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Stoke inquest opens today into death of Busta, 34

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DWP PIP and WCA claimants issued warning over assessment recordings

From 29 June 2026, all telephone and face-to-face appointments are audio recorded.

Thousands of UK households could be owed up to £90 cash due to Storm Boelo

More than 82,000 properties have been left without power

The DUP must change its game plan while it still can before events decide its future

Invest NI told regional balance should be measured by real jobs as agency hides global company’s Derry figures

New pro-Union think tank out to sway voters sitting on fence over constitutional issue

Sinn Féin MP calls for full House of Commons probe into Jeffrey Donaldson

Mallaghan writes to Speaker after latest ‘sickening’ revelations about disgraced ex-DUP leader’s work on children’s rights bodies

'Dictated to by government' planning chief complaint as major new rules set to transform Solihull

'Rubbish situation' says Solihull planners as they forced to accept new government planning rules shakeup

New Post Office update on 'customer bank accounts change'

It said there had been a shift

Bus crash in tourist hotspot injures 83 after veering off a 20-metre cliff

Seven people are seriously injured, 18 sustained less serious injuries and 58 have minor injuries

Andy Burnham told to make 'legally enforceable' change to petrol stations in England

Government gear up to deliver their Budget.

What is expected in Wednesday's Budget as 'rise ruled out'

Chancellor John Healey's first Budget will take place on Wednesday, October 28

DWP change to Jobcentres for Universal Credit claimants now under way

Chancellor will announce in the Budget next week plans to deploy 2,000 anti-fraud specialists to job centres throughout the country.

What to expect from Wednesday's Budget as 'one rise ruled out'

Chancellor John Healey's first Budget will take place on Wednesday, October 28

Budget 2026: what powers will John Healey hand over to Yorkshire mayors?

The Chancellor will set out a “roadmap” for fiscal devolution in the Budget.

Budget 2026: inside John Healey's first fiscal statement as Chancellor

Yorkshire Chancellor John Healey is set to announce his first Budget, but amid the expectation of an Andy Burnham Government there are turbulent economic headwinds.

Budget 2026: Chancellor urged to back Humber reindustrialisation as industry confidence wavers

Businesses in the Humber are hoping for good news on carbon capture and storage project and the UK’s first hydrogen network in the Budget.

Budget 2026: farming groups hoping for inheritance tax U-turn by John Healey

Opposition politicians believe that there is a “real chance” that the Chancellor does scrap the changes.

Tommy Banks: 'I've been in the hospitality business for 20 years - this is the toughest it's been'

Speaking ahead of the Budget, the Michelin-starred chef urged action from Mr Burnham and Chancellor John Healey on VAT.

‘I paid £3,000 to be told I had breast cancer’: Business owner on why she sought second opinion

A letter to Gaddafi: How a Boston priest tried to get the Libyan dictator to take back guns he’d supplied to IRA

Fr Raymond Helmich’s secret decommissioning effort revealed in uncovered letter

Leicester campaigners attempt to halt leisure centre closure plans

The council has denied that the figures behind the idea are flawed

This Working Life: ‘I’m not your typical teacher — I was a classic case of poacher turned gamekeeper’

In This Working Life, teacher and union chief Fergal McGuckin speaks to Claire Dickson on going from youth work to the education sector, diversity in schools and maintaining connections with past pupils

‘I paid £3,000 to be told I had breast cancer’: NI business owner on how she sought second opinion at private clinic