55 m. ago Government confirms date Winter Fuel Payment will start to be paid to pensioners

Some pensioners will receive their Winter Fuel Payments from today, the DWP has confirmed

Economics

61 m. ago To the cashier who left me absolutely speechless – I salute you

Ours was a highly unusual interaction, and it made me question the way that British people speak to one anotherIt was Sunday morning and I was grumpy enough, filling up my mum’s car. It was one of those petrol stations which is also a supermarket, so you run the risk of joining a queue of people bearing baskets of slightly overpriced groceries. This is a dreadful thing to happen when all you want to do is pay for some fuel. Dreadful.I was fourth in the queue. There was only one person serving, a young woman. There was something unusual about her. When the faffer at the front of the queue had finally paid for his Viakal, his sausage roll and his box of eggs, I could have sworn I heard the cashier wish him a wonderful day. Odd. Perhaps I’d misheard, or maybe she did say it and was being sarcastic. I wondered if she could even be an ally in my fight against faff, sharing my contempt for people who hold up simple fuel-buyers like me. Continue reading...

Politics

62 m. ago Footballer who called himself 'Emporio Armani' made £700k from cocaine and told to pay back £14,000

Armani Brown, who called himself Emporio Armani in drug communications, was discovered in possession of the drugs after a warrant was executed at a house in Newport

Economics

65 m. ago DVLA issue full list of services people still need to pay for using cash or cheque

There are seven instances where card won't cut it

Economics

72 m. ago Thousands of Leonardo staff across UK strike over pay dispute

A union officer said staff had ‘no other choice’ after failing to agree a new pay deal

Events

1 hour ago How the Rybakina revival proves women’s tennis is stronger than ever

A high-quality edition of the WTA Finals produced something of a surprise winner, but Elena Rybakina’s return to the top of the sport is an indication that it’s in rude health

Politics

2 h. ago Rory McIlroy in line for staggering DOUBLE payday with huge £2.2m bonus

Rory McIlroy is set to compete at the DP World Tour Championship, which will also decide the season-long Race to Dubai standings

Economics

2 h. ago Scam warning as winter fuel payments are rolled out to millions of Britons

DWP urges pensioners to discard any scam messages asking them to apply for payments

Events

2 h. ago Rob Edwards confirmed as Wolves head coach after 15 games with Middlesbrough

Edwards takes over team with two points from 11 gamesWolves pay about £3m for their former player and coachRob Edwards has been confirmed as the Wolves head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal after the Premier League’s bottom club paid about £3m in compensation to Middlesbrough. The 42-year-old has resigned at Boro 15 games into a three-year contract to take over from Vítor Pereira, who was sacked on 2 November.Wolves have two points from 11 games and will hope to avoid a fifth straight defeat when they host Crystal Palace on 22 November in Edwards’ first game. Continue reading...

Sport

2 h. ago Rob Edwards confirmed as Wolves head coach with task to ‘refresh whole club’

Edwards takes over team with two points from 11 gamesWolves pay £3m for their former player and coachWolves want their new head coach, Rob Edwards, to help “refresh the whole club” after luring the former defender back for a fourth spell at Molineux, where he has signed a three-and-a-half year deal.The 42-year-old replaces Vítor Pereira, who was sacked at the start of the month, taking over a team bottom of the Premier League with two points from 11 matches. Wolves paid Middlesbrough £3m to prise him away from the second-placed Championship club after less than five months and only 15 games. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Netflix's new 'Last Samurai Standing' pays respect to the original

The Netflix series “Last Samurai Standing,” launches on Thursday and is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end

Politics

2 h. ago ITV I'm A Celebrity star names 2025 series winner and says they'll 'shine' in jungle

The ITV reality show's ten new stars have been confirmed ahead of the 2025 series

Culture

2 h. ago SIMON LAMBERT: Why Rachel Reeves' Budget may spell bad news for your pay packet

The budget is coming up and the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, needs to balance Britain's books. That could spell bad news for your pay packet.

Economics

3 h. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners start landing in bank accounts

Payments of between £100 and £300 will continue until mid-December.

Economics

3 h. ago Winter fuel payment scam warning for pensioners as payments start being made

Payments are being made automatically throughout November and December, the Department for Work and Pensions said.

Events

3 h. ago Darts pro who sought ‘unnecessary’ leg amputation denied £1m payout

Secretly filmed video showed him walking ‘normally’ before the operation

Economics

4 h. ago Almond Valley MSP welcomes news that more Scots firms paying Real Living Wage

Scotland now has around five times more accredited real Living Wage employers than the rest of the UK.

Economics

4 h. ago 18,000 to lose jobs in NHS and Department of Health in £1billion deal

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies

Economics

4 h. ago Cannibal claims 'nothing beats the sensation of eating humans' as he shares what it tastes like

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Nico Claux says he developed a craving for human flesh after he started working in a morgue and eventually went on to murder and eat a man

Politics

5 h. ago James Van der Beek sells off Dawson's Creek memorabilia to pay for cancer treatment

Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek is selling some of his most treasured belongings to help pay for treatment after being diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer

Economics