DWP announces Christmas Bonus payment schedule amid calls for benefit increase
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update on the Christmas Bonus as calls for it to be hiked have grown louder in recent weeks
Fast times on the water
Today's trip down memory lane is a fast one. Vernon historian and videographer Francois Arseneault has uncovered footage Unlimited Hydroplane racing in Osoyoos.
Swimming lessons allowed to be run at Meriden pool after successful appeal
Planning inspector overturns Solihull Council refusal to allow swimming lessons
New petition from Women Against State Pension Inequality calls for State Pension age compensation scheme by March for all women
The petition also calls on the UK Government to "urgently respond" to the recommendations in the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's (PHSO) final report
Birmingham Electric Cinema campaign optimistic after ‘vital’ Station Street decision
Birmingham's Station Street is home to venues such as the Electric Cinema, Old Rep and The Crown
‘Total misery’ - new details of Sutton Park parking charge plans emerge on potholes, payments and more
New details of a proposal to charge motorists to park in Sutton Park's car parks have emerged after a councillor asked for more details from a city council officer
Plymouth City Council faces new legal fight over Crownhill green space
Lawyers send grounds for proposed judicial review
The world's richest cities laid bare - London takes fifth place
The wealth study called the World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2024 showed London has a remarkable number of extremely wealthy people
Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
Japan is commemorating workers who died at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site with a controversial past. Hundreds of Koreans were subjected to forced labor there during World War II. While the ceremony aims to honour "all workers," critics argue Japan is downplaying the suffering of Korean labourers.
Kate invites Southport families to Christmas carols
It comes after the Prince and Princess of Wales met families of those killed in the attack.
New bins for every house in Plymouth under £2.3m plan
Collections are set to begin in spring 2026
Nottingham MP sees 'no reason' why City Ground sale to Forest can't go through
Nottingham City Council's leader recently said she hadn't heard anything from Forest since a deal with the club was unveiled in July
Further delays with Perth Harbour closure gets stern reaction from councillors
PKC voted to close the harbour as a commercial port in February 2023 and is spending approximately £7,000 a month keeping it open
JonBenét Ramsey's dad gives new update decades after six-year-old beauty queen murdered
Now the focus of a tragic new Netflix documentary, six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was murdered on Christmas night in nearly 30 years ago - and her killer has never been found
Our neighbour has built a concrete prison extension - we hate it 
A family were left furious after after their neighbours built an illegal 'concrete prison', claiming the 'overbearing' build negatively impacted the quality of their lives.
Tobiano No. 1 again
Tobiano Golf Course has once again been recognized as the best course in the country.
South Korea not to attend Sado memorial amid controversy over Japan's pick for government representative
South Korea said Saturday it will not attend a memorial ceremony in Japan honouring forced labour victims, including Koreans, from an old Japanese mine complex, amid controversy over Tokyo's decision...
Labour knowing pensioners would be pushed into poverty proves they're mean as well as daft
The shameful truth has emerged from Whitehall that Labour knew the impact of cutting the winter fuel allowance. Mirror columnist Paul Routledge says it's not too late for a U-turn on this deeply unpopular hit
UK wants to hire EU negotiator to 'reset' relations
The role will “prepare and lead negotiations with the EU on key UK interests”, the job posting said.
Gordon Brown declares opposition to assisted dying law
In a rare intervention ahead of the Commons debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, November 29, Mr Brown shared a glimpse of the time he and his wife Sarah spent with their baby, Jennifer, who died when she was only 11 days old
Ministers seek EU negotiator to lead reset talks
The post, worth at least £150,000 a year and advertised by the Cabinet Office, would act as a "sherpa" for all of the UK's dealings with the bloc
'Labour becoming the cruel party' over tax changes, warns farmer baroness
Baroness Mallalieu, who joined farmers as they marched on Westminster on Tuesday, claimed the new Government was losing the trust of countryside communities
DAN HODGES: It's not City bigwigs Starmer should be cosying up to
So, Sir Keir Starmer has finally decided to grace us with his presence. After another week of globe-trotting, he flew back to a sub-zero Britain.
Nottingham attack families back police watchdog's probe into top cop cover-up claims
The Chief Constable will face an Independent Office for Police Conduct probe after she allegedly tried to stop journalists revealing knifeman Valdo Calocane had been reported TWICE to cops for stalking
New WASPI petition demands UK Government action on State Pension age compensation scheme
A fresh online petition has been launched by the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign (WASPI), urging the UK Government to "fairly compensate" women born in the 1950s who have been impacted by changes to their State Pension age
'Web security must be boosted to stop the theft of personal details'
The founding boss of the National Cyber Security Centre says the NHS is vulnerable to cyber attacks unless it updates its computer systems
'Slippery slope to death on demand': Justice Secretary details concern over assisted dying debate
The UK is on a 'slippery slope to death on demand', Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said in a letter to constituents.
Israel investigating disappearance of rabbi in UAE
Rabbi Zvi Kogan has been missing since Thursday, the Israeli prime minister's office said.
Assisted dying a 'slippery slope to death on demand', says minister
In a letter to constituents, Shabana Mahmood said she was “profoundly concerned”
Keir Starmer declares war on benefits Britain
The Prime Minister uses an article in today's Mail on Sunday to promise changes to try to tame the £137 billion bill for welfare benefits - including a blitz on cheats and those who 'game the system'.
'Two-thirds support assisted dying bill' poll claims after Justice Secretary expressed concerns about proposals
Two-thirds of Brits support the assisted dying bill which are set to be voted on in the House of Commons next week.
More than 200,000 people sign petition demanding General Election
The online petition has surpassed 200,000 signatures, at the time of publication, after being widely shared on social media since being created on Wednesday.
Justice Secretary turns against Labour's assisted dying bill
The UK should 'never offer death as a service', the Justice Secretary has said, in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying Bill ahead of a historic Commons vote next week.
Police chief to be investigated over claims she tried to shackle press
The Nottinghamshire Police Chief Kate Meynell is set to face an IOPC probe over allegations she attempted to suppress police failings surrounding last year's horrific Nottingham stabbings.
Woman claims sexual assault by lawyer bringing case against Netanyahu
EXCLUSIVE: Karim Khan, who is bringing a war crimes case against Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of sexual misconduct, with the alleged victim to be interviewed this week
Legalising assisted dying could create 'death clinics', warns lawyer
Dame Caroline Swift, the lead lawyer from the inquiry into notorious serial killer Harold Shipman, has stated her opposition to the assisted dying bill, saying it could create 'death clinics'.
Barnett formula row hits Scotland over how 'missing' £41m will be spent
The party said the decision to extend the Household Support Fund in England has delivered another £41 million to Scotland through the Barnett formula
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