6 h. ago DWP update on major PIP cuts issued by Liz Kendal after £47 a week warning

The Labour Government has defended plans to cut around 400,000 claims from the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by tightening the qualifying criteria of the benefit

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3 d. ago Manchester United got the season they deserved after their ridiculous decisions

Man United had the chance to win European silverware and qualify for the Champions League despite a dreadful domestic campaign, but they blew it.

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3 d. ago How to watch Man Utd vs Tottenham Europa League final for FREE and TV channel

Manchester United and Tottenham face off in the Europa League final on Wednesday, with both sides looking to end a dreadful season with silverware and Champions League qualification

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3 d. ago ‘It sucks, man’: World Surf League’s dreaded cut claims its final victims | Kieran Pender

The controversial feature, added in 2022, will disappear after the Margaret River Pro. Few surfers on the elite tour are sad to see it goOn Tuesday, as a towering swell groomed by the Roaring Forties across the Indian Ocean reached its explosive final destination on the Western Australian coast, two surfers battled for their careers. Australian-Japanese surfer Connor O’Leary and Queenslander Liam O’Brien took on each other and Margaret River’s pumping conditions to retain a spot on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.With O’Leary just above and O’Brien just below the dreaded cut-line, victory would be a major step towards safety; defeat would likely consign the loser to a re-qualification slog on the second-tier Challenger Series. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Government urged to empower police with more force to bring offenders to court

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said guilty defendants avoiding court was a ‘final insult to victims and their families’.

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9 d. ago Terrifying final struggle of Bayesian superyacht victims as haunting new details emerge

Tragic new details about the Bayesian superyacht disaster have been revealed as a new report shows how the sinking unfolded minute by minute

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9 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells court he has ‘had no motives for lying’ as father’s trial closes

Defence team call for acquittal of athlete’s father, GjertJakob, 24, says it is ‘embarrassing to be a victim’The Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has told a court that he finds it “embarrassing to be a victim of domestic violence” on the final day of the trial of his father and former coach, Gjert.This week prosecutors called for Gjert to be given a jail sentence of two and a half years for hitting and verbally abusing Jakob, the Olympic 1500m champion in Tokyo and 5,000m gold medallist in Paris, and his younger sister, Ingrid. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Two major UK cities set to get brand new rail line to put an end to 'slow, unreliable journeys'

Supporters of the ambitious project claim it would cut journey times between the city centres to 32 minutes, compared with an average of 49 minutes currently.

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1 week ago DWP starts review into PIP changes which could see thousands lose payments

. The Labour government announced in March that it was to overhaul the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit PIP - which is claimed by 3.7million people - in a bid to cut down welfare spending

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1 week ago Woman who cut foetus from pregnant victim to 'claim' it facing death penalty

Amber Waterman, 45, pleaded guilty last year to one count of kidnapping Ashley Bush and one count of causing the death of her unborn daughter

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1 week ago Eberechi Eze doubles up as Crystal Palace punish sorry Tottenham

Play like this at Wembley and Crystal Palace will have every chance of upsetting the odds when they face Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday. Oliver Glasner has built a clever, flexible and wonderfully mobile team since taking over from Roy Hodgson last year and it helps that an efficient collective is backed up by the dreamy individual quality of Eberechi Eze, whose double in this straightforward win over Tottenham Hotspur’s second string ensured that Palace have vital momentum before taking on City.Before anyone gets carried away, though, it is worth pointing out that Spurs were abysmal. Nobody played themselves into Ange Postecogolou’s plans for the Europa League final against Manchester United later this month. There was also concern about Dejan Kulusevski departing with an early injury and although the Spurs fans sang about going to Bilbao there was no disguising their displeasure after their side’s 20th defeat of a dreadful Premier League campaign left them in 17th...

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2 w. ago ‘My brave mum helped catch serial killer clown John Wayne Gacy

When a loved one is cruelly taken away by a sadistic killer, the pain never really goes away. Rob Piest, 15, was John Wayne Gacy’s 33rd - and final victim - but if it wasn’t for his friend Kim more innocent victims would have lost their lives

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2 w. ago Steph Gilmore: ‘I was looking for something more, in myself and in my surfing’ | Kieran Pender

The eight-time world champion has returned to a very different looking WSL tour this week after some time out spent travelling and recuperatingStephanie Gilmore, the most successful women’s surfer of all time, is back. Last weekend, the 37-year-old returned to the World Surf League (WSL) for the first time in two seasons, as a wildcard at the Gold Coast Pro. But unsure of how she would fare, against competitors who had not even been born when Gilmore first started winning WSL events, the Australian came armed with a good excuse.“I’m playing on stage with Spiderbait,” Gilmore said ahead of a concert which took place on Sunday on the sidelines of the event. “So I’ve actually got something that’s taken my mind off the surfing, which is kind of nice. Maybe it’s a cop-out, but if I don’t do well in the competition I can just blame it on all the band practice I have to do.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago £20m Raskin claim seems fanciful as Rangers star must cut down the off days to be driving force of new era

The Rangers support are expecting sizable bids to come flooding in this summer but perhaps a pinch of realism is required

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2 w. ago Ruben Amorim doubles down on controversial Manchester United comment despite Europa League run

Man Utd are within touching distance of the Europa League final and a return to the Champions League but their Premier League campaign has been dreadful.

Sport

2 w. ago Erin Patterson trial live: daughter of alleged mushroom lunch victims emotional as she remembers parents’ final days in hospital

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Don and Gail had dined at Erin’s before, court hearsAnna Terrington also recalls a lunch that her parents, Don and Gail, had at Erin’s house in 2023 – before the fateful mushroom meal. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ravens make ‘football decision’ to cut star kicker Tucker amid sexual misconduct claims

Ravens do not mention allegations in release announcementTucker denies allegations by massage therapistsThe Baltimore Ravens announced on Monday that they have decided to release Justin Tucker, months after reports that he was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by massage therapists.The Ravens did not mention the allegations when they announced Tucker’s release on Monday, instead choosing to note the decision was for “football” reasons. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The European country that has cut asylum claims by reversing liberal policies in ten

A lack of consolidated policy on how to integrate communities of asylum seekers saw vulnerable groups presented as a strain on public resources.

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2 w. ago West Ham and Tottenham share dull draw to sum up dreadful Premier League seasons

West Ham 1-1 Tottenham: Jarrod Bowen’s equaliser secured a point for the hosts in a battle of two of the top flight’s under-performing clubs

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2 w. ago The country that has cut asylum claims by 90% by banning the burkha and refusing benefits to migrants who don't learn their language, revealed by SUE REID

Two bullet holes from the bad old days still scar the black metal doorway of Ishmail Schbaita's busy corner shop in Copenhagen. 

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