53 m. ago Government confirms date Winter Fuel Payment will start to be paid to pensioners

Some pensioners will receive their Winter Fuel Payments from today, the DWP has confirmed

Economics

59 m. ago Government issues update on ticket prices for Great British Railways passengers

The Government is not planning to withdraw current discount schemes for trains

Politics

60 m. ago £256k funding boost will help 17 social homes become more energy efficient

The Scottish Government has granted £256,000 for the work from its Net Zero Heat Fund.

Economics

74 m. ago Virginia Republican furious over accusations Congress has been on an eight

A Virginian Republican Congresswoman fired back after it was suggested she had an eight-week “taxpayer-funded vacation”.

Politics

78 m. ago Starmer shuts down Lowe’s calls for a referendum on the death penalty: ‘It is not the answer’

Sir Keir Starmer has shut down Rupert Lowe’s recommendation that the death penalty be reintroduced for foreign criminals.

Politics

91 m. ago Government issues update after calls to change Lifetime ISA rules

People are calling out for a reform of the UK Government savings account

Politics

1 hour ago Iconic ‘India House’ in London will be taken over by Maharashtra government

Iconic ‘India House’ in London will be taken over by Maharashtra government  The Indian Express

Politics

1 hour ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe jumps as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe jumps as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

Politics

2 h. ago Beverley Knight says Windrush generation has been treated ‘abysmally’ by ‘successive governments’

‘I don’t think they have really been recognised traditionally, the music was sidelined on radio,’ says singer

Politics

2 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew about his crimes, newly released emails reveal – live updates

In new batch of emails released by House Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump ‘spent hours’ at his house with one of his victimsIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s crimes. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a...

Politics

2 h. ago Government announces plans to use army to help tackle driving test backlog

The DVSA will fork out £100,000 for the extra support

Politics

2 h. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

Politics

2 h. ago House gears up for vote to end government shutdown after historic 54

The government could reopen as soon as Wednesday, potentially ending the longest shutdown on record

Politics

3 h. ago John Swinney says UK Government 'riven with internal dissent' as Downing Street briefing row rocks Labour

A senior Labour source in Scotland described the row as an "entirely self-inflicted wound".

Politics

3 h. ago Dozens of babies and toddlers referred to government's flagship anti

New data showed 45 infants under the age of one were referred to the scheme over eight years, up to 2024.

Politics

3 h. ago Winter fuel payment scam warning for pensioners as payments start being made

Payments are being made automatically throughout November and December, the Department for Work and Pensions said.

Events

3 h. ago Keir Starmer says any No 10 briefings against ministers ‘unacceptable’

Starmer defends Wes Streeting at PMQs but dodges question on his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeneyUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has condemned as “completely unacceptable” any briefings against cabinet ministers from inside Downing Street as he tried desperately to close a rift at the top of government.Questioned by Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions, Starmer defended Wes Streeting, the health secretary, who was the apparent target of a pre-emptive No 10 push against a feared imminent leadership challenge against the prime minister. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago 'It's like he's given up': The seemingly innocent tweet that sparked Labour's leadership war, who's really to blame for the chaos

Downing Street's sudden and brutal assault on Wes Streeting has left the Government, the Labour Party and Westminster in turmoil. But I'm not entirely sure why.

Events

3 h. ago Keir Starmer breaks silence on bringing death penalty back to UK

Independent MP Rupert Lowe asked Sir Keir Starmer to put the reintroduction of the death penalty before the public in the form of a legally binding referendum in the wake of 'brutal murders'

Events

3 h. ago Criticism of Scottish Government's 'mini embassies' misplaced, insists SNP minister

The Scottish Conservatives have dismissed them as ‘pretend embassies’

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