40 m. ago The benefit that pays up to £115 a week but almost one million Brits don’t claim – are you eligible?

ALMOST one million Brits are missing out on a benefit that pays up to £115 a week. Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if you’re over state pension age and on a low income. But data from the Department for Work and Pension (DWP) last month showed that nearly...

Economics

57 m. ago The Frida Kahlo scandal: Fridamania could reach new heights today – but where are her ‘missing’ masterpieces?

An auction in New York today is almost certain to make the celebrated artist a record-breaker. But, overshadowing what could be a $60m sale, are questions about works that have allegedly disappearedThis may well be Frida Kahlo’s biggest year yet. There’s the recent opening of a museum in Mexico City celebrating her life and work. There’s the Art Institute in Chicago exhibiting her work for the first time. And then, in Shenzhen, there’s the show that marked her Chinese debut. All this “Fridamania” tucks in between last year’s big screen documentary Frida and next year’s exhibitions in London and the US.What’s more, to cap it all, a Sotheby’s auction in New York today is almost certain to make Kahlo a record-breaker. Her 1940 painting The Dream (The Bed) is forecast to fetch between $40-$60m, which would dwarf the previous record for a female artist, set in 2014 by Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/White Flower No 1, which sold for $44.4m. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Friends spinoff Joey airs final 8 episodes for the first time in the US, 20 years after it was canceled

Matt LeBlanc starred in the ill-fated sitcom

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67 m. ago I’m a Celeb fans claim star is getting ‘rough deal’ from show bosses and fear they’ll be first out

FANS of I'm A Celebrity are unhappy that one star in particular isn't getting enough airtime. Viewers have taken to social media to express their fears over the TV star being booted off first because of her lack of screen time. The jungle contestant is facing big competition from the star-studded 2025 cast line-up Down Under....

Economics

68 m. ago Liars by Sarah Manguso audiobook review – livid tale of marriage gone awry

Rebecca Lowman narrates a superb, claustrophobia-inducing plunge into a relationship descending from bad to worseHalfway through Liars, the story of a new relationship that becomes a marriage, our protagonist, Jane, is asked by a neighbour: “Why are you with him?” It’s a question that has been on the listener’s mind for some time.Jane’s partner, John, lies about his feelings, his financial status, where he is going and where he has been. He is chaotic, lazy, resentful, entitled and given to getting drunk and spending money he hasn’t got. At the start of their marriage, Jane’s career as a writer and academic is on the up, while John – a visual artist and aspiring film-maker – has hit a professional wall. Time and time again, he insists they move cities for better work opportunities, which soon puts a spanner in his wife’s working life. It comes as no surprise that, after their son is born, Jane is left to do the parenting while her husband absents himself from his responsibilities.Av...

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70 m. ago Emotional Holly Hagan fights back tears as she explains how her 'world has stopped' in the 'toughest four weeks' of her life since sister Darci's death aged just 19

Holly Hagan has shared an emotional 'life update' as she navigates her grief following the death of her sister Darci at the age of 19.

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78 m. ago Horror as plane crashes down near Waterford airport 'with four people on board'

A plane has crashed near Waterford Airport in Ireland, with police and emergency services rushing to the scene - the light aircraft reportedly had four people on board at the time

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83 m. ago AI deepfake ‘nudification’ site fined £50,000 over age check failures

Ofcom is also launching probes into 20 other pornography sites, linked to the Online Safety Act

Economics

98 m. ago Andy Burnham responds after he's shown 18kg bronze sculpture of his head

The Greater Manchester mayor was shown an image of the artwork earlier today.

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1 hour ago James Martin says do 1 Christmas cooking task now to save time and energy

Chef James Martin has spoken about a clever three-ingredient hack that'll save you plenty of time ahead of Christmas Day. So here's everything you need to know

Politics

1 hour ago Jake Paul makes unexpected career announcement ahead of Anthony Joshua fight

EXCLUSIVE: Jake Paul has made a bold new career move ahead of his fight with two-time heavyweight world champion boxer Anthony Joshua on 19 December

Sport

2 h. ago US economy added more jobs than forecast in September, after shock losses in August – business live

US non-farm payrolls rose by 119,000 in September, but new data also shows economy shed jobs in AugustThe Chinese ministry of commerce has said the dispute over the supply of chips from Nexperia, the Dutch-based Chinese-owed company, is still not fully resolved.“There is still a gap to completely solve the problem,” the Chinese ministry of commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.“Minister Karremans justified his actions by accusing Nexperia’s CEO of various acts of alleged mismanagement. Wingtech strongly rejects these accusations and points out that, to date, no proof has been provided,”The minimum is no additional cost for business. Every time costs go up, you’re making the case against investing in the UK.In the UK cost of energy is too high versus almost anywhere in the world. Continue reading...

Economics

2 h. ago High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival

Home secretary says ‘brightest and best’ will be fast-tracked while others will have to wait up to 30 years

Politics

2 h. ago Aaron Ramsey breaks silence in first interview since ripping up Mexico contract

The Wales midfielder has spoken for the first time since his hellish ordeal in Mexico

Politics

2 h. ago Digitised official records of Nuremberg trials made available online

Launch on 80th anniversary of groundbreaking legal effort comes after 25-year project by Harvard law school libraryA fully digitised collection of the records of the Nuremberg trials is being launched online to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice.Open access to every official document from the trial, held by the Harvard law school library, will be available to all researchers, whether amateur or professional, for the first time from Thursday after a 25-year endeavour by a 30-strong team of historians, metadata curators and librarians. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Joy Crookes says UK and Ireland in ‘dark time’ amid rise of far

Musician’s Brixton and Dublin performances go viral after she performs Sinéad O’Connor’s anti-racism anthem Black Boys on MopedsThe UK and Ireland are entering a “dark time”, according to the singer Joy Crookes, who said the influence of far-right ideology on mainstream politics was comparable to the 1970s when the National Front was at its peak.Crookes, who has just played two sold-out shows at the O2 Academy in Brixton, said the recent wave of nationalism and the far-right march through central London in September made her feel unsafe in the UK. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago AI nudification site hit with £50,000 fine over age check failures

Ofcom hit Itai Tech ltd – which runs the Undress.cc website – with the fine for failing to use effective age checks.

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2 h. ago Alex Jones ‘feels replaceable’ as she makes The One Show admission

The One Show star Alex Jones has opened up about having time off work when she was pregnant with her first child, making a sad career admission

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2 h. ago How to spot a serial killer: Analysis of 45 notorious murderers uncovers 4 common traits

Psychologists have revealed how you can spot a potential serial killer - and say there are four key traits to look out for.

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2 h. ago Sian Welby opens up on the 'pressure' she felt to return to TV work just three months after giving birth as the 'breadwinner' in her relationship and admits 'it was a very difficult time'

She is quickly becoming one of the busiest women on the airwaves, thanks to her roles on breakfast radio and daytime television - roles she's worked hard for over 15 years to get.

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