43 m. ago PIP points and payment rates simplified to help people make a new claim for up to £749 each month

A simple guide to help people understand how PIP points determine the payment rate awarded.

Economics

2 h. ago A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – a brilliant, blunt and beautiful memoir

The actor on being called ugly, telling Johnny Rotten to F-off, and striking gold at CannesKathy Burke’s mother, Bridget, died of stomach cancer when she was 18 months old; she writes that it made her “feel dead famous” in her community. She was raised by her older brothers, John and Barry, who were 10 and eight when it happened, and sometimes by their father Pat, an alcoholic for many years, violent with it, who struggled to care for his family. Pat and Bridget had moved to London from Ireland, and the Burkes lived on an estate in Islington, where the other families played a vital role in raising and feeding the children. On his deathbed, in 1994, Pat asked Kathy to do two things: to give up smoking, and to write more. It has only taken her 30 years, she says, but she’s finally done the latter.The entertainment industry is top-heavy with people from middle-and upper-class backgrounds who have a limited understanding of lives that don’t resemble th...

Science

18 h. ago I am content being single. How do I make people understand that I’m happy as I am? | Leading questions

Anyone whose life deviates from mainstream expectations gets this, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Perhaps you could play with different ways to describe it Read more Leading questionsI’m 54 years old, and although I was married for 22 years, I’ve been single for the past 14. I did remarry briefly a few years ago, but that chapter was short-lived.At this stage of my life, I feel genuinely content. I’m on my own, but by no means lonely. I have a fulfilling balance between work and personal life, and I’m deeply grateful for my three daughters and my grandchildren, who bring me joy and purpose. Continue reading...

Politics

64 h. ago Sombr hits back at viral video slamming his concert behavior — but his response might have just made things worse

‘Back to Friends’ singer brushed off the criticisms, saying that he’s ‘never uttered a serious word in my life’

Events

3 d. ago Shopper 'shocked to learn' about their diet after using 'best' health gadget

Lingo by Abbott is a smart, wearable device that helps people understand how their body responds to food, exercise and stress - and it's available to buy now

Events

7 d. ago Nearly two million veterans to get digital ID cards access from TODAY

Keir Starmer last month unveiled plans to bring in mandatory digital ID cards to help tackle illegal migration but concerns have been raised over data protection and civil liberties

Politics

1 week ago Lanarkshire’s three acute hospitals to light up in pink and blue in support of Baby Loss Awareness Week

Running until October 15, Baby Loss Awareness Week helps to unite people, to come together and speak out to increase understanding of the impact of baby loss and remember all babies.

Events

2 w. ago Gilbert & George review – a pulsating panorama of sex, violence and glorious urban grime

Hayward Gallery, LondonFrom the calling cards of male sex workers to shocking headlines about murder, the octogenarian pair see and incorporate everything, resulting in a show that seethes with lifeThe first picture in Gilbert & George’s retrospective of their art of this century is a portrait of them sitting in a cemetery amid floating drug baggies, their suits bright purple (George) and green (Gilbert) against the grey gravestones. It sums up a stillness, a sadness and a romantic passion that breathes in this show – but you won’t notice it straight away. Instead you’ll be carried along in a rush of cheeky provocations and ludicrous juxtapositions of word and image: a joyous embrace of modern life or even, pardon my French, a jouissance.The pictures tower and expand in this perfect brutalist setting as if you’re walking through a city of art – a dirty, disreputable city. Ages (2001) is a yellow and red slab almost the scale of a cinema screen on which their blandly smiling face...

Events

2 w. ago After Starmer claimed his party has finally woken up to concerns over the impact of mass migration, how I know Labour has never wanted to tackle the migrant crisis... and never will

As Keir Starmer twists and turns over Labour's record on immigration, remember it is in the party's DNA to throw open the borders, lie about the impact and then smear their critics as bigots.

Events

3 w. ago 'I'm the woman Keir Starmer used to prove he understands people's concerns about migration... now I don't believe a word he says': Life

Earlier this week Sir Keir told his party's conference he twigged 'the Left had got it wrong on illegal immigration' when he visited the town of Oldham ten years ago and spoke to a pensioner.

Politics

3 w. ago We spoke to the Oldham woman Keir Starmer mentioned in Labour conference speech

A woman in Oldham helped change the direction of Labour's approach to immigration - but now says she 'doesn't believe' them

Politics

3 w. ago 'I'm the woman Keir Starmer spoke of, now I don't believe a word he says'

A woman in Oldham helped change the direction of Labour's approach to immigration - but now says she 'doesn't believe' them

Politics

3 w. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Starmer has handed Farage a golden chance to prove he's Prime Minister material

In the past few days there has been a sudden and alarming coarsening of political language. Words and phrases have been tossed about which until now were almost entirely alien to our traditions.

Politics

3 w. ago New London exhibit explores human DNA and its effects on health

A new installation has been unveiled in London, designed to help people understand the influence of DNA and genomes on their health - and it's absolutely mesmerising

Politics

3 w. ago ‘There are ripples of hope’: allies of Keir Starmer say he can prove doubters wrong

At Labour conference the PM needs to draw a line under the chaos and prove he is best placed to challenge Reform UKIn the imposing marble rooms of the Methodist Central Hall in the heart of Westminster on Friday, the great and the good of the progressive movement gathered at what many fear is an existential moment for their brand of centre-left politics.Keir Starmer was on punchier form than usual, telling the summit audience that he was up for the fight against the populist right’s “industrialised infrastructure of grievance”. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Digital ID cards to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer as illegal migration move branded 'profoundly dangerous'

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce a new digital ID card scheme in a speech today as the Prime Minister moves to combat growing concerns over illegal migration.

Events

4 w. ago On the day of my son's funeral they were at the top of my road waving

Mandy Jamieson's son was stabbed to death seven years ago and she says that people don't understand the pain she still feels

Politics