54 m. ago DWP confirms when new £4,300 a year financial boost Pension Credit claims will be paid

The DWP has confirmed that nearly 78% of all new Pension Credit claims are processed within the target timeframe of 50 working days

Economics

59 m. ago About 150 people evacuated from hospital amid reports of chemical incident

Fire crews were called to Guy’s Hospital in Southwark before 9am on Thursday.

Science

72 m. ago The most romantic place on earth? It has to be a sleeper train

The low-key glamour of watching the sunset in the buffet car and being woken with a bowl of porridge just can’t be beatIs there anything more glamorous than an overnight train? Even when you’re climbing aboard wearing your husband’s raincoat, carrying an oat-encrusted car seat, with a six-month-old in a sling and an apple core fermenting gently and secretly in the side pocket of your rucksack?Not that I know of. I love travelling by train – even now, when it’s as comprehensively bad as British rail privatisation has made it for, well, just about everyone save a few shareholders and the CEO of Pumpkin Cafe. But travelling at night? With the whisper of romance in the buffet car, the flash of sunset from the vestibule and a white-sheeted bunk bed to call your own? I love it even more.Nell Frizzell is a journalist and author Continue reading...

Politics

72 m. ago Why our broken food system remains a climate disaster: ‘broiling the planet to stuff our faces’

Author Michael Grunwald reckons with the challenge of food-based climate emissions in his new book We Are Eating the EarthRidding ourselves of fossil fuels has been a tortuously ponderous process and, in the current political era, one that can seem to be in full retreat. But we do have the tools to run our cities, vehicles and industries on clean energy and even through the murk of vested interest, the contours of a post-fossil world are becoming clearer.Our system of producing food, though, is in a relative stone age when it comes to the climate crisis. We continue to raze vast tracts of carbon-rich forests for crop and grazing land thereby creating, by some estimates, as much as a third of all global planet-heating emissions. Continue reading...

Society

76 m. ago Rose Docherty: Prosecutors drop first Scottish buffer zone case against 75

Rose Docherty who was the first person arrested under new buffer zone legislation

Events

82 m. ago Asymmetric hemlines are back. Here’s how to style them at any age

After years of crisp tailoring and clean silhouettes, fashion is breaking free from the chains of ‘quiet luxury’

Politics

91 m. ago Comedian calls for awards 'fairness' to recognise performers working 'with no safety net'

The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have launched the careers of comedians including Stephen Fry and Sarah Millican

Events

1 hour ago 'Best zombie film since Shaun of the Dead' comes with a warning for horror fans

Called a horror masterpiece it is now available to stream

Events

1 hour ago DWP paying up to £749.80 every month to people with stomach issues

The Department for Work and Pensions is said to pay £187 per week to those with certain health conditions. For those with this stomach issue, you could be entitled to a monthly £750

Economics

2 h. ago Ex DWP worker issues 'virtually impossible' State Pension update

There have been claims the State Pension will be means-tested in the future

Economics

2 h. ago Love Island star Andrada addresses All Stars rumours after failed romance with Ben

Fans have been calling for the Casa Amor bombshell to appear on the winter series

Events

2 h. ago Experts calling for 'maximum driving age' which could see over

There is currently no upper age limit for driving in the UK

Politics

2 h. ago Council houses worth £550,000 are seized from 'fraudsters' after probe finds they already OWNED their own properties elsewhere

Hackney Council in north London confiscated seven homes, redistributing them to those most in need who had been on the waiting list for social housing for some time.

Society

2 h. ago Wayne Rooney reveals Man United and title winners predictions with 'unstoppable' claim

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has cast his predictions for the Premier League season, with big calls made concerning both his old side and champions Liverpool

Politics

3 h. ago 'We watched our girl take last breath on CCTV after terrifying phone call'

The parents of a girl who drowned in a swimming pool have emotionally recalled watching her last breath on CCTV footage more than two years on from her tragic death that took place at a birthday party

Events

3 h. ago Blake Lively has described the ongoing pressure she feels from what she calls a "smear campaign" by her former It Ends With Us co

The actress, 37, filed a lawsuit in December against Justin, 41, his Wayfarer Studios team, their publicist and PR representatives, alleging sexual harassment.

Events

3 h. ago State of emergency declared in New Mexico following rise in crime and drug use

Local authorities and tribal officials in the county had called for state reinforcements to combat the escalating crime linked to illicit drug use

Events

3 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

3 h. ago Officials plead not guilty in ‘vote harvesting’ election probe

The investigation is being criticized as politically driven

Politics

3 h. ago Fundraising campaign aims to secure future of vital Dumfries and Galloway rescue service

Fleet Bay Inshore Rescue Boat needs to make changes so it can once again be called out by the Coastguard.

Events