The percentage of schoolchildren entitled to have school dinners might surprise you.

It’s so high, a former government minister describes the situation as a national disgrace.

The story is covered in this week’s Isle of Man Examiner.

The lead story is about Tesco. The government is trying to persuade the supermarket to sell Manx meat.

Also this week:

Passengers flee bus fire.

A new interim boss at the hospital.

Why works to minimise flooding in Douglas has left one Hills Meadow company - which lost £200,000 of stock in a flood - unimpressed.

Police are issuing a warning about ’sextortion’ - and are urging victims not to pay blackmailers.

Friends and colleagues have paid their respects to Dr Brian Stowell, a leading figure in the revival of the Manx language, who died last week, aged 82.

The Celtic League has welcomed news that plans for a new nuclear power station in Anglesey have been halted.

Tributes have been paid to well-known lawyer Charles Coleman following his sudden death last week.

A taxi driver has been jailed and given a seven-year driving ban after crashing while more than four times the drink-drive limit.

The Treasury Minister is asked whether we’ll get the 12-sided pound coin.

Concerns over Peel Clothworkers’ primary school’s overpopulation and road safety.

Port Erin’s land grab latest.

A second whistleblower has approached the Examiner to raise concerns about the island’s acute mental health unit. We report the claims.

An investigation into the island’s planning policy. Is it enforced?

Our Buildings at Risk feature looks at churches and chapels.

Flybe’s biggest shareholder is reported to be attempting to block the troubled airline’s cut-price take-over.

A teenage mechanic found sitting in his car after a New Year’s Eve party has been fined and banned from driving.

Alistair Ramsay will get some people hot under the collar with his column this week. He looks at road safety statistics and raises concerns about the TT.

Reporter Jess Ward goes out on the streets of Douglas to ask people what they think of schools’ term-time holidays policies.

How you can find out more about a wide-ranging review of the Manx government system at a talk.

Health Minister David Ashford has ordered a ’fundamental review’ of the speech and language therapy service.

Pictures from the Cronk-y-Voddy ploughing match.

The new directors of the Steam Packet company.

What the Chief Minister said about Brexit at a big breakfast for business bigwigs.

Plus there’s the Final Whistle sports supplement, business news, your letters, Terry Cringle’s Times Past and lots of community news.

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