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Working age and disability benefits will rise by 1.7% according to the September CPI (Image: Getty) Both the New and Basic State Pensions are due to increase by 4.1% in April under the earnings growth measure of the However, additional elements, along with working age and disability benefits, will rise by 1.7% according to the … Read more

Thanks to chancellor Rachel Reeves we now pay an extra £6billion to borrow money (Image: Getty) She’s only been in the job six months, and she’s already wreaked havoc. Today brings yet another example of how she’s throwing taxpayers’ money away. A cool £6.4billion of it. That’s on top of the billions she’s already destroyed … Read more

A stunning brooch has been heralded as the one of the most ‘outstanding’ discoveries of 2024. (Image: Jens Büttner/dpa) An elaborate 7th century silver, gold and garnet disc brooch during a field inspection near Reez in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has been described as one of the most best discoveries of 2024. Found on … Read more

This rural train station could be given a new lease of life (Image: IoACC planning docs) In a historic UK village lies an abandoned red brick train station ‘frozen in time’ that could be transformed very soon. Pentre Berw station, located on the small island of Anglesey in north Wales, still has its ticket office, … Read more

Zendaya during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes at The Beverly Hilton. JC Olivera/GG2025 via Getty Images Are Zendaya and Tom Holland engaged? A ring on the “Challengers” star’s left hand at the Golden Globes on Sunday suggested that could be the case, sending fans into a tizzy. The accessory on her ring finger bore a … Read more

Russia claims to have ‘destroyed’ a British-supplied tank in Ukraine (Image: Will Stewart) Russian claims that a was “destroyed” by a simple FPV military drone have been put in doubt by footage of the attack. A video clip shows the strike on a tank in the region of as staged an advance on the territory. … Read more

Aubrey Plaza and her late husband Jeff Baena in 2017. via Associated Press Aubrey Plaza received condolences from the Golden Globes stage following the death of her husband, director Jeff Baena, on Friday. “The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet acknowledged the actor as he accepted the award for best director of a motion picture. “I’d like … Read more

A person dusts snow off of a car during a winter storm on Jan. 5, 2025, in Cincinnati. Joshua A. Bickel via Associated Press A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early … Read more

Yorkshire councils are coming together in four towns in a plan against seagulls (Image: Getty ) are now set to be tackled with a £36,000 council strategy designed to protect tourists from coming under attack.  The picturesque coastal towns of Scarborough, Whitby, Filey and Bridlington, in North Yorkshire, attract thousands of visitors each year who … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has requested that police take over efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its investigators failed to bring him to custody following a standoff with the presidential security service last week. The agency and police confirmed the discussion on Monday, hours before … Read more