89 m. ago Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’

Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 NovemberUS politics – follow liveTwo decades ago, Sara Carlson, then a mother of three, was newly single because of a traumatic event, and the US’s food stamp program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), helped her feed her children with free food supplies.“I wouldn’t have been able to afford to live,” said Carlson, 45, who lives in Rochester, Minnesota, and now works as an operations manager for a wealth-management firm and serves on the board of Channel One Regional Food Bank, which works to increase food access. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Manchester student died after 'ambulance call workers said just take paracetamol'

Joshua Adiefeh, 20, died two weeks after he began studying at Manchester Metropolitan University after he called 999 complaining of stomach pain, with his family claiming paramedics 'wouldn't come'

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14 h. ago Families struggling to afford food as calls for Universal Credit change rise

Almost one in seven households with children are struggling to afford food, new research has revealed

Society

14 h. ago Calls for free school meals change as UK families struggle to afford food

Families say they have been forced to cut back on healthy eating as the cost of living continues to squeeze budgets. The Food Foundation is now urging the government to do more to tackle food poverty

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15 h. ago DWP explains 'reason' for Universal Credit eligibility change

The Department for Work and Pensions explained the proposal to stop people under the age of 22 from accessing the Universal Credit health element

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19 h. ago DWP explains ‘reasoning’ for decision to restrict Universal Credit for young people

The proposed changes to Universal Credit’s health element could stop thousands from being able to claim the benefit

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49 h. ago Masked thugs 'threaten to BEHEAD' Israeli professor after storming his lecture at London university 

Michael Ben-Gad, an economics lecturer at City University in London , has been branded a 'terrorist' and has faced calls to be sacked because he served in the Israel Defence Forces from 1982 to 1985.

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60 h. ago UK inflation stuck at 3.8%: What it means for interest rates, mortgages and pensions

“In the real world, many families are still struggling to make ends meet after three years of blistering price increases” – Kevin Brown, Scottish Friendly

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2 d. ago NORMAN BAKER: Why should British families, struggling with the cost of living crisis, subsidise a self

Heaped in ignominy, banned from using those treasured royal titles, his world of murky secrets unravelling faster than a ball of string, there can be precious little comfort for Prince Andrew.

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5 d. ago All you need to know about major DWP Universal Credit changes

DWP have announced a new Universal Credit Bill to overhaul the welfare system and is set to bring in a number of measures

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7 d. ago Carol Kirkwood 'reduced to tears behind the scenes at BBC' as she admits her smiley public image and private struggles are worlds apart

One of the BBC's most familiar faces has opened up about the private struggles she has faced off-air, which she says are world apart from her happy on-screen persona.

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8 d. ago Woke university 'compares Margaret Thatcher to HITLER and calls Trump a terrorist leader'

The claims were allegedly made in a business management class on Monday, where slides also described Donald Trump as a 'terrorist leader' type of business chief, The Sun reports.

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9 d. ago DWP Universal Credit boost from April as major changes given green light

The changes will provide support for people seeking to join the workforce

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1 week ago DWP Universal Credit alert as claimants told 'remember' vital step

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a warning to Universal Credit claimants, urging them to report any changes to their savings and income as soon as possible

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1 week ago DWP Universal Credit claimants who ignore one phone call risk losing money

People could lose a portion of their Universal Credit payment if they miss a phone call without a valid reason

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1 week ago DWP Universal Credit claimants who miss phone call could lose out

If you miss a phone call from the DWP without a good reason, you could face a sanction

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1 week ago Universal Credit claimants who miss this one phone call could face sanctions

When you first claim Universal Credit, you accept that you need to fulfill certain responsibilities

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1 week ago Universal Credit claimants may lose money for missed calls without 'good reason'

If you are claiming Universal Credit, you could be at risk of losing part of your payments if you do not attend an appointment without a good reason - and it could apply to a phone call

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1 week ago ‘My Led Zeppelin road trip was counted as a class credit’: Cameron Crowe on the interview that changed everything

In an extract from his new memoir, the writer and film-maker reflects on how as a teenager he managed to bag the exclusive of a lifetime• ‘Rock stars would be like, Yeah, bring the kid in’: read an interview with Cameron CroweThere was always something slightly forbidden about Led Zeppelin. They were darker than the other bands and they had a command of mystique. You didn’t see a slew of interviews with them; you barely saw any at all. They famously hated Rolling Stone. The rumour was that Jimmy Page and [Rolling Stone co-founder] Jann Wenner had tangled over a girl in London. The magazine trashed their first album. I had, however, interviewed Led Zeppelin for the Los Angeles Times. It was a kind of maiden voyage into the mainstream for the band, and two years later, as they were about to release their album Physical Graffiti, I was invited on the road with them by Danny Goldberg, the band’s publicist and an executive at the label they’d started, Swan Song.The key to getting Ze...

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2 w. ago Key DWP change for Universal Credit applications announced this week

The Department for Work and Pensions has updated its website highlighting a new document

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