3 h. ago State Pension uprating will not be paid to nearly half a million older people next month

The full New State Pension is set to rise to £921 each month from April under the Triple Lock.

Economics

4 h. ago People over State Pension age due DWP letter this month which could boost income by over £4,000

Annual uprating letters will be sent out to 13 million pensioners before the new payment rates start in April.

Economics

28 h. ago New DWP weekly payment rates for people on State Pension or benefits due next month

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

Economics

3 d. ago Skype shutting down for good as Microsoft axes video calling service to focus on Teams

Skype was used by 300million people every month.

Politics

4 d. ago Deadly blasts hit M23 rebel rally in captured DRC city of Bukavu

Deaths and injuries reported after explosions at rally attended by thousands in city captured by rebel groupSeveral people have been killed and dozens more injured after blasts at a mass rally held by the M23 group in Bukavu, the city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo captured by the rebels earlier this month.Footage posted on social media showed people fleeing the scene. In another, bloodied bodies lay on the ground, and injured people were being carried away. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Ramadan 2025: Lights switched on in London’s Piccadilly Circus to mark start of holy month for Muslims

Over 1,500 people attended the event to mark the start of the month of fasting

Politics

6 d. ago DWP giving people with respiratory issues including asthma up to £737 each month

PIP is awarded to people who have difficulty doing certain everyday tasks due to an illness, disability or mental health condition

Economics

7 d. ago People with sight loss could claim up to £434 extra per month

Attendance Allowance is a tax-free benefit which is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Economics

7 d. ago DWP disability benefits of up to £434 per month for people with sight loss

Attendance Allowance is a dedicated disability benefit for those over the State Pension age. It's currently providing extra financial support to over 1.6 million people across Great Britain.

Economics

7 d. ago Look at Donald Trump and his gang of broligarchs – and tell me we don’t need a wealth tax | Brian Cox

I played a fictional billionaire on TV. It’s time world leaders got serious about taxing the real onesBrian Cox played Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession and is a supporter of Patriotic Millionaires InternationalYou could be forgiven for thinking the second coming of Donald Trump was fiction. Unfortunately, it’s not – the threat he and his “broligarchs” bring to people around the world is very, very real. Last month Trump, surrounded by his uber-rich friends, was inaugurated the 47th president, while his political supporters sat outside in the cold – the perfect metaphor for who really matters in this presidency.Among the clique were the three richest men in the world: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and top dog Elon Musk, who personally poured $277m into Trump’s election campaign, increasing his own wealth by $170bn as a result.Brian Cox played Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession and is a supporter of Patriotic Millionaires International Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse

Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jail-like compounds and forced to carry out online scams“The Chinese would shock me with electric probes almost daily. I endured this continuously for nine months,” claims Seye, a 27-year-old woman who is one of hundreds of alleged trafficking victims who streamed across the Thai-Myanmar border this month.Seye was among 260 people, more than half of them Ethiopian, who were transferred across the border to Thailand this February by a rebel group. Several among the group agreed to be interviewed on the condition they use only their first name. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Business leaders across Aberdeen urged to take part in city’s first charity sleepout as homeless households increases by 24%

Business leaders across Aberdeen are urged to teamed up with leading homelessness charity CEO Sleepout to participate in its first annual Aberdeen fundraiser next month, which will help people across the city who don’t have a place to call home.

Politics

8 d. ago AA to offer people instant access savings accounts from the end of next month

Personal loans will also be available which could help people buy a new car or pay for driving lessons.

Economics

1 week ago Record crowds, record transfers: Irish football reaches a watershed moment

Shamrock Rovers are one win from history in Europe while League of Ireland clubs are thriving after Covid and BrexitSomething special has been brewing in Irish football. On Thursday, Shamrock Rovers have the chance to become the first Irish side to reach the last 16 of a European competition when they host Molde in their Europa Conference League playoff second leg, with a 1-0 advantage.On Sunday the League of Ireland’s attendance record was smashed, as more than 33,000 people watched Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium. Last month Mason Melia, a teenage St Patrick’s Athletic striker, was signed by Tottenham for an up-front fee of €1.8m (£1.5m), tripling the transfer-fee record from the League of Ireland (Liam Scales’s €600,000 move to Celtic in 2021). Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Attendance Allowance claim form tips to help older people boost income by up to £434 each month

Independent Age is helping pensioners claim the tax-free benefit worth either £72.65 or £108.55 each week.

Economics

1 week ago DLA payment update for people due to transfer to new benefit from next month

Social Security Scotland will write to claimants to let them know when it is time for them to transfer.

Politics

1 week ago DWP PIP payments worth up to £737.20 per month for people with these common health conditions

The latest Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) data shows there were more than 3.6 million people receiving Personal Independence Payments

Economics

2 w. ago British Gas contacting 600,000 people this month who may be eligible for energy bill help

The British Gas Energy Trust also provides financial support of up to £2,000 to customers with other suppliers.

Science

2 w. ago Top five PIP health conditions providing millions of people with up to £737 each month

A successful claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment worth between £28.70 and £184.30 each week.

Economics