17 m. ago DWP PIP update as 'freeze' planned with those with most extreme disabilities set to lose out

Labour is carrying out a major review of the benefits system, as it emerged that the government is reportedly planning to announce a freeze on PIP payments.

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19 m. ago Voices: I know how to get sick and disabled people back to work

The government’s proposed ‘ruthless’ cuts to the welfare payments won’t fix our broken benefits system, says disability rights campaigner Kamran Mallick – instead, some targeted investments would actually pay dividends

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34 m. ago Girl, four, died after being found unresponsive in bath at her home, inquest hears

Paramedics were called to an address near Carmarthen, Wales on the evening of February 20.

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35 m. ago Athol Fugard was a dreamer, listener and master storyteller – on stage and at home | Barney Norris

The South African writer, who has died aged 92, was grateful for his extraordinary life and wrote out of love rather than angerI feel that Athol Fugard and his wife, Paula Fourie, changed my life in the autumn of 2022 when I visited South Africa to spend time with them and their daughter Halle. We were supposed to be working on a book together, and we did; but our time became so much more than that. There were lunches in the house or the restaurant round the corner; walks in the woods; a braai that went on past midnight.Over coffee in the mornings I’d sit with Athol and we’d use an app on his phone to identify the calls of all the birds in the garden. Then he might tell me a story from his life – the awe he felt when he asked Yvonne Bryceland to smash a chair to bits during rehearsals for Antigone and she proceeded to do so for a full 30 minutes; the journey he made by sea at 18 from Cairo to Japan, when an illiterate Somalian sailor used to watch him every night as he wrote a novel...

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40 m. ago Darcy Graham ‘very lucky’ to be back in action after avoiding serious injury

The Scotland wing helped his side to victory over Wales at the weekend almost a month after being injured against Ireland.

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42 m. ago New update on calls for people on Carer’s Allowance to be paid £1,600 each month

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition supporting the proposed increase.

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44 m. ago Abu Wadee: Police make arrest after 'Palestinian militant' crosses Channel in small boat

Abu Wadee is alleged to be a former key member of a militant group that called for the slaughter of all Jews and posed with AK-47s

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49 m. ago Palestinian Channel boat migrant allowed into UK despite calling on God to 'kill all Jews' and posing with guns is arrested

EXCLUSIVE: Abu Wadee, who is believed to be in his 30s, was held by Immigration Enforcement officers on suspicion of entering the UK illegally.

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51 m. ago This Morning's Jordan North thought 'I'm in trouble here' as he recalls moment he was saved from river

The recue crew managed to save him within three minutes of being called to the scene by the public

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52 m. ago Mum in tears after being caught in lie for £16k Universal Credit claim

Kayley Evans, 22, admitted a charge of dishonesty making a false statement to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to obtain a benefit, advantage or payment.

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59 m. ago Creetown chief calls on players to stop giving away cheap goals ahead of Newton Stewart derby

The Castle Cary Park side have rattled in 13 goals in their past two games – but have shipped six in the process.

Sport

59 m. ago The award winning Scottish cabin getaway you can book for better than half price

A Scottish cabin retreat that has been called "heaven on Earth" can be booked for less than half price.

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63 m. ago ‘They came across as muppets’: Christo Grozev on being target of Bulgarian spy ring

Investigative journalist called ‘modern-day Sherlock’ by Alexei Navalny on unsettling photos, reprisals and being exiled from ViennaChristo Grozev was sitting in a New York cafe in February 2023, expecting to fly back to his home in Vienna that evening, when US law enforcement officials delivered some news that changed his life.“I was told that it’s not a good idea for me to leave back to Austria, because there’s been some intelligence suggesting there’s a red team waiting for you,” said Grozev, a Bulgarian-born investigative journalist who has infuriated the Kremlin by exposing numerous Russian intelligence operatives in recent years. Continue reading...

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66 m. ago Belgium star quits team and slams Thibaut Courtois as exiled goalkeeper returns to squad

Thibaut Courtois is back in the Belgium squad for this month's Nations League play-off versus Ukraine as furious team-mate quits because of Real Madrid star's recall

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68 m. ago Bereavement support payment: how much will UK allowance benefit rise in April 2025

Starting in April, many payments will get a much-needed boost to support families 💰

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83 m. ago Love Island star Camilla Thurlow reveals daughter Nora, two, has been diagnosed with autism

Love Island star Camilla Thurlow has shared a heartfelt post on social media in which she explained that her two year old daughter Nora received her autism diagnosis last month

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91 m. ago Fears for Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet after latest loved

Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet's relationship has come under intense scrutiny after an awkward PDA at the tennis on Sunday, with critics even calling the star 'clingy'

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94 m. ago ‘Everyone knew who he was: James Hamilton, the ‘eccentric aristo’ who catalysed British club culture

He outed Norman Cook as Fatboy Slim, imported turntablism and made BPM a staple of dance journalism. Pete Tong and Paul Oakenfold remember a pivotal figureNorman Cook can remember the first time he met James Hamilton very clearly. “He was enormous,” he laughs. “Enormous and very well-spoken, called everyone ‘dear boy’, quite camp. He looked so unlikely. Not a party animal, not into anything apart from dance music and the vibe and the culture of it all. Not interested in being cool, he was like, ‘it’s OK to be nerdy as long as you really know your music’, but I think he really enjoyed the fact that every club he went to, everyone would know who he was and they were all going to tell him some gossip or give him a record.”Moreover, Cook remembers their meeting because James Hamilton had caused him a whole world of trouble. It was the 80s, a decade before Cook became Fatboy Slim, superstar DJ and multi-platinum producer of countless dancefloor hits: he was still the bass player in indie...

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1 hour ago David Amess’s wife speaks out after home secretary rejects inquiry into MP’s murder

Lady Julia Amess, widow of late MP Sir David Amess, has responded after the home secretary rejected calls for a public inquiry into his murder.

Society

2 h. ago ‘I contemplated the unthinkable’: Karla Sofía Gascón speaks out about ‘overwhelmingly painful’ Oscars season

The Emilia Pérez actor, whose offensive resurfaced tweets sank the film’s hopes for awards glory, says public hatred left her ‘on the edge’Karla Sofía Gascón, the first out trans actor to be nominated for an Oscar, whose hopes of winning were dashed after offensive social media posts were surfaced a month before the ceremony, has spoken out about the “unexpected, devastating storm” of awards season.The Spanish actor says that the final stretch of the race, was the “most exposed” period of her life. She faced widespread criticism for her tweets, and despite repeated apologies, was cold-shouldered by the cast and crew of Emilia Pérez, while studio Netflix dropped her from campaigns and cut off funds allowing her to travel to ceremonies. A contract with her Spanish publisher was cancelled, and senior politicians in her home country spoke of their disappointment in her. Continue reading...

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