In March, I delivered some unwelcome news: the state pension isn’t an entitlement. It’s a state benefit, just like any other.Many readers weren’t happy. They wrote in, insisting the pension is...
MPs to vote on welfare bill as unrest rumbles on27 minutes agoHelen CattPolitical correspondentOttilie MitchellBBC NewsReutersMPs will vote on the government's planned reforms to welfare later - with...
A Tory MP called for the BBC licence fee to be axed after a row over Glastonbury coverage. The national broadcaster was forced to issue a grovelling apology after not pulling the live stream of Bob...
After five years in Belarus jail, opposition figure Tikhanovsky says he's not broken33 minutes agoSarah RainsfordEastern and Southern Europe correspondentReporting fromLithuaniaEPASergei Tikhanovsky...
An alert has been issued to anyone who takes five different kinds of medications - which can cause problems in the heat. A pharmacist has told anyone on these drugs they should take action as the...
The nation is missing the chance to stop antisocial behaviour spiralling into lethal violence, Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Helen Newlove has warned. She has first-hand experience of how yobbery...
PM Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves played voters for fools at last year’s election. They were desperate to distance themselves from previous Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who led the party to...
Labour’s disability benefits U-turn has blown a £3billion hole in her plans, possibly more. That’s on top of the £1.5billion cost of reinstating winter fuel payments. PM Keir Starmer has...
Tehran is coming back to life, but its residents are deeply shaken 44 minutes agoLyse DoucetChief international correspondentReporting fromTehran, IranIn the heart of the Iranian capital, the Boof...
Strike action will be taking place in Majorca with unions set to take a stand. From July 10, industrial action will begin with up to 180,000 workers in the Balearics to be involved in the...
Majorca is facing five days of July strikes in hotels, restaurants and nightlife venues as unions walk out of talks. More than 180,000 workers are being urged to support walk-outs and street protests...
Housing and utility bills in some parts of Russia are expected to soar by up to 25% as the country's economic meltdown worsens. Russian media reports that tariffs on housing, gas, water and...
If you're heading on holiday this year, there's one item that could help your journey run smoothly but it's one you likely wouldn't think to pack. Travel sickness affects nearly one in three Brits...
A speeding driver left a woman for dead and decided to pick up £20 notes after causing a horror car crash. Ty Kelsall, 22, was driving at high speeds and without a licence when he smashed his hired...
Let’s cut through the green spin and government waffle: heat pumps are absolute crap. There, I said it. And if you’re sick of being told you must fork out thousands for a technology that...