2 h. ago Pensioners could be eligible for extra weekly payment of more than £100

The DWP has made new figures available, showing that the State Pension currently gives a regular income for 13 million older people across the UK, with some able to claim extra support

Economics

16 h. ago Free US family planning clinics face ruin after White House freezes funds

Title X, with services like STI tests and cancer screenings, in limbo after Trump administration pauses $66m in fundsMore than 10 days after the Trump administration froze roughly $66m of federal funds that had been earmarked for no- and low-cost family planning services, the providers that had been scheduled to receive that money are staring down the possibility of financial collapse.Title X, the country’s largest federal family planning program, provides clinics across the country with more than $200m each year for services such as contraception, STI tests and cancer screenings. In 2023, more than 2 million people received healthcare through Title X, which helps people regardless of income, age or citizenship status. For many, Title X is their only source of healthcare. Continue reading...

Society

18 h. ago Rich people are KINDER than the poor, study of 2.3 million people concludes

From Bob Cratchit to Charlie Bucket and the Weasley family in the Harry Potter films, poor people are often seen as the kindest. But a study suggests there's not much truth to the stereotype.

Politics

25 h. ago DWP confirms payment boost for over one million people on Universal Credit next month

The new measure will see Universal Credit claimants keep more of their monthly benefit payment.

Economics

28 h. ago DWP PIP points system explained as three health conditions to keep £4,200 support

Experts estimate that approximately a million people in England and Wales will lose their disability benefits as part of this restructuring

Economics

55 h. ago 'I flew from overcrowded Canary Island airport and something has to change'

Arrecife Airport in Lanzarote is not for the faint-hearted, especially if you're delayed, with the small hub serving millions of people every year

Politics

3 d. ago The ‘new world order’ of the past 35 years is being demolished before our eyes. This is how we must proceed | Gordon Brown

We have seen the conflict and tragedy that can follow when an old era collapses. Countries that believe in multilateralism must come together nowThis is the second in a two-part series on the global response to Donald Trump’s tariffs Read part one: Trump is pushing the world towards recession. By learning the lessons of 2008, we can still prevent itAfter a week that started with the worst financial volatility in recent history and ended with the most serious escalation so far of the China-US conflict, it is time to distinguish the tectonic shifts from the tremors. If nothing changes, the 2020s risks being remembered as this century’s devil’s decade – the term historians once used for the 1930s. It will be defined not just by seven million people who have died of Covid-19 and rising global poverty and inequality – but also by a dismembered Ukraine, a burnt-out Gaza and little-reported atrocities in Africa and Asia, each testimony to the violent displacement of a rules-based global or...

Politics

3 d. ago Is the Bad Boy of Brexit Reform's most unreformed candidate? He's a millionaire who says older people have 'way too much money'. Now Arron Banks is standing to be a Farage mayor...

Arron Banks was watching a cricket match in South Africa when Nigel Farage called to ask if he would be prepared to stand as Reform's candidate for mayor of the West of England.

Economics

4 d. ago Visa applications for key routes to UK drop by almost 40% in a year

Some 1.24 million people applied for visas in the year to March 2024, before it dropped by 37% to 772,200 applicants in the year to March 2025.

Politics

4 d. ago Visa applications for key routes to UK drop by 37% in a year

Some 1.24 million people applied for visas in the year to March 2024, before it dropped by 37% to 772,200 applicants in the year to March 2025.

Politics

5 d. ago Pollen warning as Brits with hay fever told not to exercise outside at these specific times

An estimated 13 million people across the UK suffer with hay fever and with the recent changes in temperatures, high pollen counts are expected this year

Events

5 d. ago DWP makes 1.4 million £25 payments to people on certain benefits

Cold Weather Payments worth £35 million were sent to eligible people over the winter, new figures show

Economics

6 d. ago New DWP warning to people making a new claim for Universal Credit

Some 7.5 million people are currently receiving extra financial support through Universal Credit.

Events

6 d. ago State Pension uprating will not be paid to nearly half a million older people this month

The full New State Pension is now worth £921 each month following the annual uprating on April 7.

Economics

6 d. ago Six million people told to take action by Companies House over new law

The change will provide more assurance about who is setting up, running, owning and controlling companies in the UK

Society

6 d. ago Tai chi, yoga and meditation may help lower high blood pressure ‘in short term’

Just over a quarter of adults in the UK – equating to around 14.4 million people – are thought to have high blood pressure.

Events

6 d. ago PIP payments of up to £749 each month for people with muscle or joint conditions

More than one million people will receive between £29.20 and £187.45 each week over the new financial year through PIP or Adult Disability Payment for musculoskeletal conditions.

Economics

6 d. ago The majority of unemployed people in Germany have a 'migration background', shock report shows

Of 2.8 million unemployed people in Germany, 1.5 million - 54 per cent - have a 'migration background', according to a report by the federal employment agency seen by the Bild newspaper.

Events

7 d. ago Beyond Paradise's Kris Marshall could bring back BBC's 'most

Kris Marshall was made famous by one popular BBC show that had over 10 million people per week and propelled him into permanent national fame

Politics

7 d. ago Pensioners with any of these 48 health conditions could be due up to £441 each month

Nearly 1.7 million people over State Pension age are claiming Attendance Allowance.

Economics