12 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Quentin Willson was living out of spotlight before he died

Quentin Willson, who co-hosted Top Gear, has sadly died at the age of 68, after a short illness.

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19 h. ago 1.1million pensioners missing out on £110 weekly DWP benefit

The money is paid to those over state pension age who need help with everyday tasks due to illness or disability - but many are missing out

Economics

19 h. ago DWP benefit worth 110 a week helping people with common conditions

The attendance allowance is a tax-free benefit paid to people over state pension age who need help with everyday tasks due to illness or disability

Politics

21 h. ago New research may have found the secret to delaying chronic illness in old age

A new study followed more than 2,400 people for 15 years. Here’s what it found

Science

2 w. ago ‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother

After grief brought Dev Hynes home, he reconsidered the county that shaped him. The result is a masterful new album – made with a little help from Lorde and Zadie SmithDevonté Hynes is telling me how he came to be living back in his childhood home in Ilford, east London, at the age of 37, after his mother had fallen ill. “It was a surreal experience,” he says of the sudden move from Brooklyn, where he makes music as Blood Orange, to sleeping in the bedroom where he once put up posters of David Beckham and the Smashing Pumpkins. “Physically, you’re bigger: your shape has changed. But the space is the same. The memories are the same.”Hynes came back to England to be by the bedside of his mother in hospital, and stayed at home a while after she died in 2023. This tragic disruptionproduced his fifth full-length release, Essex Honey, a clear contender for album of the year. It’s a record grounded by grief but fizzing with the memory flashes that came with returning home to the edge of Es...

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2 w. ago The lifestyle change that can improve and even reverse ill health in old age

A study has found that higher levels of social activity are linked to a reduced risk of frailty in men over 65

Science

3 w. ago Samantha Eggar dead: Oscar nominated actress and Dr Dolittle star dies age 86

Samantha Eggar, who was best known for roles in The Collector and Dr Dolittle has died at the age of 86 after struggling with illness for five years, her daughter has announced

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