23 h. ago MPs to debate over 60s getting free bus pass in England after major breakthrough

Currently, people over the age of 60 in England are not eligible for a free bus pass unless they live in London

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4 d. ago List of benefits over 66s may be able to claim even if they're not eligible for Winter Fuel Payments

List of benefits people over 66 can claim even if they're not eligible for Winter Fuel Payments, including Pension Credit and Housing Benefit

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5 d. ago List of people eligible for free school meals after major rule change

Everything you need to know about recent changes made to free school meal eligibility

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5 d. ago List of people who qualify for NHS Mounjaro weight loss jab as rollout begins

The NHS will begin the mass rollout of the Mounjaro injection from Monday, with around 220,000 people expected to qualify for the treatment in the next three years

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8 d. ago DWP free bus passes in England and full list of everyone eligible

Amid controversial plans to cut disability benefits, many Brits are worried they'll lose their free bus pass. However, reports suggest millions may still be entitled to the perk

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9 d. ago DWP new free buss pass rules as everyone eligible for benefit revealed – see list

Certain people can get a free bus pass in England. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme offers a free pass to disabled people who apply through their local council

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9 d. ago Mark Ruffalo says billionaires and 'white people' are creating more problems than migrants

An A-list Marvel actor has claimed billionaires and 'white people' are creating more problems in the United States than illegal immigrants.

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1 week ago Lutnick hails Trump’s $5mn investor visa as almost 70,000 apply

Programme to grant foreigners legal residency in US in exchange registers 68,703 people on waiting list

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1 week ago Full list of people who can get free NHS dental treatment up to £326.70

NHS dental charges can be pricey - but there are certain people who can get free treatment

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2 w. ago The full list of Welsh people recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List 2025

More than 70 people from Wales have been recognised for their contributions to their community and country in the King's Birthday Honours list

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2 w. ago Family of woman who died from Covid after giving birth sues Brazilian state

Exclusive: Lidiane Vieira Frazão, a black woman from Rio, was repeatedly denied appropriate treatment as President Bolsonaro downplayed the pandemic, lawsuit saysIn the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lidiane Vieira Frazão, 35, was expecting her second child but, even at 40 weeks pregnant, she was unable to obtain a doctor’s note to start her maternity leave.Her job as a funeral agent – at times handling the bodies of people who had died from the virus – was on the long list of “essential services” that could not be suspended during lockdown, according to a decree issued by Brazil’s then-president, Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Full list of people on PIP most at risk of payment cut under new DWP welfare reforms

DWP analysis breaks down 18 most-claimed PIP conditions and daily living scores below four points.

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2 w. ago Full list of people eligible for Nationwide £100 payments next week

More than four million members are estimated to benefit from the payments taking place from next week

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2 w. ago Full list of people who can automatically get a Blue Badge and how to apply

Many people aren't aware that they are automatically eligible to qualify for a Blue Badge - this is all you need to know

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2 w. ago ‘We are disappearing’: Britain’s first trans judge on Supreme Court defeat – and why she’s challenging it

Victoria McCloud was publicly promoted as a symbol of diversity in the justice system, but this year it changed her legal sex overnight. The Independent Pride List 2025 winner tells Emma Henderson how vulnerable trans people are leaving Britain and why she’s taking on the Supreme Court ruling in an even higher court

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2 w. ago The Independent Pride List 2025: the LGBT+ people making change happen

The Independent’s Pride List is back again, celebrating the LGBT+ community’s biggest pioneers over the past 12 months

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3 w. ago Full list of people eligible for free bus pass under new DWP rules

Full list of people eligible for a free bus pass in England - including under the disabled concessionary travel scheme

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3 w. ago Over 2,000 people from Lanarkshire languishing on NHS waiting list to see psychologist

Freedom of Information Requests revealed that some 22,880 across Scotland are currently on a psychologist waiting list.

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3 w. ago Over 4,000 people from the Lothians languishing on NHS waiting list to see psychologist

Freedom of Information Requests revealed that some 22,880 across Scotland are currently on a psychologist waiting list.

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3 w. ago Netflix star suffers 'mangled' injury that left him needing surgery

Skins star Sebastian de Souza - who has also appeared in shows like Normal People and more recently the Netflix film the Life List - has shared that he needed surgery last month

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