2 h. ago DWP benefits boost for millions of UK residents in one month

Millions of people in the UK will see a rise in their benefits in just over a month

Politics

2 h. ago Coming to a cinema near you: six British kids playing Roblox...

The stars, six British junior schoolchildren, were recruited via Facebook and a casting agency to play each other on the Roblox video game platform for the film to launch on April 19.

Politics

3 h. ago Revealed: If your work pension scheme is a dud. We reveal performance of best and worst

Workers saving into some of the UK's most popular workplace pensions could be left hundreds of thousands of pounds worse off in retirement because their scheme is performing badly.

Economics

3 h. ago Johnny Rotten says he was forced to abandon his wife's ashes as he fled the LA fires

Johnny Rotten fled his California house last month during the catastrophic California fires, leaving the ashes of his beloved wife Nora Foster behind.

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5 h. ago Taylor Swift LOSES nearly 150,000 followers after getting booed at the 2025 Super Bowl

Taylor Swift has reportedly lost nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram after she was booed while attending Super Bowl LIX earlier this month in New Orleans.

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7 h. ago Supporters weep as Trump takes the stage and torches Biden: 'Every single thing he touched turned to s***'

Trump celebrated what he called the 'great liberation of America' in front of thousands of supporters, as he took a verbal victory lap, listing his achievements after a month in office.

Politics

7 h. ago Man's life 'ruined' by parking ticket after he was 10 minutes late back to his car

Ashley Pavett was enjoying a coffee at a Costa last April when he overstayed the 90-minute limit and was slapped with a £60 parking fine - but it was worse than he thought

Politics

8 h. ago One last push before Germany goes to the polls: Final poll predicts large gains for far

A little more than a month after a general election was called following a vote of no confidence against chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germans will have their chance to vote tomorrow.

Politics

8 h. ago Trump speaks at CPAC; Melania to host dinner at White House after nearly a month of no appearances: Live

Melania Trump will join the President for dinner after he addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday afternoon

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8 h. ago The pill hasn’t been improved in years. No wonder women are giving up on it | Martha Gill

When contraception has stagnated for decades, it is hardly surprising it’s fallen victim to culture wars and a wellness cultSomething is changing when it comes to contraception. Lots of people aren’t using it. Last week we heard that this includes a third of young Irish people. Meanwhile, there has been a significant rise in abortions in England and Wales. Prescriptions for the contraceptive pill in England dropped from 432,600 in 2014 to 188,500 in 2021. And this month data from abortion clinics found that demand is being fuelled by women coming off the pill and using natural methods instead.When the study compared contraception used by women seeking abortions in 2018 and in 2023, it found that the proportion using smartphones to track their menstrual cycle had increased from 0.4% to 2.5%. The use of hormonal contraception among this group fell from 19% to 11%, while the group not using any form of contraception when they became pregnant increased from 50% to 70%. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Pensioner handcuffed by police while trying to find wife 'missing' from hospital

"In my 74 years, I have never been in trouble with the police. The handcuffs cut into my wrist and the van was freezing."

Events

10 h. ago Police officer who removed burglar's tag so they could meet up for sex is jailed

Natasha Conneely, 31, who was part of the offender management unit at Bedfordshire Police, removed the burglar's tag in April so he could visit her house without being tracked.

Events

10 h. ago West Lothian community centres given more time to look at funding plans

In an update to councillors the head of Housing Customer and Building Services Julie Whitelaw said that the revised saving plans which were scheduled to come to the council Executive in early March would be pushed back to the April meeting.

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10 h. ago 11 of the best pictures as hundreds of musicians protest Cardiff University cuts

Cardiff University announced last month that it could axe 400 academic jobs as well as shutting the school of nursing, music and modern foreign languages as the university contends with a deficit of £31m

Events

10 h. ago DWP issues new update on Carer's Allowance changes as 144,000 people told to repay benefit

The Department for Work and Pensions confirmed that 143,922 people are being told to repay the benefit

Politics

10 h. ago From saviour to Judas How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country | Simon Tisdall

With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own courseHow do I betray thee? Let me count the ways Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning for mangling her celebrated poem to reflect Donald Trump’s multiple Ukraine treacheries. This most perfidious of presidents surpassed himself last week, accusing Kyiv of invading itself three years ago . “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,” he fatuously griped.Candidate Trump, touting a just peace, pledged to end the war in a day. Now he praises Vladimir Putin, claims Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is “a dictator” and backs a settlement on Moscow’s criminal, one-sided terms. This deranged collapse into craven capitulation, this transition from American saviour to American Judas, took less than a month. It’s contemptible. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Irvine man behind Freckfest to be presented with British Empire Medal next month

Craig Smart founded Freckfest in memory of Willie Freckleton back in 2013 to bring back music and entertainment to Irvine.

Politics

13 h. ago Police Scotland officer suspended after 'attempting to bring drugs' into darts event

It is understood that the off-duty officer was searched by staff at the Ovo Hydro at the event earlier this month.

Events

13 h. ago Desperate pensioner, 74, trying to find 'missing' wife handcuffed and forced into police van

Edward Cope, 74, was arrested by Greater Manchester Police while they spoke to his wife who had discharged herself from hospital before being de-arrested, and has now complained

Events

14 h. ago Traitors winner Leanne reveals fiancée's heartbreaking breast cancer battle inside their Welsh home

WARNING: Contains content some may find distressing - Leanne Quigley, who won hit BBC One show Traitors last month, is engaged to fellow army recruit Sophie Jones, who was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer last year

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