Disabled people and their loved ones have described the “horrendous” process of having to repeatedly reapply for Personal Independence Payments (PIP). Rishi Sunak’s Government is planning a major overhaul to the PIP disability benefit, arguing that it should be more “accurately targeted” to stop the rise in claimant numbers. Charities and campaigners fear the changes … Read more
Ministers are expected to claim their plan to cut record net migration to the UK is already working as they prepare to reject calls from some Tory MPs to scrap graduate visas. Cabinet tensions have surfaced since the Government suggested it could overrule its own independent migration advisers which last week backed the continuation of … Read more
Everton have slapped a minimum price tag of £80m on highly-rated defender Jarrad Branthwaite, with club insiders dismissing the prospect of a fire sale of one of their prized assets. Branthwaite has been linked with a move to Manchester United for a fee in the region of £55m but i understands Everton have no intention … Read more
Tim Henman has backed Emma Raducanu’s decision to skip the French Open and prioritise the upcoming grass-court season. The Brit pulled out of qualifying for Roland Garros at the weekend after missing out on a wildcard for the second Grand Slam of the year. Raducanu has struggled with form and fitness after undergoing wrist and … Read more
The defence team in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has rested its case without calling the former US president to testify. In fact, Trump’s lawyers called just two witnesses to speak on Trump’s behalf and closing arguments are now scheduled to be heard next Tuesday May 28. The jury is then likely to begin … Read more
The Big Issue recently investigated the varying degrees of success in new towns built since World War II. While the country might need 36 Milton Keyneses to solve the UK housing crisis, it’s not as simple as creating “a country of identikit estates” to meet housing need – surrounding infrastructure is just as important. Rayner … Read more
Photo by Leon Neal / Getty Images Last week, Labour faced crunch negotiations with its disgruntled affiliated trade unions over one of the party’s flagship proposals for government: its ambition to reform workers’ rights. Original plans for Labour’s New Deal for Working People included commitments to ban zero-hour contracts, bring in protections against unfair dismissal … Read more
Photo by Samir Hussein / WireImage Are relations between Rishi Sunak and his foreign secretary David Cameron starting to get a little tense? That’s certainly the impression one gets this week, as the pair seem decidedly unaligned on the topic of immigration, in particular on student visas. Sunak is again under pressure to get the … Read more
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Crossroads Guitar Festival It’s strange to think that in 20 years’ time, guitarists might not headline the Royal Albert Hall; that in Eric Clapton we are not only celebrating the axe’s most famous handler, but the instrument itself, a bit like having a harpsichord night with Bach on the keys. … Read more
There are thousands of people out there who are – like her – angry at Big Tech May 21, 2024 5:05 pm(Updated 5:06 pm) Actress Scarlett Johansson last year in New York. ’Many would suggest Sam Altman and OpenAI shouldn’t be apologising for bad communication, but for seeming to run roughshod over people’s rights’ (Photo: … Read more