18 h. ago Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

The trial for the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April is set to go to trial this November

Events

23 h. ago Britain's benefits crisis: 3.6MILLION people are on Universal Credit with no obligation to seek work

Nearly half of all the 7.9million people on Universal Credit have 'no work requirement', compared to fewer than 700,000 in January 2020.

Economics

42 h. ago PM wants fewer jobless foreign nationals on benefits as first

The vast majority of people on universal credit are British and Irish nationals and those who live or work in the UK without immigration restrictions.

Politics

46 h. ago Data shows immigration status of universal credit claimants for first time

Universal credit is a payment to help with living costs and is available for people on low incomes or those who are out of work or cannot work.

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51 h. ago Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash | Frances Ryan

Britain’s political and media class advocate policies that leave disabled people hungry and dirty. Why are we expected to settle for this?There is a longstanding practice in UK politics and media to force disabled people to fight for their basic rights – a kind of gladiatorial scrap in which the Colosseum is replaced by the set of Good Morning Britain.With the government’s welfare reform bill just passed by MPs, this has felt all the more stark. In the last week alone, the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, has used a speech to declare she does not “believe” that one in four people are disabled, as if the Equality Act were based on vibes. “Twenty-eight million people in Britain are working to pay the wages and benefits of 28 million others,” she went on. “The rider is as big as the horse.”Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist. She is the author of Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago DWP make Universal Credit change which could stop people getting their money

More than seven million people claim Universal Credit across England, Wales, and Scotland but the DWP has recently made a change to their rules for new claimants

Politics

4 d. ago DWP Universal Credit claim rule change you may not know about

Millions of people claim Universal Credit from the DWP

Politics

5 d. ago Universal Credit changes could 'penalise' people with four disabilities even after concessions

The Welfare Bill steadily making its way through Parliament could exclude some of the severe disabilities and young people the government wants to support, experts have warned

Politics

7 d. ago Proof work DOESN'T pay under Starmer's Labour: Sickness benefits to be worth £2,500 MORE than a minimum wage job

Earnings of the unemployed who claim ill health payments will overtake those of workers on the national living wage next year, warns a think tank.

Economics

7 d. ago Jobless are better off on benefits in Starmer's Britain: People on sickness benefits are set to be paid £2,500 MORE than those in a minimum wage job

Jobless people on sickness payments are due to overtake those on the national living wage who will earn less after tax, the Centre for Social Justice found.

Economics

7 d. ago Britain's bloated benefits bill: Jobless on sickness benefits set to be paid £2,500 MORE than those in a minimum wage job

Jobless people on sickness payments are due to overtake those on the national living wage who will earn less after tax, the Centre for Social Justice found.

Economics

7 d. ago Small talk with strangers is actually really good for us as we feel 'valued'

Sussex University experts studied 200 people having small talk conversations every day for a week and found surprising results - including better moods

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7 d. ago Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll rises in flood

The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll grows

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7 d. ago Exact amount Universal Credit claimants can have in savings before DWP cuts payments

Universal Credit is claimed by more than seven million people in the UK - but how much can you have in savings before your payments get reduced?

Economics

8 d. ago Half a million Universal Credit claimants due £25 cash boost

The account is exclusive to people receiving Universal credit and earning £1 or more per month

Economics

8 d. ago ‘Groundbreaking’ drug could slow progression of type 1 diabetes

A handful of people are being given the medicine on a case-by-case basis while it is reviewed for wider use on the NHS.

Events

9 d. ago ‘Groundbreaking’ drug could slow down progression of type 1 diabetes

A handful of people are being given the medicine on a case-by-case basis while it is reviewed for wider use on the NHS.

Events

1 week ago Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? | Anil Seth

We may believe we see the world exactly as it is – but as studies of optical illusions show, it’s far more complex than thatAnil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of SussexDo people from different cultures and environments see the world differently? Two recent studies have different takes on this decades-long controversy. The answer might be more complicated, and more interesting, than either study suggests.One study, led by Ivan Kroupin at the London School of Economics, asked how people from different cultures perceived a visual illusion known as the Coffer illusion. They discovered that people in the UK and US saw it mainly in one way, as comprising rectangles – while people from rural communities in Namibia typically saw it another way: as containing circles. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Urgent DWP warning for State Pension and benefit recipients about text message scam

DWP has issued a fresh warning to the 23.7 million people across Great Britain who get benefits such as the State Pension, Universal Credit, PIP and Jobseeker's Allowance

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1 week ago 'Why would I get a job? I get your monthly wage in a week!' As Starmer's bid to cut disability benefits is sunk by Labour MPs, social media tutorials show claimants how to milk the system

Mastering the red tape behind Britain's bloated benefits system can apparently also present extraordinarily lucrative business opportunities.

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