Daily roundup 22 May: Youth vote, free school meals, and out-of-area placements

Labour is right to encourage young people to register, as Jeremy Corbyn's party is the most likely to benefit from a strong youth turnout, researchers have said. The Independent reports that researchers from the International Longevity Centre UK found that Getting 18- to 34-year-olds into polling stations in similar proportions to over-65s two years ago would have denied David Cameron a majority, cost Nick Clegg his seat and saved Ed Balls.


Around 900,000 children from struggling families will lose their right to free school lunches under plans outlined in the Conservative manifesto. The Observer reports that according to analysis by the Education Policy Institute the total includes more than 600,000 young children recently defined as coming from "ordinary working families".


More than 130 looked-after children from Wales are currently in care placements outside the country. The BBC reports that figures vary between local authorities, with 16 children from Swansea in care outside of Wales, but none from Carmarthenshire or Denbighshire. Children's charity Action for Children said some were being placed "hundreds of miles away", making them feel "disconnected".


New university students will be freed from paying £9,000 in tuition fees as early as this autumn if Labour wins the election, Jeremy Corbyn will say. The Guardian reports that the Labour leader and Angela Rayner, his shadow education secretary, will say tuition fees will be completely abolished through legislation from 2018 onwards.


Eight professional football clubs have responded after initially missing an inquiry's deadline for giving information about historical child sex abuse in football. The BBC reports that inquiry, led by barrister Clive Sheldon QC, was started by the Football Association in December after allegations from former players.