1 hour ago DWP PIP assessment changes confirmed for new and existing claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the majority of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments are being carried out over the phone

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1 hour ago DWP will make Brits born before specific date work longer after State Pension age rise

The State Pension age is set to start rising from 66 to 67 next year, with the increase due to be completed for all men and women across the UK by 2028

Economics

1 hour ago State Pension retirement age set to rise next year for people born in these years

The planned change to the official age of retirement has been in legislation since 2014 and will be implemented in the 2040s

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5 h. ago Shark attack horror as boy, 8, left fighting for his life after snorkelling trip

The boy was swimming with his father and sister in Key Largo, Florida, when the shark struck - leaving him with severe injuries and 'significant' blood loss from a deep bite above the knee

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6 h. ago Nurse in 'utter disbelief' at internal injuries of patient 'murdered on hospital ward'

A post-mortem examination concluded pensioner Valerie Kneale died because of her stroke but due to a "forcible sexual assault"

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6 h. ago Pressure is mounting on Green Party's new leader to sack his deputy for defending Hamas's attack on Israel

Zack Polanski won a landslide victory on a ticket of 'eco-populism' and a new focus on Left-wing issues such as supporting Palestine.

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6 h. ago Moment gang chainsaw their way into Sainsbury's in £2million burglary spree

The organised crime network, described by police as 'highly professional' and 'brazen,' targeted convenience stores, jewellers and electronics shops.

Economics

7 h. ago Farmer left fearing for his life after arsonists target him and his Filipino tenants in 'racist hate campaign'

Sam Carson spoke out after a number of cars were set on fire in the Co Antrim town on Sunday and destroyed, in a racist attack.

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8 h. ago Jaguar Land Rover production 'severely disrupted' by cyber attack

The company has already faced a major setback this year in the form of Trump's tariffs

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8 h. ago Pregnant British teen 'drug mule' facing life in Georgia prison set for release if 'substantial' fine paid

Bella May Culley, 19, is accused of carrying £200,000 worth of narcotics into the ex-Soviet country

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8 h. ago Teens who murdered virgin as part of a sickening 'satanic ritual' freed from jail

Elyse Pahler was killed on July 22, 1995, by her high school classmates Royce Casey, Jacob Delashmutt, and Joseph Fiorella. She was stabbed, choked, kicked and left to bleed to death.

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8 h. ago Massive shark with bite marks washes up on beach sparking fears of 'even bigger predator'

Beachgoers in Can Pere Antoni beach in Palma, Spain, were left stunned when a Greenland shark washed up with horrific neck injuries, sparking concerns that another 'much bigger' predator was on the loose

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9 h. ago Succession star Nicholas Braun arrested for DUI in New Hampshire and thrown in jail

The actor was locked up in in Carroll County jail but was released on his own recognizance less than an hour later.

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9 h. ago All Brit 'drug mules' in foreign jails as pregnant teen Bella Culley may soon be free

As pregnant teenager Bella Culley appears in court in Georgia accused of drug smuggling, we share a list of Brits accused of similar crimes currently held in prisons abroad

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9 h. ago Gunman who assassinated prison officer after he exposed his relationship with female guard is jailed for 45 years

Elias Morgan, 35, (pictured) gunned down father-of-three Lenny Scott in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8, 2024 as revenge for exposing his relationship with a female officer.

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9 h. ago Will Trump really attack Venezuela? War of words with President Maduro escalates as US sends destroyers to region

The Venezuelan President has threatened to create a 'republic in arms' if the Trump administration takes military action against his country

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10 h. ago Man jailed for murder of former Manchester Grammar School teacher to have conviction reviewed

Benjamin Field was jailed in October 2019 after being convicted of the murder of Peter Farquhar

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10 h. ago Gunman who assassinated prison officer who exposed his relationship with female guard is jailed for 45 years

A criminal who shot dead the prison officer who found an illicit phone in his jail cell has been jailed for life with a minimum 45 years before parole.

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10 h. ago Thirteen children are orphaned after beloved couple are killed in ATV disaster: 'They keep asking for momma'

Marcus Ragland (left), 34, and Ashley Hawkins (right), 31, were killed in a horrific ATV crash over Labor Day weekend.

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10 h. ago 'Murder bid' probe launched after Greenock flat firebombing leaves pensioner in hospital

A ground floor flat on Sir Michael Street was targeted in the Inverclyde town at around 2am on Tuesday, August 26.

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