Tories would ban long-term benefit claimants from buying alcohol and cigarettes Long-term jobless benefits claimants could be banned from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling under plans being launched by the Conservatives. The plans would also see universal credit (UC) payments slashed for those who have not made consistent contributions to the
Harry Kane explains why Argentina defeat was his most painful England moment yet Harry Kane says England’s World Cup exit was the most painful near miss yet due to the manner of a semi-final collapse to Argentina that “wasn’t us as a team”. The wounds from the agonising late loss remain raw as Thomas Tuchel’s
Coleen and I are still just two kids from Croxteth, says Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney has said he and wife Coleen are “still just two kids from Croxteth” more than two decades after rising to fame. The former footballer, 40, and his wife of 18 years are the focus of the new Disney Plus documentary
Burnham wants ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches to be repealed A ban on football fans drinking in the stands during matches is outdated, discriminatory and should be scrapped, Andy Burnham said. The Prime Minister said it was unfair for football fans to be singled out when supporters of other sports were
Mother and three children killed in house fire were ‘loved beyond measure’ The family of a mother and three children killed in a house fire have said they were “loved beyond measure”. Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo Brabin, 16, Ellis Brabin, eight, and seven-year-old Prudence Brabin were killed in the fire in Bootle,
Chagos handover deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, says Streeting The deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius “can’t go ahead without American support”, the Defence Secretary has said, after US President Donald Trump described the agreement as “terrible”. Multimillion-pound payments to Mauritius are on hold while the Government reconsiders the plan to
RAF pilots injured after ejecting from training aircraft Two RAF pilots are being treated for minor injuries after ejecting from their training aircraft which crashed on Anglesey. Emergency services were called to the Pencarnisiog area of Anglesey, near the RAF Valley station, on Wednesday. The pilots, who had been flying a Hawk T2 aircraft out
Review ordered as second small boat in two days evades Border Force to reach UK The Home Secretary has ordered an urgent review after Border Force failed to intercept a second migrant boat in two days before they reached the Kent coast. Twenty-one people have been detained by Border Security Command after a boat arrived
Rise in middle-aged money mules as more account closures linked to people in 40s Criminals are still shifting dirty money through money mule accounts despite hundreds of thousands of suspect accounts having been shut down in recent years, the City regulator has said. Criminals are still shifting dirty money through money mule accounts despite hundreds
Claudia Winkleman dons ‘Faithful’ jacket ahead of Celebrity Traitors return TV presenter Claudia Winkleman has donned a jacket bearing the word “Faithful” across the back ahead of the new season of Celebrity Traitors. The broadcaster, 54, fronts the BBC spin-off reality gameshow which will soon return to screens as a new batch of stars heads