4 h. ago Pensioners with any of these 48 health conditions could be due up to £441 every month

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment can provide additional financial support for older people.

Economics

19 h. ago State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other payments could stop if you stay in hospital this Christmas

DWP payments may be reduced or paused if the relevant department is not notified, even if it is just for one night.

Economics

23 h. ago New update for pensioners making a claim for devolved health payment worth up to £441

More than 135,500 Scots are now receiving Pension Age Disability Payment.

Economics

24 h. ago Third of UK citizens have used AI for emotional support, research reveals

AI Security Institute report finds most common type of AI tech used was general purpose assistants such as ChatGPT and Amazon AlexaA third of UK citizens have used artificial intelligence for emotional support, companionship or social interaction, according to the government’s AI security body.The AI Security Institute (AISI) said nearly one in 10 people used systems like chatbots for emotional purposes on a weekly basis, and 4% daily. Continue reading...

Politics

27 h. ago DWP update as 256,000 savers set to get higher payments in major pension change

Large numbers of pension scheme members are affected by the historic issue - and an update has been provided to MPs that could be highly significant

Economics

28 h. ago Pensioners with health conditions could be due up to £1,423 every month next year

Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment are providing extra financial support for over 1.7 million pensioners across the UK.

Economics

29 h. ago Washington plane crash: US government admits mistakes made before 'needless loss of life'

The US government has admitted it is partly liable for the collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Washington DC that killed 67 people

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37 h. ago Three people are arrested on suspicion of murder after man found dead near canal path in west London

The man was found dead late yesterday evening at an address on Horsenden Lane North, in the Greenford area of Ealing.

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43 h. ago Pensioners with poor eyesight could be due up to £441 extra every month

Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment provide financial support for people who are severely short-sighted or have eye conditions.

Economics

45 h. ago Older people making a new claim for PIP could boost income to £1,670 each month

In most cases, people nearing State Pension age making a new claim for PIP are given a 10-year award.

Economics

47 h. ago Basketball star, 22, tragically dies after being hit by train on way to practice as heartbroken club suspends all games

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Spanish basketball player killed after being hit by a train as he headed to team practice. Nicolas Ramirez Perez, 22, was transferred in a critical condition to hospital after the high-speed passenger train with more than 100 people on board struck him at a rural station near the northern...

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48 h. ago PIP health conditions providing nearly 4 million people with up to £749 every month

New figures show PIP and Adult Disability Payment are providing financial support to over 4.3 million people.

Economics

50 h. ago Alleged gunman Naveed Akram is hit with almost 60 CHARGES after 15 killed in Bondi Beach massacre

The man accused of opening fire at a Jewish celebration on Bondi Beach now faces nearly 60 charges after 15 people were killed in the attack.

Events

55 h. ago Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Move against all sanctioned vessels comes amid escalating campaign against authoritarian leader Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.The move comes amid an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against Maduro that has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, which have killed dozens of people. Continue reading...

Politics

56 h. ago Trump orders blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Move against all sanctioned vessels comes amid escalating campaign against authoritarian leader Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.The move comes amid an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against Maduro that has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, which have killed dozens of people. Continue reading...

Politics

65 h. ago Children among ten killed as plane crashes trying to make emergency landing in football field

A private jet with ten people on board came down near Mexico City after taking off from Acapulco

Events

69 h. ago DWP December 2025 benefit and pension payment dates ahead of change next week

If you're due a benefit payment next month, your money may arrive on a different day due to the Christmas and New Year bank holidays

Economics

3 d. ago New DWP update on State Pension age compensation review for WASPI women

An estimated 3.5 million women affected by changes to the official age of retirement could be due compensation.

Politics

3 d. ago Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January

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3 d. ago The 3 dangers of ‘parcopresis’ that prevents up to 1 in 7 pooing – after girl, 16, dies of heart attack

FOR most people, the daily - or near-daily - ritual of going for a poo is not something they give a great deal of thought to. But for some, the need to do a “number two” in a public toilet or at work can be riddled with anxiety and stress. Known as parcopresis, or “shy...

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