4 d. ago 'I can't afford to eat and sometimes live off three pot noodles a week

A woman from Greater Manchester who relies on PIP says she already can't afford to eat

Politics

4 d. ago 'Terrified' disabled woman receiving PIP forced to live on just three Pot Noodles a week

Amanda Fallows, 53, from Broadheath, has been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and PTSD from growing up in care - and says she'd love to work if she could

Events

4 d. ago Scottish woman receives 'random' parcel from neighbour – what's inside floors her

A Scottish woman was left totally stunned after her neighbour left her a "random" parcel out the blue. When she opened it, she couldn't believe what was inside

Politics

4 d. ago Melanie Sykes 'needs security guard' for own safety and says 'it's not possible to go out on my own'

The 54-year-old presenter revealed that as a 'single woman' she has received unwarranted attention

Events

5 d. ago ‘I’m terrified’: Disabled benefit claimants on the impact of Labour’s £5 billion cuts to welfare

Welfare recipients tell The Independent what losing their health-related benefits would mean to them

Economics

6 d. ago Woman receives note while using gas station restroom... and helps save 'kidnap victim'

Suspected kidnapper Epigmenio Bustillos Marquez, 53, has been arrested after a heroic bystander contacted police after his alleged victim bravely slipped her a note in a gas station restroom.

Events

1 week ago Vernon Kay tells Jeremy Vine to 'behave' as he hits back at awkward BBC comment

BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay told his co-star Jeremy Vine to stop "stirring the pot" during their latest humorous exchange live on air

Events

1 week ago Keir Starmer faces backbench outcry as Labour prepares to slash 'unsustainable' benefits bill

Scale of backlash is reportedly forcing Labour to rethink plans to freeze the level of PIP rather than increase it in line with inflation

Politics

2 w. ago Pregnant teen murdered by womb raider who slashed her open to steal her unborn baby

The 16-year-old victim was butchered for her unborn baby after being lured to home with the promise of receiving baby clothes donated by a woman who later confessed to the killing.

Events

3 w. ago 'One text from a stranger destroyed my relationship – it made me question everything'

A woman claimed her relationship has been ruined after she received a message from a stranger with some information about her boyfriend – and she's not sure who to believe

Politics

3 w. ago Airdrie woman starts own quality assurance business after receiving specialist support from Business Gateway

Alexis Williams decided to use her 30 years of experience in quality compliance to launch her own firm.

Politics

3 w. ago Brit woman found dead in idyllic French village received threatening messages for months

The body of Alison Erb, 49, was found at her home in the picturesque French village of Roppentzwiller, near the Swiss border, alongside that of her partner Loreto Di Salvatore

Events