Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, laid out plans for £5bn savings but faces rebellion from some Labour MPs Up to 1.2 million people with disabilities will lose thousands of pounds under the government’s welfare overhaul, experts have said, as campaigners warn the plan will exacerbate the country’s mental […]
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Russian leader refuses to commit to a full month-long truce after high-stakes phone call with Donald Trump Europe live – latest updates Vladimir Putin has agreed to a limited ceasefire that would stop Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure after a high-stakes phone call with Donald Trump. But the Russian leader […]
Experts doubt new trove of information will change underlying facts in case of 35th president’s death The Trump administration on Tuesday released thousands of pages of files concerning the assassination of John F Kennedy, the 35th president who was shot dead in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963. “So people have […]
Changes could deny benefits to people who need help to wash or to remember to go to the toilet Keir Starmer will unveil drastic cuts to disability benefits on Tuesday, despite deep opposition from Labour MPs and poverty campaigners, and warnings from economists against making kneejerk savings to hit fiscal […]
The pilot, whose squadron shot down 90 enemy aircraft in an 11-day period in 1940, called himself the ‘lucky Irishman’ The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died aged 105. The Royal Air Force (RAF) said Hemingway, a member of “the Few” who took to the […]
Palestinian health ministry officials say 100 killed after Israeli military launches biggest attack on territory since January ceasefire began Deaths reported in Gaza as Israeli military conducts ‘extensive strikes’ despite ceasefire An Israeli official has tole Agence France Presse that the extensive operation launched across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday […]
Friend of actor says he saw woman who accuses Clarke of sexual misconduct touch him on the buttocks A childhood friend of Noel Clarke saw one of the women accusing the former Doctor Who star of sexual misconduct grope him in a “playful” manner, the high court has heard. Clarke, […]
Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives’ widest policy review in a generation. The Tory leader will give a speech on Tuesday in which she will argue that […]
Steve Witkoff says US discussions with Russian president ‘positive’ and ‘solution-based’ and leaders likely to speak Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he expected the US president to speak with Vladimir Putin this week, saying that the Russian president “accepts the philosophy” of Trump’s ceasefire and peace […]
Government declares seven-day period of mourning after fire in eastern town of Kočani kills at least 59 North Macedonia has declared a seven-day period of mourning after a fire in a nightclub that left at least 59 dead and scores injured, as authorities detained 15 people for questioning and the […]