Over one million eligible pensioners could be missing out, according to the money expert
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Acid attacks skyrocket by 10% as campaigners warn of rise in violence against women and girls
Almost a quarter of all attacks took place in Northumbria in 2024
Addictive nicotine pouches can legally be sold to children in shops
Watchdog warns there is currently no law in place to stop shops from selling nicotine pouches to children
Workers may not get ‘day one’ protection against unfair dismissal despite government pledge
The defeat is a new blow for for the government as the proposals were a Labour manifesto commitment
After decades of division, can this European country finally find peace?
Cyprus was divided in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by Athens junta-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece
Fake doctor jailed for carrying out unsafe and illegal circumcisions
Among the operations fraudster Mohammed Alazawi performed was the circumcising of a two-week old baby on a coffee table
Starmer’s fury over Afghan data breach as he warns Tories ‘have questions to answer’
On a dramatic day in Westminster, questions have been asked over why nobody was sacked for the data breach and why the information commissioner is not planning to investigate
Suspended Labour MP ‘can’t promise’ Starmer he won’t rebel again
Suspended Labour MP Brian Leishman was defiant in his promise that he could not guarantee he would rebel again
Woman fined twice after littering her own parking ticket
Three people in the Cornwall area have recently received £250 littering fines
Information that led to Afghan superinjunction being lifted was available last year, government admits
Fresh questions have been raised over why the unprecedented gagging order was maintained for so long when the level of risk to Afghans was known last year