62 h. ago DWP minister gives huge update on future of disabled parking Blue Badges

Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) minister Sir Stephen Timms was asked in the Commons about welfare changes impacting on Blue Badges that allow disabled people to park for free

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66 h. ago Keir Starmer says people on benefits are 'slightly fearful' of looking for work as he defends cuts to disability cash amid Labour rebellion

The Prime Minister made the remark as he highlighted how the government would help the unemployed back into work.

Economics

67 h. ago DWP minister issues blue badges update after fears people will be 'locked out'

A DWP minister has responded to concerns that people no longer eligible for disability benefits due to recent changes to the welfare system may also not be able to access other assistance that they need - such as disabled parking permits

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4 d. ago Disabled people voice PIP cut fears – 'Starmer didn't tell us this would happen'

Changes are being made to the eligibility criteria for PIP while potential cuts could hit access support for daily living and mobility - disabled people across the UK have voiced their fears about the news

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5 d. ago Charity faces legal action after relocated elephants in Malawi allegedly kill 10 people

People living near Kasungu national park say they are living in fear after translocation of 263 elephants by International Fund for Animal Welfare People living on the edge of a protected area in Malawi are taking legal action against an NGO that moved more than 250 elephants into the area, which they say have killed at least 10 people.Villagers near Kasungu national park, which is Malawi’s second largest and crosses the Zambian border, say they are living in fear for their livelihoods and safety after 263 elephants were introduced in July 2022, causing a sharp spike in human-wildlife conflict. Ten people claiming to be affected by the translocation from Liwonde national park have begun legal action against the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw), demanding that the conservation NGO construct adequate fencing to protect the 167 villages around the park and compensate local people for the damage caused by the elephants. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Shocking moment tourist boat capsizes leaving 38 people fearing for their lives

The passengers were heading back to their cruise ship via a small boat, having visited some of the world's most beautiful beaches, when the vessel turned over in the water

Society

9 d. ago New PIP test: Take the DWP's leaked PIP test to see how the questions have changed

The government is changing the way personal independence payments (PIP) are assessed and there are fears that the new system will see many people lose out on vital money

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1 week ago Voices: Readers clash over Labour’s benefit reforms – from ‘Right to Try’ scheme to making work pay

Critics fear they will unfairly harm disabled people, while supporters argue the system needs reform to reduce unnecessary claims and encourage work

Economics

1 week ago Fears Labour's £5bn benefits cuts will fail because people 'game' disability tests

Keir Starmer insisted there is no choice about reforming the 'shocking' system arguing that 'those who can work should work'.

Economics

1 week ago DWP minister Torsten Bell squirms as he's challenged on whether he could live on £70 a week

Torsten Bell admitted he 'absolutely could not' live on £70 a week as he was asked by BBC Newsnight host Victoria Derbyshire why the Government was asking young people to get by on this sum

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2 w. ago Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge

In the Central Mamuju district of Indonesia’s West Sulawesi, where the Budong-Budong River meets the sea, people have long feared crocodiles

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2 w. ago DWP PIP change update as Minister says 'We don’t want to take money from the poorest'

Reports suggest that Labour wants to cut £5 billion from the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

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2 w. ago Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills 50 people with dozens more feared dead

"It is assumed that this terrible tragedy, unprecedented in the history of Kocani, was caused by lighting effects in the disco during a concert by the group DNA."

Events

2 w. ago Keir Starmer to outline reforms of ‘overcautious, flabby state’ in civil service speech – UK politics live

PM will give a speech shortly, followed by a Q&A with the mediaThe decision not to classify Axel Rudakubana as a terrorist following the Southport murders was right because it would be unhelpful to stretch the definition of terrorism to cover all extreme violence, Jonathan Hall KC, the UK’s terror watchdog, has concluded. Rachel Hall has the story.The Times today is running a story saying that Peter Kyle, the science secretary, “has described himself as a ‘disruptor’ with similarities to Elon Musk or Dominic Cummings” because he wants to use AI to modernise the delivery of public services.I aspire to be a disruptor in a positive way that takes people with us and excites people for change.The issue about disruptors and disruption – in the past, it’s been used in a fearful way, in a threatening way, in a way that actually creates circumstances where people are fearful of change. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The ADL and the Heritage Foundation are helping to silence dissent in America | Ahmed Moor

Tax-exempt special interest groups like lobbyists and non-profits are exercising power with little democratic oversightThe repression that began under the Biden administration has accelerated under Trump. Mahmoud Khalil’s detention by federal agents – reportedly Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers – despite his legal, permanent resident status will probably have its intended effect. People will speak up less; their fear of the irreversible harm meted out by a vengeful state is justified. Now we are all left to contend with the wreckage of the first amendment to the US constitution, which used to guarantee the right to speech in this country.Responsibility for the erosion of our rights is attributable – in part – to the bipartisan embrace of the non-governmental, non-profit sector. That’s because from the 1940s onward, the federal government has ceded much state authority to philanthropies and non-profits. Those groups, in turn, have acted to craft policy – everything from h...

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2 w. ago Ethiopia's Tigray regional government appeals for help after factional fighters seize key towns

The interim government of Ethiopia’s Tigray region has appealed for the Ethiopian federal government to intervene after a faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front seized control of two major towns, leaving several people wounded and raising fears of a return to civil war

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2 w. ago US aid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis (TB) for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts, a top doctor has warned.Dr Lucica Ditiu, who heads the Stop TB Partnership, said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago USAid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis (TB) for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts, a top doctor has warned.Dr Lucica Ditiu, who heads the Stop TB Partnership, said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tesco urgently recalls £1 seasoning over fears it could make people sick

The supermarket has pulled certain batches of the seasoning in Ireland as some jars contain peanut, which is not mentioned on the label

Economics

3 w. ago Trump 'considering banning China's AI DeepSeek' over fears it could spy on people

The Trump administration is reportedly “likely” to ban Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek from US government devices after politicians raised concerns it could pose a greater threat to national security than TikTok

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