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Scores of carers overpaid more than £20,000 last year despite reforms

DWP brought in measures to tackle carer’s allowance scandal yet in 2025-26 there were 32,559 overpaymentsScores of unpaid…

Josh Kerr makes athletics history by shattering one-mile world record in London

Time of 3min 42.66sec betters El Guerrouj’s 1999Becomes seventh British man to hold recordHe promised and he duly…

New footage shows assassination attempt on Ukrainian businessman in Monaco – video

Ukraine's prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko, said investigators have recovered key evidence in the case of the attempted assassination…

Uproar Over Surrogate Baby Prompts German Official’s Sudden Resignation

Jens Spahn, a top leader of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party, resigned his post after announcing having had a…

Why Ukrainians are protesting against Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defence minister – video

Protesters in Kyiv have called for the dismissal of Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed the…

Kuwait accuses Iran of targeting civilian sites after attacks spark fires.

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German politician resigns over surrogacy child controversy

Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.

Air quality warnings remain in place across US as wildfire smoke continues to swathe country

Rain could alleviate conditions in mid-Atlantic and north-east, with World Cup final expected to go ahead on SundayWarnings…

‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smoke

Air quality in North America has plummeted, affecting the health of millions of people across the continentAs smoke…

Andy Burnham’s plan to scrap technology department triggers backlash

MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growthAndy…