28 h. ago New and Basic State Pension payment rates starting next week for millions of older people

The New and Basic State Pensions will rise by 4.1 per cent from Monday, April 7.

Economics

51 h. ago US bombing of Yemen compounding dire humanitarian situation – rights groups

Anti-Houthi air campaign, details of which were revealed in Signal scandal, has brought further destruction to countryA ramped-up US bombing campaign on Yemen has killed civilians and brought further destruction and uncertainty to the poorest country in the Middle East, compounding an already dire situation after Donald Trump cut aid, according to local people, humanitarian workers and rights groups.“Now the rampant bombing has started, you never know which way things will go,” said Siddiq Khan, who works as a country director in Yemen for the aid charity Islamic Relief. Continue reading...

Events

56 h. ago Six in 10 people unhappy with NHS, poll reveals amid ‘startling collapse’ in public satisfaction with health service

Nearly one in 10 people feel they have been harmed by the health service in recent years, a new poll suggests

Politics

59 h. ago Young people prioritise starting a business over saving for a house

A new study of 2,000 people aged 18–35 has revealed a notable shift in the savings aspirations of young people when compared with those of their parents.

Economics

3 d. ago 'Friends think I'm selfish for getting divorced and think I should stay for the kids'

Coleen Nolan advises a reader who's drifted apart from her husband and now wants a fresh start, but feels like she is being judged hard by the people she thought were her friends

Politics

3 d. ago Young people prioritising starting a business over saving for a house deposit

A new study of 2,000 people aged 18–35 has revealed a notable shift in the savings aspirations of young people when compared with those of their parents.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘I’d been singing the wrong word for 30 years’: Deacon Blue on how they made Dignity

‘It’s become a sort of folk song. It’s played at weddings and funerals. Dundee United play it when we win. I’ve met people who’ve told me, “I was a worker for the council for 20 years” – just like the guy in the song’I was a teacher in Glasgow but I wanted to start a band and write songs that meant something to people. Dignity began life during a holiday in Crete in 1985. I bought Sounds magazine at the airport. Morrissey was on the cover and the headline “Home thoughts from abroad” got me thinking about Glasgow. I was living in a tenement flat in Pollokshields, from where I’d see the cleansing department guys sweeping the road. So I started writing about a “worker for the council, has been 20 years” who dreamed of sailing away on a “ship called Dignity”. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago The one change that worked: I loathed all forms of exercise – until I moved to a big city and walked miles

I’d tried running, pilates, swimming and barre, and hated the lot. Then I moved to London and, having no money, I had to start walking to places. Shockingly, I enjoyed itI never understood people who enjoy high-intensity exercise. Wine – yes. Films – obviously. Model trains – whatever floats your boat. But exercise? I didn’t get it. I wept on reformer pilates machines and left circuits classes halfway through under the guise of going to the toilet. I went to the park with the intention of running and instead lay down in the grass with a Cornetto. I pleaded illness – and once, the death of a fictional pet – to waive class cancellation fees. Exercise just wasn’t for me.And it’s not as if I didn’t try. I attempted swimming and barre, power yoga and boxing – all of it hellish, not to mention inaccessibly expensive. When I walked past a certain glass-fronted gym near my flat, invariably with some sort of snack in my hand, I felt a pang of pity for the people inside – sweaty, muscled pris...

Politics

3 d. ago State Pension tax bill warning to older people before new pay rates start next week

Older people with only the State Pension as their source of income will not pay income tax.

Economics

4 d. ago New DWP payment rates for people on State Pension or benefits starting next week

Full list of new rates for people on payments delivered by DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland.

Economics

4 d. ago People are only now realising the 'hidden' meaning in iconic Toyota logo

The Toyota logo has been in the world for many years, but it turns out that people have only just started to realise the "hidden" meaning behind it - and it's left them divided

Politics

5 d. ago Police chief blasts force after parents arrested over school WhatsApp group

Times Radio producer Maxie Allen, 50 and his partner Rosalind Levine, 46, were arrested on suspicion of harassment and malicious communications after a 'trivial' dispute.

Events

5 d. ago Amsterdam knife attack update as rampage suspect who stabbed 5 is Ukrainian national

Five people were injured in the stabbing spree on Thursday (March 27), including two people from the US, one from Belgium, and one from Poland. A British tourist has been hailed a hero for tackling the attacker

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5 d. ago ‘My patient was happy with her partner of 25 years – then started a torrid affair’: a psychotherapist on why people cheat

I heard every last detail. Eventually we uncovered the truth behind the passionProfessor M was a 60-year-old academic in a scientific, technical field. She chose to lie on my couch, rather than sit opposite me, from our second meeting. Thick black glasses framed her strong nose and she wore monochrome, androgynous clothes. She had a stern authority about her that I noticed the very first time I met her. Her hair was uncoloured and cut into a chic crop. She had lived in London since university in her home country on another continent, and English was her third language, which she spoke perfectly. She had never seen a psychotherapist before.In the first weeks of our work together, she talked – without stopping, breathlessly – about a man she had known in her 20s while undertaking doctoral work in America. By chance, they had met again recently at a conference overseas where both were presenting papers. They had sex in a hotel room hours after this meeting. A relationship began, with i...

Science

5 d. ago Amsterdam police issue major update on knife attacker who went on rampage

A 30-year-old has been identified as a suspect in the Amsterdam mass stabbing - while a 'modest' British hero has been thanked in person by the city's mayor for stepping in to stop the attack

Events

6 d. ago Doctor urges people to start eating seven foods for a longer, healthier life

Adding some garnishes to your dinner could add years to your life

Society

6 d. ago Amsterdam mayor gives hero award to ‘modest’ English tourist who tackled knifeman

The mystery hero should be made an honorary Amsterdamer, locals said

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7 d. ago Amsterdam stabbing: Everything we know about the knife attack near Dam Square

Five people were stabbed in the attack in the Dutch capital’s historic centre

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7 d. ago Suspect arrested after five people injured in horror Amsterdam stabbing

The knife-wielding suspect is thought to have targeted victims at random

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7 d. ago ‘People started to panic’: Five injured and suspect arrested in Amsterdam knife spree

One suspect arrested but motive remains unclear, police say

Events