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Winter fuel payment U-turn in place this year, says chancellor

Winter fuel payment U-turn in place this year, says chancellor14 minutes agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesChanges to winter fuel payments to allow more people to...

Police launch probe into patient deaths at NHS hospital after heart operations

Police investigate heart deaths at NHS hospital5 hours agoMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsBBCPolice have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart...

IDF says roads to Gaza aid centres are 'combat zones' as sites close for day

IDF says roads to Gaza aid centres are 'combat zones' as sites close for day52 minutes agoSean SeddonBBC NewsReutersAid distribution centres in Gaza will be closed for a day on Wednesday, as the...

Gibraltar tourism boom as Rock scores all-time record month - but seeks 'better visitors'

Gibraltar registered an impressive all-time record of cruise calls in April, welcoming 41% more than the same period last year. The tourist destination also expects to close 2025 with more than 240...

Seaside town erupts as NIMBY neighbours force 'noisy' basketball court to close

A town council has been criticised for shutting down a small basketball court in a coastal town after complaints about noisy teenagers playing late at night. Furious residents say the decision will...

Breast cancer 3-drug combo gives women ‘precious extra time with loved ones’

A new “triple therapy” could provide a lifeline for women with incurable breast cancer by helping them survive the disease for longer. A major trial found the combination was more effective than...

MoD set to plough £1.5billion to fix 'mouldy, damp and freezing' military homes

The MoD is set to plough £1.5 billion into transforming 'mouldy, damp and freezing' military homes as part of a major spending review. More than £1.5 billion in extra funding for the housing will...

One group to miss out on Labour's U-turn over DWP Winter Fuel Payment policy

A government minister has dashed the hopes of some pensioners by confirming that the Winter Fuel Payment will not be reinstated for all this year, despite Labour's recent policy reconsideration....

Labour MP squirms as Fiona Bruce asks 7 times for straight answer on winter fuel u-turn

Labour Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds was left red-faced when Question Time host asked him seven times when the Government would carry out its Winter Fuel Allowance u-turn - and he was unable to...

Pensioners could be forced to wait 12 months for Keir Starmer's winter fuel U-turn

Campaigners and MPs are demanding assurances that Sir Keir Starmer’s partial u-turn over winter fuel payments will be put into effect before pensioners endure another cold winter. The Prime...

Keir Starmer has pledged to restore winter fuel payment - but for how many pensioners?

PM Keir Starmer has just backtracked on Labour’s first big policy decision. It really is a bombshell moment.The decision by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to axe the winter fuel payment for all but the...

'Some steps should have been taken' says family of 22-year old crushed to death at work

Connor Borthwick, of Wigan, became trapped under the cutting machine which had become unbalanced at Partwell Special Steels Limited in Blackburn on November 25, 2021. Connor and a colleague were...

Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods could be axed as campaigners win 'David vs Goliath' court case

Campaigners have won a historic victory against the introduction of a Low-Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) after a judge found the controversial measure had been "unfair" to locals. Residents in West...

Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says

Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says3 hours agoAlex BoydBBC NewsEPA / ShutterstockA UN-backed assessment has said that Gaza's population of around 2.1 million...

Retired couple's lives 'ruined' by new homes that sprung up while on holiday

Martine Le Barth outside her home, with the new housing development behind her in South Molton Devon. (Image: William Dax / SWNS)A couple have expressed their distress after returning from holiday to...