5 h. ago DWP benefit rules mean Universal Credit claimants won't get 1.7% rise next month

Universal Credit and other benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Carer's Allowance are set to increase by 1.7% from April 7

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7 h. ago One benefit that could provide a free TV licence with over 100k new applications

Some older people across the UK could receive a wide range of extra support with just a £1 claim

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8 h. ago Could microdosing Ozempic or acne pills work BETTER and cut your risk of side

Could taking tiny fractions of the normal prescribed dose of a medication offer a brilliant way to benefit from the drug, without suffering its usual side-effects?

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9 h. ago Labour ministers are urged to use billions in Russian assets

At the weekend, Rachel Reeves announced that she would use the profits of frozen Russian assets to fund a £2.26 billion loan scheme to help Kyiv fund its reconstruction and buy weapons.

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10 h. ago Londonderry and Coleraine to benefit from UK neighbourhood fund

The north west city and town are set to receive up to £20 million each.

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer faces growing pressure from senior Labour MPs over his decision to cut the overseas aid budget to fund increase in defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP

Labour MPs lined up to criticise the move in the Commons on Monday, with Barry Gardiner warning it would lead to more 'more people being slain by famine, drought, disaster and war'.

Economics

12 h. ago Fiscal 'heart attack' looms for US due to Donald Trump's spending plans, warns top fund manager

Ray Dalio, founder of asset manager Bridgewater Associates, said Trump's plan to cut taxes while ramping up spending would trigger a meltdown

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12 h. ago Chelsea FC £2.5bn sale cash mystery that was pledged to Ukraine but not spent

Ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich pledged to divert all proceeds to a foundation to benefit victims of the war. But three years later and the cash still remains unused, a legal adviser said today

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14 h. ago She dated Kanye West, is friends with Blac Chyna and supported Donald Trump, who is she?

The pinup was at Utopia Presents Darren's Oscar party with Vivienne Sabo Paris to Benefit Global Empowerment Mission LA Wildfires Relief.

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15 h. ago Hamilton town centre transformation and Chatelherault bridge funded in South Lanarkshire budget

The projects among the first to be supported through the authority's new £55 million Building Back fund

Economics

17 h. ago Trump send crypto prices soaring after surprise announcement of strategic government reserve

Cryptocurrency prices jumped after President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund, an announcement that highlights Trump’s growing attempts to use volatile cryptocurrency prices as a barometer of his public support

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18 h. ago Brits back slashing aid to boost defence spending by 65% to 20% despite Labour backlash

YouGov research found that 65 per cent agree with the government's decision to fund the bump by trimming £6billion from aid by 2027.

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18 h. ago DWP benefit claimants could be owed £5,000 after major Universal Credit error

The issue relates to benefit claimants who lost disability premiums after they were moved to Universal Credit before January 2019

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19 h. ago Scots Labour MP behind campaign for Keir Starmer to hike taxes to fund defence spending

The letter is intended to be delivered as PMQs starts on Wednesday.

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19 h. ago Council to spend £500,000 on new council vehicles, roads and open spaces

Five projects in Merthyr Tydfil look set to benefit from thousands of contributions from developers

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20 h. ago Households struggling with energy costs can get free £147 payment from DWP scheme

The help is from the government's Household Support Fund scheme which gives local councils pots of cash, which they then use to provide support to those struggling with the cost of living

Economics

21 h. ago Half a million pensioners boost their State Pension by over £5,000 a year

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released updated figures on the State Pension for the financial year 2025/26, as well as other benefit payments

Economics

27 h. ago Those who depend on aid must embrace Trump’s bombshell and shape their own destiny | Janet Mawiyoo

Trump cutting off USAid reminds us how much power we surrender to those who fund our work. We need a new mindsetAbout 35 years ago, the radio news announced that the then president of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi, had broken diplomatic ties with Norway. The embassy, with about 100 foreign and a few local staff, had one week to clear out of the country.I was one of a few staff there at the time who worked for the Norwegian development agency, Norad, and our jobs disappeared with that radio broadcast. An estimated $30m annual budget, largely targeted at the arid and semi-arid parts of Kenya, also disappeared. Obviously that did not matter much to Kenya’s leadership, who felt that the independence of the country and the ability for them to decide what was good for Kenya, was more important. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago The AfD are circling like vultures. But in Berlin, I found a new, young left rising against them | Owen Jones

On election night, as the far right rose nationwide, Die Linke made crucial gains in the capital. But its supporters see the hard road aheadWill democracy still prevail in the west in a decade? It was certainly a question weighing on the minds of the hundreds of Die Linke supporters crammed into a former film studio overlooking Berlin’s Tempelhof airport last weekend. They were gathered to listen to the results of Germany’s election – and their reactions were mixed. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) had just doubled its support in federal elections, securing a fifth of the vote, yet Die Linke came top in the capital, albeit with 21% of the vote. They cheered, hugged, kissed and cried.We were in Neukölln, a diverse neighbourhood of south-eastern Berlin, and the triumphant candidate was Ferat Koçak, a charismatic Kurdish-German leftist. His grassroots campaign knocked on every door in the district – not unusual in the UK and US, but a novelty in Germany. “For several yea...

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32 h. ago Urgent £1,260 Martin Lewis warning to two million people as deadline looms

Money-saving guru Martin Lewis has urged millions of couples to act quickly and see if they could benefit from a lucrative tax break worth £252 a year

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