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Fukushima youth sue after developing cancer
The plaintiffs, aged between six and 16 at the time of the disaster, argue they got cancer from radiation.
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Australia scientists find 'spooky' spinning object in Milky Way
Australian scientists say the spinning object is unlike anything astronomers have seen before.
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Ukraine: Conscript shoots five at military factory
Five people were killed after a National Guard conscript opened fire at an aerospace plant in Dnipro.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Cuba says more than 700 charged over anti-government protests
More than 170 people have already been convicted after trials criticised by activists as unfair.
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IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender
Officials say the decision poses risks to financial stability and consumer protection in the country.
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Father on unvaccinated son's heart transplant denial
David Ferguson says his son has "gone to the edge of death" to stick to his principles.
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Ukraine: Biden says Russian invasion 'would change the world'
The US President says Russian troops entering Ukraine "would be the largest invasion since World War Two".
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Pet boom continues to boost Pets at Home sales
The retailer says it had a "record Christmas" which saw it groom 5,500 dogs on Christmas Eve alone.
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Supply chain disruption set to continue - report
Global product shortages and shipping disruption show no signs of easing, study finds.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Ukraine: 'I should be ready to defend the country'
Marta is getting military training to prepare for a possible Russian invasion but says she doesn't want war.
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Burkina Faso coup: Why soldiers have overthrown President Kaboré
The military takeover, driven by insecurity, resembles what happened in neighbouring Mali.
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Government borrowed less than expected in December
Borrowing hit £16.8bn last month as pandemic support for the economy continues.
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Monday, January 24, 2022
Will Russia-Ukraine tensions push up UK gas bills?
Gas prices are already high, but a Russian invasion of Ukraine would make matters even worse.
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Peloton takes another hit from TV heart attack
After a heart attack in Sex and the City remake, Peloton gets an unfavourable portrayal in Billions.
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Banknote maker De La Rue rocked by supply chain shortages
De La Rue issues profit warning as the pandemic pushes up the costs of the materials it uses.
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Mexico violence: Third journalist killed this year
Lourdes Maldonado López is the second journalist murdered in the city of Tijuana in a week.
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Hundreds of children held by IS in besieged prison in Syria
Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria.
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Burkina Faso president reportedly detained by military
After gunfire is heard in the capital, President Roch Kabore is reportedly under military arrest.
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Sunday, January 23, 2022
Burkina Faso military bases hit by heavy gunfire
The government denies reports of a coup attempt or that the president had been detained.
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Cameroon nightclub fire: Liv's Night Club in Yaoundé hit by deadly blaze
At least 16 people have been killed and eight others seriously wounded in the blaze.
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NZ PM Ardern calls off wedding amid Omicron outbreak
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her wedding after announcing new Covid restrictions.
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Anoosheh Ashoori: Iranian-Briton starts hunger strike in prison
Anoosheh Ashoori from London hopes the strike will bring attention to those being held in Iran.
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Californian wildfires force evacuations along Big Sur coast
'Surreal' January wildfires burned around 1,500 acres and caused Highway 1 to close.
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Inflation: Four things rising in price and why
From skincare products to used cars - the items that tell the story of the cost of living crisis.
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