Asylum seekers to pay £10k towards cost of their own accommodation and support Asylum seekers will be made to pay up to £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, Shabana Mahmood has announced. They must pay off the full amount before they can be eligible for settled status under
The Good Life and To The Manor Born star Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86 Actress Dame Penelope Keith, best known for sitcoms The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has died aged 86, her family said. She played snobbish suburbanite Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life, which launched in 1975, and the widowed
Andy Burnham promises greater devolution to free country ‘stuck in a rut’ Andy Burnham promised to give the UK a “new direction” with the biggest transfer of power out of Whitehall in modern times. The prospective prime minister promised to end “politics as usual” to rescue a country which is “stuck in a rut”. In
Average portion of cod and chips in UK hits £11.41, report finds A portion of haddock and chips now costs an average of £10.29 across the UK, while cod and chips has reached £11.41, according to a report. Around 7,210 fish and chip shops operate across the UK, according to industry body Seafish. But rising
‘Crisis’ as children’s mental health referrals top a million in a year More than a million children – around one in 10 – in England were referred for, awaiting or getting treatment from mental health services, according to data analysis said to show the “sheer scale of distress young people are facing today”. Children’s Commissioner
Graduate roles see record decline The number of job vacancies has increased for four months in a row to almost 800,000 but there has been a steep decline in graduate roles, according to research. Jobs site Adzuna said graduate vacancies fell by more than 40% in May compared to a year ago, down to around
Skydiving plane crash in northern France leaves 11 dead A skydiving plane has crashed in north-eastern France, killing all 11 people on board. The plane suffered a malfunction and “fell almost vertically” after taking off from the Nancy-Essey airfield on the outskirts of the city of Nancy, the region’s prefect, Yves Seguy, said. It crashed
England captain Ben Stokes to retire from international cricket after NZ Test England captain Ben Stokes has announced his bombshell retirement from international cricket. Stokes issued a statement shortly before tea on day four of the decisive third Test against New Zealand, having informed his team-mates in the dressing at Trent Bridge before the start
Body of boy, 15, found near reservoir as police warn ‘enjoy warm weather safely’ The body of a 15-year-old boy has been recovered near a reservoir in what police called a “sad reminder of the dangers of entering open water”. Seven people have died in water-related incidents during the recent heatwave, following on from 15
Retail crime ‘running riot’, warns Labour as shoplifting and assaults rise Retail crime is “running riot” as shoplifting and assaults on staff have risen in the past year, Scottish Labour has said. Scottish Government figures published on Tuesday showed the number of shoplifting crimes recorded by police rose 19% in 2025-26. There has also been