26 h. ago Forcing rich pensioners to pay back winter fuel allowance would be tax ‘nightmare’, Reeves warned

Chancellor expected to reinstate universal winter fuel payments - but claw grants back from some through higher taxes

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42 h. ago Martin Lewis sends warning message to chancellor after DWP Winter Fuel Payment update

Rachel Reeves announced that changes to the eligibility criteria for the benefit will be revealed in the coming weeks

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2 w. ago Diane Abbott warns Keir Starmer winter fuel payment like Thatcher's poll tax and 'she was gone in a year'

The veteran Labour MP strongly criticised the controversial policy which the Government is believed to now be reconsidering

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3 w. ago China's warplane that can take on western technology: How Pakistan used Beijing

A dogfight between the air forces of nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India reportedly saw several Indian jets shot down, with at least one believed to be a Rafale.

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3 w. ago India and Pakistan both claim victory after ceasefire declared

Celebrations held in both countries while Kashmir residents beg for long-term solutions over disputed territory India and Pakistan have both claimed victory after a ceasefire was declared over the weekend, which brought the two nuclear-nations back from the brink of war.After days of escalating clashes that culminated in both sides launching missile and drone strikes on each other’s major military bases – the closest they had come to full-scale war in decades – the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was declared by Donald Trump on Saturday evening. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pakistan accuses India of targeting three military bases with missiles as tensions escalate

The Pakistan military said most of the Indian missiles, fired from military jets, were intercepted by air defencesPakistan has threatened further retaliation after accusing India of targeting three of its military bases with missiles fired from fighter jets, in a major escalation of the brewing conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.“India, with its naked aggression, has attacked with missiles. Nur Khan base, Murid base and Shorkot base have been targeted,” Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in a live broadcast aired by state television early on Saturday. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago IPL suspended as tensions with Pakistan reach boiling point and India's military are left 'terrified' after Pakistan's Chinese

A BCCI official said the IPL had been suspended indefinitely due to the India-Pakistan military conflict.

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4 w. ago Pakistan claims it downed Indian Rafale jets amid deadly cross

Pakistan says it shot down three Rafale jets in retaliatory strike, marking what could be first combat loss of French-made aircraft

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4 w. ago Pakistan shoots down drone near naval base in the city of Lahore, officials say

Pakistan’s air defense system shot down a drone early Thursday near a naval air base in the eastern city of Lahore, police and security officials said

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4 w. ago Labour MPs warn winter fuel could be Starmer's 'Poll Tax moment' as panic grows over Reform 'working class insurrection'

Diane Abbott compared the public backlash to that faced by Margaret Thatcher during a bruising debate in Westminster Hall.

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last month Pakistan vows to retaliate after India launches military strikes

Islamabad also said it had shot down five Indian military jets in response to assault it claims killed 26 people

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last month Moment Trump learned about India and Pakistan clashes and air strikes and called it a 'shame' as two nuclear

India and Pakistan were teetering on the brink of war this morning after New Delhi hit what it called 'terrorist camps' overnight, prompting stark threats from Islamabad.

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last month Pakistan claims it has shot down five Indian fighter jets, condemns 'act of war' and vows to retaliate against India for airstrikes amid fears of full

India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani 'terror camps' in Kashmir just days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region.

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last month India Pakistan LIVE: Nuclear powers on brink of 'all out war' as missiles fired

At least 26 people - including young children - have been killed after India fired missiles at nine sites across Pakistan, notably infrastructure used by militants

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last month Pakistan 'shoots down jets' and decries 'act of war' after India launches missile strikes

India’s Defence Ministry said the strikes targeted at least nine sites ‘where terrorist attacks against India have been planned’

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last month Pakistan claims it has shot down three Indian fighter jets, condemns 'act of war' and vows to retaliate against India for airstrikes amid fears of full

India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani 'terror camps' in Kashmir just days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region.

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last month Kashmir crisis live: India missile attack kills 26; Pakistan says five Indian fighter jets shot down

Pakistani PM calls India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir ‘cowardly’; defence minister says ‘We are in the process of retaliating’Full report: Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ after Indian missile attackAt a glance: what we know so farUS president Donald Trump was just asked about the Indian missile strikes into Pakistani-administered territory.“It’s a shame,” Trump told reporters. “We just heard about it.”In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured Two civilians were martyred in Kotli.We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued. Continue reading...

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last month Pakistan 'shoots down two Indian jets' as world on brink after 'nuclear winter' warning

Pakistan has reportedly shot down two Indian Air Force jets in a retaliation attack following India's early morning missile assault, which struck cities across Pakistan

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last month Kashmir crisis live: India missile attack kills eight; Pakistan official says two Indian fighter jets shot down

Pakistani PM calls India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir ‘cowardly’; defence minister says ‘We are in the process of retaliating’ Pakistan vows to retaliate after wave of Indian missiles hits countryUS president Donald Trump was just asked about the Indian missile strikes into Pakistani-administered territory.“It’s a shame,” Trump told reporters. “We just heard about it.”In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured Two civilians were martyred in Kotli.We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued. Continue reading...

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