5 h. ago New FCA car finance compensation update for millions of people due payout next year

The financial watchdog has brought forward the deadline for motor finance firms to handle complaints.

Economics

7 h. ago DWP minister issues update over assessments for people on 3 benefits

Some claimants may get a phone call

Politics

26 h. ago New Martin Lewis update for people on State Pension with additional income

The consumer champion addressed the issue of State Pension and tax with Chancellor Rachel Reeves to help people understand the announcement in the Budget.

Politics

31 h. ago DWP update over '£230 payments for people on PIP and Universal Credit'

Payment rates for benefits are increased in April

Economics

66 h. ago Lisbon car crash update as tributes made to 6 young people 'burned to death'

The six occupants of a car that crashed in the early hours of Sunday morning in Lisbon have been confirmed as Angolan nationals “with a bright future ahead of them”

Events

3 d. ago New Motability Scheme update for people on PIP or other disability benefits

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced changes to the Motability Scheme during the Autumn Budget.

Politics

3 d. ago Death toll passes 1,000 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updates

Hundreds remain missing in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as rescue efforts continue after Cyclone DitwahHow cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guideThe flooding and landslides that have devastated parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka over recent days have killed more than 1,000 people, according to authorities.The death toll for the floods in Indonesia has risen to 502, the national disaster management agency has said in a new update, with another 508 people missing. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong police say unsafe scaffolding and foam may have spread fire that killed at least 83

Three construction employees arrested as firefighters battle to reach trapped people, with more than 250 still missingHong Kong fire – latest updatesHow the fire unfolded – visual guideHong Kong police have alleged unsafe scaffolding and foam materials used during maintenance work may have been behind the rapid spread of a devastating fire at a group of residential tower blocks that has killed at least 83 people and left more than 250 missing.Firefighters were still battling to reach people who could be trapped on the upper floors of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex on Thursday due to the intense heat and thick smoke generated by the fire. Late in the day, a survivor was rescued from a stairway on the 16th floor of one of the towers, the South China Morning Post reported. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago From Years and Years to Black Mirror: the best TV prophecies for how AI will end us all

Will AI take all our jobs? Prevent all crimes from being committed? Or finally develop skills beyond that of a trainee copywriter? Here are television’s finest depictions of our imminent future There aren’t many television shows yet about how AI affects our daily lives. After all, there isn’t much dramatic potential in shows about creatively flaccid people using ChatGPT to write woeful little Facebook updates. But that is not to say we haven’t come close. For years, fiction about AI tended to be exclusively about killer robots, but some shows have taken a more nuanced look at how AI will shape our lives over the next few years. Here are the best of them. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago PIP reforms urged as disabled workers face jobs market difficulties

New DWP data shows that for every disabled person moving into work, another is leaving

Economics

1 week ago Breast cancer screening update for people aged 40 as Government responds to public

The Department of Health and Social Care has come under pressure to act

Politics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves sick of people ‘mansplaining’ how to be chancellor

As she prepares to deliver her budget next week, Reeves speaks of pressure of being UK’s first female chancellorUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has said she is sick of people “mansplaining” how to be chancellor to her as she prepares to deliver her budget next week.Reeves made the comments in an interview with the Times in which she spoke of the pressure of being the UK’s first female chancellor and the subject of constant political attacks. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Government issues update on new rule to ban transgender people from single

Some organisations are currently using unlawful practices

Politics

1 week ago Migrants to UK will not get benefits until becoming citizens under new plans

Refugee Council says plans would create ‘expensive bureaucracy’ and keep people in limboUK politics live –latest updatesPeople who migrate to the UK will be eligible for benefits and social housing only when they become British citizens and those who arrive by small boats could wait up to 30 years for long-term residency under new plans outlined by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood.The plans could result in migrants only becoming eligible for benefits and social housing if they first become British citizens, rather than upon being granted settlement as is currently the case. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Poland closes last Russian consulate after ‘act of state terrorism’ on railway

Foreign minister orders closure of Gdańsk consulate and says four people now arrested after sabotage attackEurope live – latest updatesPoland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, has described last weekend’s sabotage attack on Poland’s rail system as “an act of state terrorism” ordered by Russia, as he announced that Poland was closing the last remaining Russian consulate in the country.“The clear intention was to cause human casualties,” he said of the weekend bomb attack. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Wagner Moura to lead Ibsen update in unique European festival collaboration

Brazilian actor will star in The Trial: Enemy of the People, which examines modern political and environmental conflictsThe award-winning Brazilian actor Wagner Moura is to star in a new play being staged at three European festivals next year, in the first joint production since their foundation two years after the second world war.Moura, who is being tipped for an Oscar nomination for the Secret Agent, will take the lead role in a new production updating the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People to examine modern political and environmental conflicts. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago PIP audio recording update for people due a DWP assessment in

PIP assessments can be conducted in person, by video call or over the phone.

Politics

2 w. ago Wagner Moura to lead Ibsen update in unique festival collaboration

Brazilian actor will star in The Trial: Enemy of the People, which examines modern political and environmental conflictsThe award-winning Brazilian actor Wagner Moura is to star in a new play being staged at three European festivals next year, in the first joint production since their foundation two years after the second world war.Moura, who is being tipped for an Oscar nomination for the Secret Agent, will take the lead role in a new production updating the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People to examine modern political and environmental conflicts. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Police issue update after trouble involving up to 60 people erupts in town centre

Two teenagers were arrested over the weekend

Events

2 w. ago New DWP update for people on legacy benefits ahead of payments ending in April

Legacy benefits including Income Support and Income-based Jobseekers’ Allowance are set to close at the start of April 2026.

Politics