75 m. ago Children win fight for free school transport after council U

The council had taken free transport to school away from around 300 young people in the county last month but for some that provision has now been reinstated after a campaign

Sport

27 h. ago People born 'one day late' to miss out on £300 winter fuel payment after government change

The payment is back online next year - but some Brits won't be eligible because the pension age is changing in 2026

Economics

51 h. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment not automatic for all State Pensioners

Government is rolling out the £300 payout to nine million people across England and Wales.

Economics

4 d. ago Nigel Farage FAILS with major move to 'divide Britain' in bombshell Giga Poll

The Giga Poll of more than 45,300 people covering over 80 issues provides hope that the country is not completely in the grip of racial tensions

Events

7 d. ago UK politics live: Starmer set to announce details of ‘Brit card’ ID plan amid growing criticism

More than 300,000 people have signed a petition against the ID cards

Politics

1 week ago Maximum £300 Winter Fuel Payment due to be issued to people in certain age group

Payments of between £100 and £300 will be issued by the DWP from November.

Economics

1 week ago DWP confirms everyone who qualifies for 2025 Winter Fuel Payment up to £300

The benefit could mean a boost of up to £300 for some people to help towards their energy costs

Economics

1 week ago Warning over DWP UK winter fuel '£1 rule' which could lose people £300

The Winter Fuel Payment has been reinstated by the government, but there is a cut-off for people who are eligible for the £200 to £300 payment

Events

1 week ago Chain with 1,300 stores announced plans to recruit, 5,000 people

Pizza chain Domino’s has launched a recruitment drive to hire 5,000 new staff

Politics

1 week ago Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 years

Group participates in previously unthinkable mile-long swim after US made key progress to clean polluted riversHundreds of people plunged into the Chicago River’s chilly waters on Sunday as part of the first organized swim in the river for nearly 100 years, a previously unthinkable act in what was once one of the most befouled waterways in the world.About 300 people, some wearing wetsuits, jumped into the Chicago River for a mile-long looping swim on an early, overcast midwest morning, a feat made possible by the often unseen but crucial progress the US has made in the past half century in cleaning its rivers of toxic pollution. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Winter Fuel Payment postal claims open for two groups of pensioners

Winter Fuel Payments of up to £300 may need to be claimed by some people over State Pension age.

Economics

2 w. ago State Pension boost of £300 each year for people with grandchildren

Older people could boost their State Pension by more than £6,000 over a typical 20-year retirement.

Economics

2 w. ago DWP lists five groups of people who won't get Winter Fuel Payment

Millions of people eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment will get up to £300 to help with the rising cost of living this winter

Politics

2 w. ago New call to scrap tax and National Insurance deductions on overtime for emergency service workers

More than 6,300 people have signed an online petition calling for the UK Government to make the change.

Economics

2 w. ago Married people over State Pension age could boost annual income by £4,300

Older people on weekly State Pension less than £346 could be due £4,300 boost

Economics

2 w. ago Ronaldo’s sudden interest in return to US is World Cup Trump card that Fifa craves | Barney Ronay

Portugal star will hand Gianni Infantino the perfect publicity coup if he does play in America for the first time in more than 10 years, having already begun cosying up to Donald TrumpIs it still safe to stage the World Cup in the United States? After more headline evidence this week of the extreme nature of American gun violence, some may conclude that the answer is no. Nine months out from the opening game, it is now almost impossible to ignore this. But believe it or not statistics suggest more than 300 people will have been shot in America last Wednesday alone.The same number will also be shot on Friday, Saturday, every day next week, and every day of World Cup year. On average 127 of these unnamed, largely non-famous people not called things such as the superstar influencer Charlie Kirk will die each day. Within this, youth gun deaths will be both alarmingly high and a register of social injustice: a disproportionate 46% of all young people shot will be black. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago DWP to deny thousands of people the £300 Winter Fuel Payment

There are six groups of people who will not be eligible for the DWP's Winter Fuel Payment, which is worth up to 300 to eligible households

Economics

3 w. ago The $1,000 wedding ticket: should you charge friends and family to attend your big day?

A couple in the US convinced nearly 300 people – some of whom they’d never met – to pay to come to their nuptialsName: Wedding tickets.Age: Marley Jaxx is 34, Steve J Larsen is 37. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Biggest student loan on records nearly £300,000 as 2.6m people owe over £50,000

The highest student loan balance on record was £299,645, according to data obtained by Compare the Market from the Student Loans Company.

Economics

3 w. ago Hundreds of hungry Brits queue up overnight to get hands on jacket potato

A new store has opened selling jacket potatoes for just 1p, and a whopping 300 people queued outside the shop overnight to get their hands on one of the coveted spuds

Politics