1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (757+ words) The party estimates that 2.89 million people could see their benefits cut or withdrawn under the plans Reform UK is preparing to unveil the biggest shake-up of the welfare system “in a generation”, with plans to abolish personal independence payments (PIP)…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1378+ words) The risk is already increasing as heavy downpours become more common – and recent droughts could exacerbate the problem When Philip and Elaine Marco sat in their Mercedes to drive home from their son’s 40th birthday party, it was the last time…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (733+ words) Sarah Baxter: He presides over a sprawling, secretive shadowland of suffering To celebrate 50 years of independence from Britain, the kingdom of Swaziland changed its name to Eswatini in 2018. I had to look up the tiny nation on a map to…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (895+ words) Everybody is angry, and it’s getting utterly exhausting “I wish from deep in my heart to go to the trial, the independent panel and as soon as possible they release what happened, and we will accept like we always have…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago   (402+ words) Kate Lister: I am taking my loins off the meat market until the weather cools down As I sit writing these words, it’s over 33ºC in Leeds. LEEDS! And no one is coping very well. I don’t know if any of…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (299+ words) Every actor who is announced to be starring in the new Harry Potter series faces backlash. It's something they're going to have to get used to I don’t know about you, but I’ve never wondered what Nosferatu actor Nicholas Hoult…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (961+ words) Health experts believe a screening programme targeting kitchen workers could save lives of those with deadly silicosis who aren't aware they have the disease A screening programme to allow early detection of silicosis in kitchen stone workers at risk from…...

6+ hour, 17+ min ago   (896+ words) There was chafing and a bike crash - but zero whining “What were you thinking?” was the general consensus when we told friends and family we were cycling the coast of Portugal for our summer holiday. As we set off from…...

19+ hour, 2+ min ago   (952+ words) Dry weather sparks emergency warning sent to UK residents to prevent spread of wildfires After the latest heatwave of the summer hit the UK, rain and cooler temperatures are finally forecasted for next week. From Monday, rain is predicted to…...

21+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1382+ words) Lincolnshire is dominated by Reform’s anti-migrant politics – but the county's care system runs on the foreign labour the majority of its voters want to reduce When Melanie Weatherley, chief executive of a Lincolnshire-based home care agency, started recruiting workers from…...