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Concerns have been raised over PIP appeal waiting times (Image: Getty Images) Over the past five years, more than 400,000 benefit claimants have successfully been awarded Personal Independence Payments (PIP) after undergoing a mandatory reconsideration. This process allows individuals who have had their initial PIP claim denied to challenge the decision with the Department for … Read more

Energy bills are soaring but there is something you can do to help (Image: Getty) Energy bills have already gone up once this winter and now they are in the New Year. Bills rose 10 percent in October and the latest reports indicate Ofgem will put bills up another 1 percent in January. So it’s … Read more

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp (Image: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Hundreds of millions of pounds. That’s the rumoured cost of Labour’s new border scheme, which they are trying to use to show they have a way to tackle illegal migration. The sad thing is that these expensive measures would be unnecessary if Labour … Read more

has confirmed Reform UK is mounting a private prosecution against two men involved in a brawl with police at earlier this year. The high-profile fracas, and involved police officers and two Asian men, has sparked enormous controversy over allegations of misconduct and “two-tier policing”. The incident reportedly began after the men confronted a passenger who … Read more

Households with log burners must follow strict air regulations (Image: Getty) UK households risk being handed a for lighting their this winter after a law change. According to government rules, the amount of smoke new stoves can emit is now 3g per hour – down from 5g previously. The lower figure comes after the government … Read more

Daniel and Liam Poole travelled to Malaga in 2019 (Image: Sussex Police) Police have announced a £10,000 reward for information regarding a father and son who vanished in Spain more than five years ago. Daniel Poole and his son Liam went missing during a trip to in 2019, with Sussex Police escalating the case to … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released Sunday from an upcoming new book ahead of the pontiff’s jubilee year. It’s the first time that Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions … Read more

and ‘s neighbourhood by Donald Trump’s supporters over the weekend, which sparked outrage among locals who gave them the “middle finger”, reports have claimed. The processions, , saw several of the new US President-elect’s supporters celebrate the electoral win by carrying banners and flags. The group has a page on Facebook where they post and … Read more

A office goer walks wearing a face mask amidst a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 18, 2024. AP Photo/Manish Swarup NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Authoritarianism expert Timothy Snyder slammed President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks and explained why he believes they are intentionally terrible. “These appointments are not just poor choices in the traditional sense,” Snyder, a history professor at Yale, told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi. “Each of them individually is historically bad,” he acknowledged. “But taken together, … Read more