8 h. ago DWP confirms 23 medical conditions to get £368 payment and seven things you need

The DWP provides employment and support allowance to around 1.7 million people in the UK. The benefit is designed to help you with extra costs if you have a disability or health condition that affects your ability to work.

Economics

20 h. ago Check for unclaimed benefits as DWP confirms no cost of living payments this year

Setting aside 10 minutes this weekend could boost your income before summer.

Economics

22 h. ago DWP bank account 'monitoring' start date to combat benefit fraud

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed when the eligibility verification measure for the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill will begin

Economics

24 h. ago DWP confirms five things checked in bank statements and transactions of people on Universal Credit

DWP also uses transaction details to make an ‘accurate assessment’ of a claimant’s current financial circumstances.

Economics

42 h. ago Having a child has been both the most transformative and mundane experience of my life | Rebecca Varcoe

Parenthood has opened the door to a new kind of love – one not necessarily more sacred or pure than the love for my friends, parents and husbandGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwo years ago I fell pregnant and within five weeks I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum, a medical condition that causes extreme nausea and vomiting. It lasted my entire pregnancy and that year was (almost) the worst of my life. Now, I keep being told the relief of no longer being sick is the main reason I enjoyed the first year of my child’s life so much.Shortly after my baby was born, I started seeing social media content about Charli xcx’s song “I think about it all the time” and its articulation of the apprehension many women have about becoming mothers. I have recently started back at work and miss my child terribly. It’s the unhappiest I have been since she was born, around the same time Chappell Roan said none of her friends with children were happy.Sign up for the fun stuff with our ...

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44 h. ago 189 medical conditions you may need to declare to DVLA to avoid punishment

It's not just poor eyesight that motorists need to tell the DVLA about - there are almost 200 conditions that could affect your driving that you need to declare

Politics

63 h. ago Rio Ferdinand asked if he was going to die when doctors diagnosed him with heart condition

Rio Ferdinand was preparing to join Leeds United from West Ham in 2000 when doctors discovered a heart issue during the defender's medical

Events

68 h. ago Start date for new Eligibility Verification on certain DWP benefits confirmed

The Eligibility Verification Measure will not give DWP direct access to bank accounts or enable investigators to see how people on benefits spend their money.

Politics

3 d. ago DWP confirms new plans for people on PIP with ‘light touch’ ongoing award

Planned changes to PIP are scheduled to start in November 2026 for new and existing claimants.

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3 d. ago Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria now claims her fluctuating Spanish accent is due to a medical condition

The 41-year-old model admitted that her 'brain just works differently' in her new memoir, Manual Not Included.

Science

5 d. ago Little Mix's Jesy Nelson keeps spirits bright after emergency surgery to save unborn twins

Jesy Nelson has been supported by partner Zion Foster after having an emergency surgical procedure when she was diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition.

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5 d. ago Jesy Nelson gives update from hospital as she makes plans to leave

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has been in hospital after having an emergency surgical procedure to save her unborn twins after being diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition

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5 d. ago Jesy Nelson gives update from hospital after surgery to save unborn twins

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has been in hospital after having an emergency surgical procedure to save her unborn twins after being diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition

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5 d. ago Majority of Britons may now be identifying themselves as neurodivergent, psychologist says

More people either seeking medical diagnoses for conditions like autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia, or even self-diagnosing, as a result of decreased stigma, expert explains

Politics

5 d. ago Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed

At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will surviveEnglish polymath Francis Galton formulated the concept of eugenics in 1883. Inspired by animal breeding, Galton encouraged people with “desirable” traits to procreate while discouraging or preventing those with “undesirable” traits from doing the same. As social and intellectual qualities were hereditarily “fixed”, he thought some groups were naturally superior. Galton constructed a racial hierarchy, with white Europeans at the top.Eugenics has since played out in varying, always tragic ways. Attempted genocides and forced sterilization are first to mind, though the 20th century brought about the concept of soft eugenics: non-coercive methods of reducing certain conditions through individual choice and medical advice. Popularized in Nancy Stepan’s 1991 book, The Hour of Eugenics, “soft” eugenics is accomplished by indir...

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7 d. ago DVLA's full list of 189 medical conditions you must declare or lose your licence

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has revealed the complete list of health conditions that drivers need to declare - and failure to do so can cause some huge repercussions

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7 d. ago Naga Munchetty left ‘crying and screaming in agony’ for decades before receiving diagnosis aged 47

Presenter said she experienced ‘gaslighting’ by doctors who dismissed her symptoms

Politics

8 d. ago DWP confirms Universal Credit rule change set to boost income by £420 for over one million households

An estimated 2.8 million households see deductions made to their Universal Credit award to pay off debt each month.

Economics

1 week ago DWP benefit and pensions payment dates for May Day bank holiday

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the dates when people claiming benefits will be paid over the upcoming May bank holidays

Economics

1 week ago DWP confirms early State Pension and benefit payments due to bank holiday next week

Full list of DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland payments changes due to bank holidays in May.

Economics