17 h. ago New update on calls to scrap proposed DWP changes to benefits for disabled people

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to halt welfare reforms.

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6 d. ago Disabled RAF hero pilot says government welfare cuts will ruin his life as he urges Starmer to reconsider

Ian Hewitt was just two months into his air force training when he suffered the horror injury, which ended his military career. He has been forced to live with ''paralysis, seizures and chronic pain' for years.

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7 d. ago Scottish Labour MP warns UK Government welfare cuts will plunge people into 'deeper poverty'

Katrina Murray sounded the alarm as she launched a consultation with her constituents on proposals to cut nearly £5bn from the welfare budget.

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7 d. ago Glamorous drug mule caught trying to smuggle 35kg of cannabis into UK wants to visit SCHOOLS so she can urge kids to stay away from life of crime

Shamed ex-nurse Levi-April Whalley, 31, from Blackburn, Lancashire, said she would like to 'open people's eyes' to the risks of drug smuggling, after she was arrested in 2023.

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7 d. ago Concerns over DWP benefit reforms spark inquiry as 3 million face losing support

The Work and Pensions Committee has announced it will launch an inquiry on the government's welfare reform proposals

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9 d. ago Vet urges dog and cat owners to deworm pets as symptoms can be 'scary and serious'

A third of pet owners admit to experiencing a few horrors as a result of not worming their dogs or cats, with some animals even being signed off work as a result

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1 week ago Eddie Howe urges his Newcastle squad to enjoy life away from football

The 47-year-old was consumed by football as a young player.

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1 week ago King Charles' world 'turned upside down' after being handed 'devastating' letter

Sharing details in a new Channel 5 documentary about Charles and Camilla, royal experts weighed in on a time in the King's life when he took "urgent action" after being left "heartbroken"

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1 week ago Extra 400,000 people to be signed off as unfit for work under Labour’s welfare reforms, government admits

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has insisted the changes are needed to fix the ‘broken’ system left by the last Conservative government

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1 week ago Scottish Labour under 'pressure' over Holyrood vote on UK Government welfare cuts

EXCLUSIVE: MSPs will be forced to take a position on the Labour Government plan to save billions from the social security budget.

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1 week ago DWP PIP claimants urged to ask for crucial document ahead of major benefit changes

The DWP has announced a huge overhaul to the PIP system, with changes to daily living and mobility components, as well as new assessment criteria

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2 w. ago Labour Government records joint lowest approval rating after welfare cuts row

The Government is struggling in the polls even though the Prime Minister has enjoyed a bump over the Ukraine crisis.

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2 w. ago Spending more on benefits would be ‘wrong approach’, Jackie Baillie says

Scottish Labour’s deputy leader defended the UK Government’s welfare cuts as she said the rise in the benefit bill is ‘unsustainable’.

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2 w. ago Doctor urges people to start eating seven foods for a longer, healthier life

Adding some garnishes to your dinner could add years to your life

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves says welfare cuts won't push people into poverty, despite government figures saying otherwise

An impact assessment warned that a quarter of a million could fall into financial hardship as a result of the cutbacks.

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2 w. ago These groups now worse off in DWP, PIP and Universal Credit cuts but four will gain

The Labour Party chancellor confirmed welfare cuts of £4.8bn, but insisted the government's priority was to restore stability to the public finances in the face of rising global borrowing costs

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2 w. ago More pressure on the NHS, disability benefits claimants 'degraded' and hiked stamp duty leaving first

Rachel Reeves has been forced to make further welfare cuts after the budget watchdog said the Government's plans will not save as much as ministers hoped.

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves' welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says

Charities had already reported a surge in calls and visits to their advice pages following welfare reform announcement

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2 w. ago Labour minister under fire after he compares welfare squeeze to 'cutting my child's pocket money by £10 per week'... as Government admits 800,000 disabled Brits will be £4,500 per year worse off

Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, offered the 'offensive' and 'patronising' example as he was quizzed about the impact of Labour's benefits cuts.

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2 w. ago The six big changes to the welfare system announced by the UK Government

There are warnings that vulnerable people will be hit particularly hard

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