Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say
Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says.
Month: January 2026
Doctors strike called off as union backs latest pay deal
Medics had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday in a dispute…
Healthy living tips from the Gladiators
Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Giant share their top tips to stay fit and healthy.
Knives taken to hospitals sees amnesty bins set up
In Birmingham hospitals knives are regularly found, with one produced by a patient ready for an MRI.
X could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban –…
Can I Believe My Eyes?
Chris Tally Evans sees things – a first-person journey into Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
EU reaches South America trade deal after 25 years of talks
Some farmers in Europe opposed the deal, but the EU Commission said it had listened to their concerns.
US job creation in 2025 slows to weakest since Covid
Employment growth for the world’s largest economy eased significantly last year.
US calls Argentina peso bet a ‘homerun deal’
The US Treasury Secretary said the US no longer held pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund.
Martin Lewis on ‘the most dangerous form of mainstream debt in the UK’
Martin Lewis explains how building up overdraft debt compares to credit card debt.