6 h. ago Firefighters at Coatbridge Community Fire Station launch annual Easter egg appeal

Urging communities across the region to come together in support of children and young people who need a little extra happiness this spring.

Events

9 h. ago New PIP claims worth up to £187 each week for people with these long

PIP and Adult Disability Payment are providing financial support for 3.7 million people across Great Britain.

Economics

10 h. ago Miss Scotland to lead Glasgow Kiltwalk in support of people living with MS

Reigning Miss Scotland, Amy Scott from Strathaven, is preparing to lead the Glasgow Kiltwalk on Saturday, April 26, in support of Revive MS Support, which provides essential services to people throughout Scotland, living with MS.

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10 h. ago People over State Pension age with heart issues could be due up to £441 each month

More than 124,500 people over State Pension age receive Attendance Allowance support for a heart condition.

Economics

13 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

17 h. ago ‘She helps cheer me up’: the people forming relationships with AI chatbots

From virtual ‘wives’ to mental health support, more than 100m people are using personified chatbotsMen who have virtual “wives” and neurodiverse people using chatbots to help them navigate relationships are among a growing range of ways in which artificial intelligence is transforming human connection and intimacy.Dozens of readers shared their experiences of using personified AI chatbot apps, engineered to simulate human-like interactions by adaptive learning and personalised responses, in response to a Guardian callout. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago EU will struggle to fill gap left by USAID as European countries cut their budgets

NGOs warn of ‘some difficult years’ ahead as increasing humanitarian needs meet shrinking financesThe dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has captured headlines, but “very regrettable” reductions in European aid budgets are also contributing to a void in support for some of the poorest people in the world’s most fragile states, according to MEPs and NGOs.Isabella Lövin, a deputy chair of the European parliament’s development committee, said USAID cuts would have “very dramatic consequences around the world”. But she also criticised recent decisions by EU member states to reduce their aid budgets as “very regrettable” and “wrong”. It would be impossible for the EU to fill the gap, she added. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war

NGOs and UN say country is ‘worse off than ever before’ with wide-scale displacement, hunger and attacks on refugee campsTimeline: Sudan’s two years of war and its devastating tollSudan is suffering from the largest humanitarian crisis globally and its civilians are continuing to pay the price for inaction by the international community, NGOs and the UN have said, as the country’s civil war enters its third year.Two years to the day since fighting erupted in Khartoum between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, hundreds of people were feared to have died in RSF attacks on refugee camps in the western Darfur region in the latest apparent atrocity of a war marked by its brutality and wide-scale humanitarian impact. Continue reading...

Events

23 h. ago UK consumers plan to ‘buy British’ as Trump’s trade war bites

More than 70% of people said they intend to support UK businesses

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32 h. ago Miss Scotland to lead Glasgow Kiltwalk in support of people living with MS in honour of cousin

Inspired by her cousin Rhyiza Croy, who lives with MS, Amy is using her platform to raise awareness and vital funds for Revive MS Support.

Politics

34 h. ago DWP support for 100,000 disabled and sick people across 47 areas

The DWP has confirmed that as many as 100,000 sick and disabled people a year are set to receive tailored support to help them find a job

Politics

37 h. ago DWP confirms new tailored job support for 100,000 sick and disabled people each year

The five-year plan aims to help people with long-term health issues or a disability find and stay in work.

Politics

4 d. ago Richard Grenell engages in ‘bizarre’ email exchange with musician

‘Yes I cut the DEI ******** because we can’t afford to pay people for fringe and niche programming that public won’t support,’ Trump’s acting head of the John F. Kennedy Center reportedly wrote

Politics

4 d. ago Euphoria and Grey's Anatomy star given devastating ASL diagnosis

Eric, who was in Bad Boys: Ride or Die last year, has received a flood of messages of support on social media since his exclusive interview with People concerning his health journey.

Politics

5 d. ago AD FEATURE: "As we grow, we're able to hire more people and support more families"

Shahzad says Temu has enabled him to create opportunities within the community, preventing joblessness

Politics

6 d. ago Government's first back to work scheme rolls out in London as benefits cuts loom

West London is the first area in the country to get funding from the Government’s ‘Connect to Work’ programme, which aims to support 100,000 people per year people into jobs as disability payments are cut

Politics

6 d. ago New calls for DWP to ‘halt’ all proposed changes to benefits for disabled people

A new online petition is urging the UK Government to deliver more support and not cuts for people with a disability.

Politics

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

7 d. ago NHS spending watchdog slams ‘inconsistent’ rehab access for brain injured

Experts warned that people can see heir condition ‘decline’ without the right support.

Events

7 d. ago Trump’s very beautiful tariffs will fix America, masculinity and the family. It said so on Fox News | Arwa Mahdawi

Let’s stop all the moaning about stock market crashes and soaring grocery prices. It’s time to focus on the upsides!There’s been a lot of doom-mongering about tariffs recently, hasn’t there? Oh no, my life savings are going to get wiped out and I’m never going to be able to retire! Oh no, grocery prices are going to triple! Oh no, it looks suspiciously as if Donald Trump has used ChatGPT to guide his fiscal policy and now we’re going to see another Great Depression! Moan, moan, moan.While it might be true that much of these predictions are coming from highly credentialed economists and people who tend to know what they’re talking about, I’d like to remind you that there are two sides to every story – and it’s always worth looking at both of them. You’ve already heard from voices who reckon Trump’s tariffs are misguided and dangerous. Now it’s time to focus on the people who support the president’s assessment that tariffs are a “very beautiful thing” that will usher in a new golden a...

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