72 m. ago Storm Martinho: Warnings for rain, wind and travel chaos in Spain after deadly Storm Laurence floods

The Canary Islands government has warned against unnecessary travel ahead of Storm Martinho’s arrival on Thursday

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4 h. ago New DWP disability benefits changes could impact Blue Badge holders or people with free bus pass

The DWP was unable to confirm if the changes to PIP might impact other UK Government departments.

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5 h. ago ‘Sickness not work has paid far too long’, warns leading thinktank after Labour’s £5bn benefit reforms

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has backed welfare cuts but warned the government is not dealing with the root causes of an over medicated population

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22 h. ago Bill Gates warns he can’t make up funding difference after US government stripped global health payments: report

Cuts to foreign aid have resulted in disruptions to life-saving health care in multiple countries

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29 h. ago Blue Badge warning as government says disabled parking badge must be returned after it expires

The eligibility criteria for a Blue Badge was extended in 2019 to include individuals with non-visible disabilities

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49 h. ago ‘Tesla is a good target’: Elon Musk’s car business is focus of fury for political role

Justice department’s threat to ‘come after’ demonstrators against Trump-allied billionaire fails to deter protestsHundreds of people protested at Tesla dealerships across the US over the weekend, as the backlash against Elon Musk and the Trump administration continued despite a warning from the attorney general that the government will be “coming after” protesters.The protests, in cities including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston and New York, have come as Musk has seen his net worth plunge and the sales of Teslas plummet in Europe. In Brooklyn, New York, about 50 people gathered outside a Tesla showroom on Saturday afternoon to loudly make their displeasure clear, the fourth such protest in the last four weeks. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Holiday warning as UK government issues alert for travel to Spain, Greece and more

The new EES is an automated IT system for registering travellers from third-countries, both short stay visa holders and visa exempt travellers each time they cross an EU external border and will be introduced in 2025

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51 h. ago New Blue Badge warning to millions of people using the parking scheme

More than 2.8 million people across Great Britain own a Blue Badge, including 236,000 in Scotland.

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66 h. ago Government urged to help amid warning manufacturing sector has ‘hit the buffers’

A report says firms are freezing recruitment and considering redundancies while investment plans are being delayed or scrapped.

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69 h. ago My son has a brain tumour, severe epilepsy and cannot leave the house alone...but the council rejected his application for a blue badge because 'he can walk'

Max Pearce, 18, has an aggressive brain tumour in 2017 and suffers with severe epileptic fits and short-term memory loss - yet Barnet Council has rejected his blue badge application.

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3 d. ago SNP Government will never bring back university tuition fees, says Jenny Gilruth

The Education Secretary said the Scottish government would not change its approach despite warnings that univeristies could go under.

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3 d. ago Electric cars too heavy for Britain's motorways could smash through outdated barriers, government warned

The Vehicle Restraint Manufacturers Association says the metal fences that line roads and bridges are designed to 1998 standards, and capable of stopping only traditional petrol or diesel cars.

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3 d. ago Wes Streeting threatens to defy trade unions and axe 'hundreds' more health quangos which he accuses of 'cluttering up' the NHS

West Streeting has raised eyebrows as he warned that there is 'far more change to come', saying the Government's move to abolish NHS England was just the tip of the iceberg.

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4 d. ago Trump spending bill passes to avert government shutdown as Democrats reel after Schumer U

Democrats warned against GOP’s ‘dismantling of government’ over shutdown vote

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4 d. ago Trump live updates: Senate votes on funding bill ahead of midnight deadline to avoid government shutdown

Democrats warn against GOP’s ‘dismantling of government’ over shutdown vote

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4 d. ago Trump unloads against political enemies in ‘law and order’ speech at Justice Department: Live

President makes rare appearance at the DOJ as Democrats warn against GOP’s ‘dismantling of government’ over shutdown vote

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4 d. ago Trump live updates: Democrats split over Republican plan to avert government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

Democrats warn against GOP’s ‘dismantling of government’ as judges strike down president’s mass purge of the workforce

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5 d. ago Schumer warns of Doge’s ‘maximum destruction’ if government shuts down amid Democratic divide on spending bill – live

At least eight Senate Democrats need to vote with Republicans to advance bill ahead of midnight deadline to fund governmentChuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdownDanish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rejected on Friday president Donald Trump’s latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another country.“If you look at the Nato treaty, the UN charter or international law, Greenland is not open to annexation,” he told reporters, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading...

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5 d. ago UK tourists warned as Canary Islands government issues 'high risk' alert

The government has now extended the risk alert to five municipalities in Gran Canaria

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5 d. ago Blue Badge warning as changes to road tax come into force in April

Changes to road tax are set to come into effect next month, with Blue Badge holders potentially exempt for the fee that can go up £195 a year

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