14 h. ago Start date for new DWP Eligibility Verification and ‘monitoring’ bank accounts to tackle benefit fraud

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.

Economics

15 h. ago ‘Coward’ jailed for robbing elderly deaf woman at Westminster Tube station in central London

Liam McGuicken was caught on CCTV rifling through his victim’s wallet

Events

19 h. ago DWP crackdown on benefit fraud as woman jailed for wrongly claiming £110,000

The UK Government has issued a stern warning that benefit fraud will be detected and prosecuted to the full extent of the law, following the sentencing of a Manchester woman to 20 months in prison

Economics

26 h. ago DWP issues warning to millions of Brits as woman jailed for £110,000 fraud

A woman from Manchester was sentenced to 20 months in prison after pocketing £110,000 of benefits she was not entitled to

Events

35 h. ago Revealed: Man who was 'beaten to death with a concrete slab by teens on beach' was a convicted stalker and a 'one man crime wave'

EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Cashford, 49, was found dead with multiple serious injuries in Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent on Sunday.

Events

38 h. ago Driving instructor shares common mistake people make with dual carriageways

The driving instructor said it was "common" for him to hear people making an incorrect assessment of dual carriageways but claimed to understand where they're going "wrong" so wanted to help

Transport

40 h. ago Woman jailed after trying to smuggle £800k of cocaine in Parmesan cheese at Heathrow Airport

A California resident tried to smuggle crack cocaine into the country at Heathrow Airport

Society

41 h. ago DWP confirms legal action to fight people trying to cheat the benefits system

The UK Government has sent a clear message that benefit fraud will be detected and pursued to the full extent of the law.

Politics

50 h. ago Woman, 23, who tried to smuggle £800,000 worth of crack cocaine into the UK in a wheel of cheese is jailed

US national Jamie Choi, 23, was stopped by Border Force officers at Heathrow on May 25 after arriving on a flight from Brazil.

Economics

54 h. ago Driver faces $110,000 fine for speeding on Swiss street... but he can afford it

The millionaire motorist, and repeat offender, was caught on camera hurtling along a Lausanne street at 48mph in a 31mph zone.

Politics

58 h. ago Why a driver faces a huge $110,000 in fines for speeding on a Swiss street

The driver can afford it

Politics

58 h. ago 'Intoxicated' Nigerian man who sexually assaulted teenager is spared jail due to his 'troubled background'

A Nigerian man who sexually assaulted a young woman next to Bournemouth beach has avoided jail.

Events

58 h. ago A driver faces up to $110,000 in fines for speeding on a Swiss street. But he can afford it

A wealthy driver caught for going way too fast on a Swiss city street is facing a fine of more than $110,000

Politics

60 h. ago 'Intoxicated' Nigerian man who sexually assaulted teenager walks free

A Nigerian man who sexually assaulted a young woman next to Bournemouth beach has avoided jail.

Events

64 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon hints she could escape 'goldfish bowl' Scotland and move south

The outgoing MSP claimed "I just have to breathe the wrong way, and somebody's writing a story about it".

Politics

66 h. ago Tiny beach hut in tourist seaside hotspot hits the market for £110,000

A tiny beach hut in a tourist hotspot is on the market for a whopping £110,000 - £8,000 more than a two-bed flat just 10 minutes away.

Economics

3 d. ago Malqueridas review – blurry phone footage takes us inside Chile’s prisons with incarcerated mothers

Video shot by inmates opens the doors on the often painful realities of having children in the country’s jailsThis documentary about motherhood in Chile’s prison system is edited down from 4,000 photos and nearly 2,000 videos shot entirely on mobile phones by inmates of the country’s largest women’s jail. Phones are banned, so the images are often fuzzy and blurred, clips ending abruptly – sometimes with a hiss of “Hide the phone!” or “The guard is coming!”. At times, it can be hard to make sense of what is happening on screen. The voiceover is spoken by Karina Sánchez, who spent more than six years in prison, and she also voices the experiences of other incarcerated women. It’s not immediately clear she is telling multiple stories, however, so the voiceover becomes mildly disorientating.It’s estimated that 95% of women in Chile’s prisons are mothers, and their children can stay with them in jail until they turn two years old. A woman describes staying awake all night the night befo...

Events

7 d. ago Danielle Lloyd hits out at 'dangerous and false' sunscreen information amid skin cancer battle

The mother-of-five was diagnosed with melanoma in February and went under the knife to remove a mole above her collarbone earlier this year.

Events

7 d. ago ‘Disgusting’ drunk who sexually assaulted teenage girl, 17, and woman on a bus is jailed

Graeme Hicks also sentenced for cocaine dealing and possessing an air pistol

Events

8 d. ago Thug, 35, who threatened to throw acid at woman and 'blow her up' during campaign of terror is jailed

Nathan Brown, 35, from Caerphilly in Wales, hurled vile abuse at his victim and assaulted her by grabbing and squeezing her breast.

Events