Lightning snow warning with power cuts chaos risk to 26 UK areas for 3 days
Lightning, snow and ice could cause power cuts across 26 UK areas for up to 3 days running. Up to 26 UK areas could face power cuts on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as lightning strikes combine with ‘significant, frequent snow…
Rachel Reeves just saved her own skin – but it’s about to cost us billions
The Chancellor’s incompetence has shown Labour’s true colours Starmer and Reeves hit an all new low (Image: Getty) The mood in the House of Commons amongst Labour MPs is funereal. Most have already accepted that they will be voted out at…
EU migrant chaos as another country urged to quit Brussels refugee relocation scheme
Brussels is facing further desertions from its refugee relocation scheme, with its flagship policy in danger of becoming defunct. Migrants arrive in Italy aboard a fishing boat (Image: Getty) A Sinn Fein politician has called on the Republic of Ireland to…
Keir Starmer now hangs by a thread – and Rachel Reeves is about to cut it
Prime Minister’s days are clearly numbered – and his bungling Chancellor could deliver the fatal blow Keir Starmer may have met his nemesis in Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer’s political future is hanging by the thinnest possible thread. Hour by…
Older pensioners annual payment increase from DWP due next April
Pensioners are on course to get a bigger than expected boost to payments next year. Pensioners are on course for 4.8% increase to State Pension rates from April 2026 (Image: Getty) Older state pensioners across the UK are set to receive…
DWP confirms it won’t check bank accounts of people who receive 1 benefit
The DWP will be able to check some benefit recipients’ accounts under new fraud powers, but one group is explicitly exempt. DWP confirmed it will not be checking the bank accounts of one group of people (Image: Getty) The Department for Work…
Major Cash ISA update as Rachel Reeves plots huge overhaul
If you have an ISA, you’ll need to understand the possibility of upcoming changes and what they could mean for you. Rachel Reeves will make her announcement on November 26. (Image: Getty Images) The Budget is just around the corner, with…
‘Highlands in revolt’ over eviction of veterans from barracks to make way for 300 refugees
In the heart of Inverness, a storm brews as war veterans and locals unite against a controversial plan that could change the face of their historic community. Anti-migration and counter-protesters faced off in Inverness at the weekend (Image: Northpix) Angry locals…
One in five pensioners on low incomes would struggle to pay unexpected £50 bill
New research shows many older people on low incomes would struggle to pay emergency bills The research paints a worrying picture among older people on low incomes (Image: Getty) One in five older people on low incomes would struggle to pay…
The 10,800 foreign criminals in UK prisons have cost the UK more than £3 billion
There will be more overcrowding and more early releases unless the Government acts People seen outside HM Prison Brixton in London in 2024 (Image: PA) The cost of jailing foreign criminals is enough to pay the salaries of 20,000 new nurses or 15,000…