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1m households claiming tax credits to receive cost-of-living payments from May 2

1m households claiming tax credits to receive cost-of-living payments from May 2

1m households claiming tax credits to receive cost-of-living payments from May 2

04 April 2023

The £301 government payment will be transferred automatically into most customers’ bank accounts between May 2 and 9 2023, HMRC has confirmed.


Raab urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend sentencing hearing

Raab urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend sentencing hearing

Raab urged to fast-track plans to force criminals to attend sentencing hearing

04 April 2023

Farah Naz made the comments after Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer, Thomas Cashman, refused to face the youngster’s family in court.


Conservationists create reef which will be home to 30,000 oysters

Conservationists create reef which will be home to 30,000 oysters

Conservationists create reef which will be home to 30,000 oysters

04 April 2023

The reef will be laid in the river Hamble in Hampshire as part of a five-year scheme to reverse the loss of the area’s oyster fishery industry.


Tributes continue from Tory grandees following death of Nigel Lawson

Tributes continue from Tory grandees following death of Nigel Lawson

Tributes continue from Tory grandees following death of Nigel Lawson

04 April 2023

Former prime minister Sir John Major said Baron Lawson of Blaby will be ‘long remembered’.


Scientist ‘couldn’t believe’ discovery of rare shark on Irish shore

Scientist ‘couldn’t believe’ discovery of rare shark on Irish shore

Scientist ‘couldn’t believe’ discovery of rare shark on Irish shore

04 April 2023

The 14ft female smalltooth sand tiger shark is at the upper end of the size limits for the species.


Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to house migrants on barge

Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to house migrants on barge

Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to house migrants on barge

04 April 2023

Portland Port in Dorset has been selected as a site to house migrants, despite local opposition.


Major internet outages as Virgin Media reports ‘problem’

Major internet outages as Virgin Media reports ‘problem’

Major internet outages as Virgin Media reports ‘problem’

04 April 2023

Thousands of customers said they were having trouble accessing the internet.


Ministers distressed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with ‘offensive’ comments – MPs

Ministers distressed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with ‘offensive’ comments – MPs

Ministers distressed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with ‘offensive’ comments – MPs

04 April 2023

The treatment of some families of British nationals detained abroad has been insensitive and hurtful, the Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman said.


Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

04 April 2023

It comes after a Virgin Orbit rocket failed to complete the first satellite launch from UK soil in January.


Care home resident, 93, fulfils wish to return to skies in small plane

Care home resident, 93, fulfils wish to return to skies in small plane

Care home resident, 93, fulfils wish to return to skies in small plane

04 April 2023

Betty Buckland flew at speeds of 150mph in a Cessna aircraft, taking in the sights of Scotland.


Last race for man known for taking on London Marathon in deep sea diving suit

Last race for man known for taking on London Marathon in deep sea diving suit

Last race for man known for taking on London Marathon in deep sea diving suit

04 April 2023

Lloyd Scott has run the London Marathon over five decades in various outfits.


King’s image delivers new look for stamps

King’s image delivers new look for stamps

King’s image delivers new look for stamps

04 April 2023

Remaining stock with Queen’s image to be sold first as price increases.


Walter Scott Prize shortlist nominees announced

Walter Scott Prize shortlist nominees announced

Walter Scott Prize shortlist nominees announced

04 April 2023

The winner of the prize for historical fiction will receive £25,000.


The most and least expensive seaside locations to buy a home

The most and least expensive seaside locations to buy a home

The most and least expensive seaside locations to buy a home

04 April 2023

Halifax analysed 209 coastal locations across Britain and said that in some places house prices have more than doubled since 2012.


Voters urged to check rules on photo ID with one month to polling day

Voters urged to check rules on photo ID with one month to polling day

Voters urged to check rules on photo ID with one month to polling day

04 April 2023

The deadline to apply for the correct photo identification is April 25.


What the papers say – April 4

What the papers say – April 4

What the papers say – April 4

03 April 2023

Sentencing of Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer takes centre stage on front pages.


Gwyneth Paltrow’s US lawsuit helped ‘humanise celebrities’, says jury foreman

Gwyneth Paltrow’s US lawsuit helped ‘humanise celebrities’, says jury foreman

Gwyneth Paltrow’s US lawsuit helped ‘humanise celebrities’, says jury foreman

03 April 2023

Last week the Oscar-winning actress won the civil lawsuit, brought by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson over a ski collision in 2016.


Cutting millions from social care funding pledge ‘an insult to the sector’

Cutting millions from social care funding pledge ‘an insult to the sector’

Cutting millions from social care funding pledge ‘an insult to the sector’

03 April 2023

The Government insisted it remains ‘fully dedicated’ to the 10-year vision for adult social care set out in a White Paper at the end of 2021.


Nigel Lawson: Margaret Thatcher’s ‘unassailable’ chancellor who quit in acrimony

Nigel Lawson: Margaret Thatcher’s ‘unassailable’ chancellor who quit in acrimony

Nigel Lawson: Margaret Thatcher’s ‘unassailable’ chancellor who quit in acrimony

03 April 2023

Chancellor from 1983 to 1989, he was widely credited with winning the 1987 election for the government through the success of his economic strategy.


Rishi Sunak says Nigel Lawson was an ‘inspiration’ to Tory politicians

Rishi Sunak says Nigel Lawson was an ‘inspiration’ to Tory politicians

Rishi Sunak says Nigel Lawson was an ‘inspiration’ to Tory politicians

03 April 2023

Tributes flooded in for the leading Brexiteer after his reported death on Monday.


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