92 m. ago New State Pension payments starting next week will not be due for nearly half a million older people

The full New State Pension is set to rise to £921 each month from April under the Triple Lock.

Economics

3 h. ago NHS alert as more than a million people impacted by grim illness

People with symptoms are being urged to 'stay home'

Events

7 h. ago Millions of people in work to receive £26 pay rise in wages from this week

Full-time workers can expect to make £26 more a week, and £117 more a month.

Economics

11 h. ago Cancer cure hope as boffins research millions of 'cancer resistant' people in UK

Despite the fact that around 50 per cent of people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, not everyone at high risk develops the disease, and researchers want to know why

Science

15 h. ago Storm system threatens up to 70 million people in Midwest as tornado warning issued

Winds could reach 60 to 70 mph

Events

37 h. ago Thousands planning to move home will face an extra £2.5k charge

The stamp duty thresholds are changing in England and Northern Ireland from next week

Economics

45 h. ago All the people who do not have to pay council tax as bills set to rise on April 1

Council tax bills are set to rise for millions of households from April 1, but some people will not have to pay the levy - here are the exemptions you need to know about

Economics

55 h. ago What is the Smithsonian Institution and why is it important?

A Trump executive order aims to uproot ‘anti-American ideology’ from the US museum and research complexOn Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, a behemoth of a research and museum organization that operates more than 20 museum and research centers and is visited by millions of people each year, mainly in Washington DC and New York City. The museums include the National Museum of African Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which Trump name-checked in his executive order. Trump’s executive order instructs Vice-President JD Vance to “eliminate improper, divisive or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian’s museums.The Smithsonian has already come under scrutiny by Trump and his allies. Earlier this year, the institution was forced to close its diversity office and froze all federal hiring. Continue reading...

Politics

58 h. ago Payment rules older people on DWP benefit need to know before booking any holidays

Nearly 1.4 million people on Pension Credit should tell the DWP if they plan to leave mainland Britain for any reason.

Politics

59 h. ago Warm Home Discount Scheme expansion to see £150 payment for one million more people

The UK Government is now analysing feedback from an online consultation which closed on March 24 that would see the Warm Home Discount Scheme expanded

Economics

67 h. ago Shocking moment rooftop infinity pool in China sweeps away shoppers during earthquake that also devastated Myanmar and Thailand

Thousands are feared dead after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city home to more than 1.5 million people

Events

2 d. ago Myanmar at a glance: Embroiled in civil war, now facing more devastation after powerful earthquake

Even before a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar, more than 3 million people in the country faced displacement

Events

2 d. ago The most shocking footage of devastating Myanmar and Thailand earthquake: Collapsing temples, skyscrapers and cranes and stampede of terrified shoppers are caught on camera

Thousands are feared dead after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city home to more than 1.5 million people

Events

3 d. ago A quarter of Brits now say they are DISABLED as number soars by 40 per cent in a decade to almost 17 million amid row over benefit cuts

Some 16.8 million people say they have a mental or physical impairment that 'causes substantial difficulty' in their day-to-day life, according to government data.

Politics

3 d. ago Millions of people in Wales to receive a pay rise within days

The UK Government has confirmed a new national living wage and a new national minimum wage which will take effect from from April 1

Economics

3 d. ago Myanmar Quake : Strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocks as far as Thai Capital prompting evacuations

The greater Bangkok area is home to more than 17 million people, many of whom live in high-rise apartments.

Politics

3 d. ago Warning to 500,000 people who face hot water and electricity switch off

Half a million people in the UK have been cautioned that they may lose their electricity and hot water if they continue using outdated energy meters

Events

4 d. ago Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday cast video revealed a bleak truth about the future of cinema

On Wednesday, more than 10 million people tuned in to watch footage of motionless chairs for five hours straight. It seems that rumours of the MCU’s near-death have been greatly overestimated, writes Louis Chilton

Culture

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves' 'clumsy' Labour deputy makes grovelling apology for comparing disabled benefits cuts to reducing a child's pocket money 

Darren Jones admitted that he had been 'tactless' when he compared the drive to get millions of people back into work to telling a teen to get a weekend job instead of accepting a handout.

Politics

4 d. ago 'Serious breakdown' in staff relationships put NHS patients at risk

The probe by Healthcare Improvement Scotland looked at emergency departments in three hospitals in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board, which serves a population of 1.2 million people and employs 44,000 staff.

Events