8 h. ago DWP benefit of £83.30 a week if you look after someone and do this many hours

The DWP has a payment available to people who look after a family member or friend for at least 35 hours a week, and it's worth thousands of pounds a year

Economics

6 d. ago Thousands of motorists stranded for up to eight hours after heavy rains trigger mudslides in West Virginia

Traffic was backed up for 12 miles along the northbound side of the West Virginia Turnpike early Friday

Politics

6 d. ago Chalkwell Park fundraiser tops £12k less than five hours after schoolgirl, 7, dies in tree horror

A schoolgirl, aged 7, was killed in a horror accident after a tree collapsed at Chalkwell Park, Essex. Kind-hearted locals have raised thousands of pounds in less than 24 hours

Events

8 d. ago A ‘secret’ Lorde set and a spiritual wedding: Glastonbury gets off to sunny start

Festivalgoers treated to good weather as thousands flood Woodsies stage to see singer hours after latest album launch Glastonbury 2025 live: latest updatesAs the noon sun broke through the cloud over Glastonbury festival on Friday, the excitement among the 200,000 ticket holders as the first chords of music rang across Worthy Farm was palpable.Lorde was among the artists to open the first full day of music at the Somerset carnival in a “secret” set on the small Woodsies tent – an understated turn for the pop superstar, who has played the Pyramid and Other stages. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Job that makes you more likely to succumb to one of Britain's biggest killers, according to major study

Swedish experts, analysing data from 3million people, found those with a particular type of job were far more likely to develop the potentially deadly condition.

Events

1 week ago Eurostar chaos as thousands face train cancellations and hours

Eurostar chaos as thousands face train cancellations and hours-long delays  London Evening Standard

Events

1 week ago Glastonbury LIVE updates: Thousands queue up as festival goers sip booze in the early hours

Glastonbury Festival has finally returned with thousands arriving to watch their favourite artists, including Charli XCX, Kneecap and The 1975

Politics

1 week ago Poundland shutting two stores in weeks ahead of 68 other shop closures

Discount chain Poundland has been sold for just £1 to investment firm Gordon Brothers, the former owner of Laura Ashley, and has revealed plans to close stores

Politics

1 week ago ‘Have you heard of this BDSM trend?’ What I learned recording thousands of hours of teens on their phones

When documentary-maker Lauren Greenfield immersed herself in the online and offline lives of 25 teenagers, she unearthed a world of sexually explicit images, rape culture, bullying and suicidal ideation. Adolescence, she says, has become like the wild westReactions to Lauren Greenfield’s documentary series Social Studies tend to fall into two categories. Young people think it is validating; adults think it’s a horror show. After all, the screen of a teenager’s smartphone is a shiny black hole to which access is rarely granted. “Our kids are right there,” as Greenfield puts it, “and yet we don’t really know what’s going on in their lives.”Her five-part series, which tracks the online and offline lives of a group of teenagers and young adults – the first generation of social media natives – is being tipped for an Emmy. Under the noses of their parents, she captures teenagers climbing out of bedroom windows to spend the night with boyfriends, posting sexually explicit images, tracking ...

Politics

2 w. ago BBC The Repair Shop's Dominic Chinea admits quitting job was 'scariest time of his life'

The TV star said there is 'never a good time' to quit your job and take a risk

Society

2 w. ago The Repair Shop's Dominic Chinea opens up on going it alone after quitting job

The Repair Shop's Dominic Chinea has shared his thoughts on quitting a job after he took a big risk when he left his role

Society

2 w. ago Poundland to close 68 stores after being sold for £1 in huge rescue deal

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

Economics

2 w. ago Poundland to shut 68 stores as part of rescue deal after chain was sold for £1

It comes after Poundland was sold for £1 last week to investment firm Gordon Brothers, the former owner of Laura Ashley

Economics

3 w. ago EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick's soap role 'at risk' over disabled slur

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick recently apologised for using a disabled slur. It has been reported his job at the soap is at risk over the scandal

Events

3 w. ago Full list of Poundland stores in Wales as retail giant sold for £1

Up to 100 discount stores are set to close

Economics

3 w. ago Full list of Poundland stores under threat after discount chain sold for less than a quid

With over 800 Poundland shops around the United Kingdom and the discount chain being sold for less than a quid, there could be about to be whole lot less outlets

Events

3 w. ago Poundland stores mapped 'as 100 could close' after budget chain sold for £1

There are over 800 Poundland shops around the UK, but that number could be slashed under the terms of a new deal proposed by its new owners

Economics

3 w. ago Full list of Poundland stores already confirmed to close as company sold for £1

Poundland has already closed more than a dozen stores over the past few months and there are several more branches that are scheduled to close this summer

Economics

3 w. ago Business news live: Boeing shares sink after India crash and Poundland sold for £1

Stock market reaction and business news for Thursday

Economics

3 w. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 flat and Poundland faces restructure after being sold

Market reaction and business news for Thursday

Politics