3 h. ago Attendance Allowance claimants warned about 'reporting a change' as payments could increase

The latest figures from the DWP show that at the end of August last year, there were nearly 1.7 million people across Great Britain receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance

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5 h. ago State Pension rule can raise payments by £5,000 a year but some are 'missing out'

An FOI request by a pension provider has found that more than two million people are being boosted by a particular rule in the State Pension system

Economics

29 h. ago State Pension inheritance rule helps more than two million people boost payments by over £5,000

More than half a million pensioners were receiving over £5,000 a year in inherited Serps payments in 2023/24.

Economics

31 h. ago Nintendo Switch 2 warning as demand 'far exceeds number that can be delivered'

Over two million people have applied to buy the new console, but many will remain empty handed.

Events

35 h. ago Global study on Covid vaccine safety falls victim to Trump cuts

Groundbreaking project has produced some of the world’s most comprehensive studies on vaccine efficacy and safetyThe largest ever global study into the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has been terminated just 13 months shy of completion, after becoming caught up in the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts.The Global Vaccine Data Network, which was established in 2019 by the New Zealand-based vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris and the US-based vaccinologist Steven Black, has already produced some of the world’s most comprehensive studies on vaccine efficacy and safety, based on data from more than 300 million people. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago FDA sounds alarm over drug taken by millions that changes people's GENITALS due to horrific side effect

These hair aid products, which are in spray and serum formats, are not approved by the FDA but they are available via a number of telehealth companies including Hims, Hers, and Ro.

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48 h. ago The real reason why I and millions of other young people were drawn to the Pope in this cynical, social media

The last thing I expected to wake up to on Bank Holiday Monday was a flood of messages from friends in their twenties expressing shock and sadness at the death of Pope Francis.

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54 h. ago Nearly half of Americans breathing in unsafe levels of air pollutants – report

American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smogAlmost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks.Just over 156 million people live in neighborhoods with unhealthy levels of soot or smog – a 16% rise compared with last year and the highest number in a decade, according to the American Lung Association (ALA) annual state of the air report. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Attendance Allowance simplified to help older people make a new claim for up to £441 each month

Nearly 1.7 million people over State Pension age are receiving either £73.90 or £110.40 each week in Attendance Allowance.

Economics

60 h. ago HMRC expands Help to Save scheme to half a million more people in major rule change

The government's Help to Save scheme, which offers a 50 per cent bonus on savers' money, has been expanded to include an extra 550,000 people - here's everything you need to know

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4 d. ago Help to reduce high blood pressure lowers dementia risk, study finds

Lifestyle changes and medications found to reduce risk of cognitive disease by about 15%People given intensive help to reduce their high blood pressure such as medication and coaching have a lower risk of dementia, researchers have found.According to the World Health Organization, 57 million people around the world had dementia in 2021. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Major UK train station, used by 10,000 people a day, to close for a MONTH for £70 million makeover

One of the UK's mail train stations, used by around 10,000 people every day, is set to close for a month as part of a £70 million makeover.

Economics

4 d. ago Obituary: Pope Francis, humble pontiff who won the hearts of millions while angering Catholic conservatives

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis. Born: 17 December, 1936 in Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Died: 21 April, 2025 in the Vatican City, aged 88

Economics

4 d. ago New State Pension rates due this month will not be paid to 450,000 older people

Nearly half a million people will not get new State Pension payments of up to £230.25 per week during the 2025/26 financial year.

Politics

4 d. ago Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues

Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union saysScottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned company.The striking workers’ union warned that emergency repairs and quality checks to water supplied to 5 million people across Scotland would not be carried out during the action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Easter break blighted by road, rail & flight chaos as 18million travel across the country to make the most of the long weekend

The AA estimated that more than 18 million people took to the roads, with a similar number expected to make journeys on the remaining days of the Easter weekend.

Transport

5 d. ago Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda

Organizers call for 11 million people to march and rally in this weekend’s effort to ‘protect democracy’Protesters poured into the streets of cities and towns across the United States again on Saturday, in the second wave of protests this month, as organizers seek to turn discontent with Donald Trump’s presidency into a mass movement that will eventually translate into action at the ballot box.By early afternoon, large protests were under way in Washington, New York and Chicago, with images of crowds cascading across social networks showing additional demonstrations in Rhode Island, Maryland, Wisconsin, Tennessee, South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, California and Pennsylvania, among others. Americans abroad also signaled their opposition to the Trump agenda in Dublin, Ireland, and other cities. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago No, you’re not fine just the way you are: time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world

Most working people can be put into one of three categories, from idealistic yet unambitious to greedy and immoral. But there is another option Of all the things wasted in our throwaway times, the greatest is wasted talent. There are millions of people around the world who could help make the world a better place, but don’t. I’m talking about the ones who have got the power to shape their own careers, though you would never know it from their utterly unsurprising résumés. About the talented folks with the world at their feet who nonetheless get stuck in mind-numbing, pointless or just plain harmful jobs.There’s an antidote to that kind of waste, and it’s called moral ambition. Moral ambition is the will to make the world a wildly better place. To devote your working life to the great challenges of our time, whether that’s the climate crisis or corruption, gross inequality or the next pandemic. It’s a longing to make a difference – and to build a legacy that truly...

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6 d. ago Pensioners with any of these 10 health conditions could get up to £441 each month

Nearly 1.7 million people over State Pension age are claiming Attendance Allowance.

Economics

7 d. ago Campaigners and charities horrified by revelations about impact of Trump’s ‘reckless’ USAID cuts

Trump has been accused of giving ‘millions of people a death sentence’ after The Independent exposed the reality of the cuts on the ground

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