2 h. ago Shock as third of new cars bought in Wales last year paid for by taxpayers and given to welfare claimants

A THIRD of new cars bought in Wales last year were paid for by taxpayers and given to welfare claimants, figures show. It highlights how the Motability scheme is fuelling the soaring benefits bill. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who uncovered the statistics, will say in a speech this week that the Tories would ban people...

Economics

4 h. ago Tories pledge to block Motability access for people with ADHD and anxiety

The scheme is designed to help disabled benefit claimants get cars through the welfare system

Politics

7 d. ago ‘Yo, you look so bad’ – Lewis Hamilton reveals F1 rival’s shock at how bad Ferrari’s car looked at Qatar GP

LEWIS HAMILTON has revealed Alpine ace Pierre Gasly left him gobsmacked after strolling over post-sprint to tell him just how awful Ferrari’s car looked in Qatar. Ferrari’s weekend got off to a nightmare start, with Charles Leclerc crawling home 13th in the sprint and Hamilton slumping to 17th in a car both drivers say has...

Events

9 d. ago Liverpool victory parade: Paul Doyle's neighbours in shock over 'calculated carnage'

Prosecutors said Paul Doyle's actions on May 26 were an 'act of calculated violence' and his own incriminating dashcam footage showed him angrily swearing, undertaking and jumping red lights

Events

1 week ago Electric razor 'best ever bought' with 'good battery life' reduced to under £27

With over 10,000 five-star customer reviews it's not a surprise to discover it's an Amazon's Choice product

Economics

1 week ago Coronation Street Christmas preview with Carla mystery, Theo and Todd 'shock' and dramatic white wedding

There's also a surprise return and a heart-warming plan on the cards for the ITV soap this festive season

Events

1 week ago Ruben Amorim makes shock admission about Everton red card incident vs Manchester United

Everton went down to 10 men early in the first half against Man Utd but still managed to claim a 1-0 win.

Events

1 week ago Freebies for 'sickfluencers' paid for by taxpayer: Millions worth of gadgets handed out to sufferers with self

In one TikTok video entitled, 'If you've got ADHD you're really going to want to hear this', a young British TikToker films a stash of equipment including noise-cancelling headphones.

Economics

1 week ago Channel 4 property series stars accused of illegal work on grade II listed Gothic Welsh mansion

The work on converting Llanerchydol Hall near Welshpool, mid-Wales, featured on 'Help! We Bought a Hotel'

Events

2 w. ago Traitors bosses plan 'ALL Star series with iconic contestant returning to the castle'

While the series has yet to been green-lit there are rumoured plans afoot, just weeks after a whopping 11 Million viewers tuned in to see Alan Carr 's shock win on the Celebrity spin-off.

Culture

3 w. ago Revealed: AI is being used by benefits claimants to maximise handouts amid fears welfare budget could hit £1billion by 2030

Programmes such as OpenAI 's ChatGPT are being used to generate answers and write forms for claimants - contributing to a welfare budget which is predicted to hit £100 billion a year by 2030.

Economics

3 w. ago Rangers star denied World Cup spot despite Hearts transfer target's red card as teammate caught up in major shock

Belgium unable to beat Kazakhstan and need one more win

Events

3 w. ago 'I bought £40k toy train set with £1m lotto win – recent valuation left me stunned'

Lottery winner Neil Leighton spent £40,000 of his £1 million prize fund on memorabilia from the beloved children’s classic – a collection now worth a huge amount

Economics

3 w. ago I bought a £2.69 Too Good To Go bag from a coffee shop — I was stunned how much was in it

Eager to see what all the fuss was about, I recently downloaded the Too Good To Go app and picked up a bag from a popular coffee shop — the contents left me shocked

Economics

3 w. ago Boxing world predict Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn rematch with rivals Carl Froch and George Groves in shock agreement

CHRIS EUBANK JR and Conor Benn collide once more in a second generation grudge match which could at last close their family feud. In 1990, Eubank Sr famously defeated Benn's dad Nigel before they drew in their sequel three years later. Over three decades on and Eubank Jr once again claimed bragging rights with an...

Sport

3 w. ago Man's repulsive final act after raping 'complete stranger' in doorway for 40 minutes

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A woman has bravely spoken of her shock after her rapist carried out a repulsive act in court, causing her to 'freeze'

Politics

3 w. ago 'It's the best dryer I have ever bought and well worth the money'

The heated airer is a great way to dry clothes in winter - and it's currently cheaper thanks to a discount code at Lakeland and Amazon

Politics

4 w. ago As his debut film Once Were Warriors showed, Lee Tamahori was a director of guts and flair

Tamahori was the outstanding director of Along Came a Spider and Die Another Day – but his first film was his greatest workIn 1994, the New Zealand film-maker Lee Tamahori made one of the biggest debuts of the decade, firing on all six cylinders with his gut-wrenching social-realist melodrama Once Were Warriors. The Mekes are a working-class Maori family in South Auckland: Temuera Morrison is the boozing, brawling, bragging alpha-male welfare claimant Jake, who comes home from drinking in the pub with his pathetic sycophant mates to terrorise and assault his wife Beth, played by Rena Owen, and their five children. He is entirely indifferent to the fate of his two elder sons who have drifted into gangland culture and crime, as well as his sensitive daughter Grace, who has talent as a writer. One son gets gang tattoos; the other is taken to a juvenile reformatory where he is at least tutored in the ways of Maori culture – the haka and the taiaha warrior spear – and learns dignity and ...

Events

4 w. ago Royal expert scathingly likens Meghan Markle to Sarah Ferguson after sparking shock with her new career move

A royal expert has compared Meghan Markle 's new career move to that of Sarah Ferguson - and even Kim Kardashian .

Politics