34 h. ago People on PIP or ADP might need to wait until May for new payment rates

People on the highest rates of disability benefits will be due nearly £750 each month over the 2025/26 financial year.

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51 h. ago Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war

Airline capacity between two countries reduced through October 2025 as high-profile incidents of Ice arrests on riseAirline travel between Canada and the US is “collapsing” amid Donald Trump’s tariff war, with flight bookings between the two countries down by over 70%, newly released data suggests.According to data from the aviation analytics company OAG, airline capacity between Canada and the US has been reduced through October 2025, with the biggest cuts occurring between the months of July and August, which is considered peak travel season. Passenger bookings on Canada to US routes are currently down by over 70% compared to the same period last year. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mapped: House and rental prices revealed across the UK as growth accelerates

Figures from the Office of National Statistics show average private rent in the UK was £1,326 per month in February 2025

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4 d. ago Shaun Murphy opens up on embarrassing moment with fan during worst season of his career ‘I didn’t like that at all’

The Magician has enjoyed a 2025 to remember so far, but 12 months ago things were very different

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5 d. ago Channel migrant arrivals hits another record: 5,847 asylum seekers landed in UK in first three months of 2025

A total of 5,847 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel so far in 2025, including 335 yesterday, according to provisional Home Office figures.

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7 d. ago ‘60 hours of hell’: hardship is the only way forward at the Barkley Marathons

More crucible than race, the Barkley Marathons in the hostile backwoods of Tennessee remains the world’s toughest footrace, where change, adaptation and the struggle to survive play outA month before the 2025 Barkley Marathons, Lazarus Lake is out on his daily eight-mile stroll along the rural roads near his Bell Buckle, Tennessee home. Pausing mid-step, he fixes his gaze on a vine creeping onto the asphalt – kudzu, the invasive scourge of the American South. Laz pins it with the toe of his worn-out shoe, then crushes it with a sharp twist. Pop. “Nature isn’t about balance,” he says, kicking the remains aside. “That’s a common misconception – it’s war.”Frozen Head State Park, where he’s held the Barkley since 1986, has managed to fight off this botanical kraken – so far. Introduced from Japan in the 1930s to combat soil erosion, kudzu earned its reputation as “the plant that ate the South” by swallowing entire forests, abandoned houses, and telephone poles at a pace of up to a foot ...

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8 d. ago US women’s justice group launches campaign to get Andrew Tate extradited

UltraViolet attacks Trump administration for reportedly influencing Romanian officials to allow him to fly to FloridaA prominent women’s justice organization launched a campaign on Thursday to have the accused rapist and human trafficker Andrew Tate extradited from the US.The group, UltraViolet, also attacked the Trump administration for reportedly influencing Romanian officials to allow Tate to fly to Florida last month.This story was updated on 20 March 2025 to correct that the women’s justice group is attempting to have Andrew Tate extradited, not deported; Tate is a US citizen and cannot be deported. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Gold hits record high over $3,000 amid rising geopolitical tensions and weakening US dollar – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as gold hits $3,017 per ounceIn the City, shares in banking group Close Brothers have tumbled after it reported that the UK’s motor finance scandal dragged it into a loss.Close Brothers reported an operating pre-tax loss of £103m for the six months to 31 January 2025, and a loss after tax ofo £111.8m. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Danny Jones’ wife Georgia 'moves out of family home after Maura Higgins kiss scandal'

McFly star Danny Jones sparked a marriage crisis earlier this month after footage of him emerged from the 2025 BRIT Awards seemingly locking lips with Love Island star Maura Higgins

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1 week ago Lewis Hamilton handed Ferrari deadline as F1 title dream demands swift action

The success of Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari career will be easy to gauge within the first few months of this 2025 season, believes former Formula 1 racer Timo Glock

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2 w. ago PS Plus Extra and Premium March 2025 games release time – every game leaving this month

Plenty of new games are coming to the Extra and Premium tiers of PS Plus, including the promised original Armored Core trilogy, but we have to lose a few games first.

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2 w. ago Will the UK enter a recession after Britain’s GDP shrinks unexpectedly?

GDP unexpectedly fell in the first month of 2025

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2 w. ago US arrests more immigrants in February 2025 than any month in last seven years

Guardian data analysis shows administration transformed immigration enforcement in only a few weeksUS immigration enforcement officials arrested more people in the first 22 days of February 2025 than in any month over the last seven years, according to a Guardian review of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data.The Guardian review, which analyzed DHS data from the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency, in addition to interviews with immigration lawyers, advocates and former Ice officials, show how the administration has transformed immigration enforcement in the US within just a few weeks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The centuries that changed cricket (and a few that changed the world)

Wisden Cricket Monthly have selected the 100 hundreds that changed the game. Here’s a taster of the list107 Duke of Dorset’s XI v Wrotham The Vine, Sevenoaks August 1769 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How to win free Krispy Kreme donuts for one year this St. Patrick’s Day

Winners will receive one free box of glazed donuts per month from April 2025 to March 2026

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3 w. ago Prime Gaming March 2025 games – Wolfenstein and Saints Row headline another major month

More titles have hit Prime Gaming, with more games from the Wolfenstein, Saints Row and Deus Ex franchise arriving to download for no extra cost to Amazon Prime subscribers.

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3 w. ago Jet2 axes two summer 2025 flight routes from UK only six months after announcing them

Jet2 has scrapped two of its summer 2025 flight routes from prominent UK airports to Salerno in Italy, just six months after first announcing them — but plans to add flights to another Italian destination

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3 w. ago DWP confirms Universal Credit changes for all claimants starting from next month

The DWP has released new figures that show the number of people claiming Universal Credit increased by 1.1m in January 2025 compared with the same month last year

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3 w. ago Sixth consecutive day of migrant small boat arrivals across English Channel

The latest Home Office figures show 1,378 people have made the dangerous journey so far in March

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3 w. ago Are we living through a ‘polycrisis’ or is it ‘just history happening’?

The term ‘polycrisis’ has gained traction as we face one disaster after another. It’s overwhelming – but diagnosing the catastrophe is the first step to addressing itTwo months into 2025, the sense of dread is palpable. In the US, the year began with a terrorist attack; then came the fires that ravaged a city, destroying lives, homes and livelihoods. An extremist billionaire came to power and began proudly dismantling the government with a chainsaw. Once-in-a-century disasters are happening more like once a month, all amid devastating wars and on the heels of a pandemic.The word “unprecedented” has become ironically routine. It feels like we’re stuck in a relentless cycle of calamity, with no time to recover from one before the next begins. Continue reading...

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