In this issue

May 01, 2023

Households missing out on £19bn in benefits

Millions of UK households are collectively missing out on at least £19bn a year in unclaimed welfare benefits, at a time when many are forced to use food banks or run up debt as they struggle with rising living costs, according to new estimates.

3 mins

Truss disputes £12,000 bill for her use of Chevening official retreat

Liz Truss is disputing part of a £12,000 bill sent to her by the Cabinet Office relating to her use of the grace-and-favour Chevening home while she was foreign secretary.

1 min

'Worse for wear' Lady of the North left damaged by visitors wandering off paths

Even with a broken ankle, Jack Bell can't resist eight-year-old barrelling up the steep incline of the naked woman's left breast.

2 mins

'More beautiful than everyone': pride and joy in city as Napoli head for league glory

Naples exploded into delirious celebrations yesterday after its football team edged closer towards clinching its first Serie A title in 33 years - a victory that would resonate well beyond football for this often-derided southern Italian city.

3 mins

Lifeboats take 60 passengers to shore as Orkney ferry runs aground

Passengers on a ferry to Orkney had to be evacuated and taken ashore by lifeboat after the vessel ran aground in what was described as \"a major incident\".

1 min

Labour's to lose? Plymouth voters look beyond tree felling in local elections

If Plymouth's relationship with politics had a Facebook status it would be \"it's complicated\" - and that's before you mention the trees.

4 mins

Starmer stands by PM attack ad and launches defence of renters' rights

Keir Starmer has personally stood by Labour's attack ad that accused Rishi Sunak of not wanting to see child abusers jailed, and denied it was playing on racist tropes about grooming gangs.

2 mins

DeSantis visit Rightwing US governor gives Badenoch seal of approval for 'war on woke'

Florida's rightwing governor, Ron DeSantis, has backed the UK business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, in taking on what he calls \"the woke\".

2 mins

Unions hit back at claims strikes are 'cynical' and put the public at risk

The Royal College of Nursing has clashed with the government over whether sufficient exemptions have been made to protect patient safety during the nurses' strike in England that started yesterday evening.

3 mins

Eurovision singalong in support of Ukraine aims to be biggest in the world

An ambitious campaign to create the world's biggest singalong as an expression of solidarity with Ukraine during the Eurovision song contest is gaining momentum.

2 mins

Students back calls for universities to publish annual suicide figures

Almost 90% of students want universities to be more transparent about suicides, according to a survey carried out after the death of Harry Armstrong Evans, an undergraduate who killed himself in 2021 after suffering a mental health crisis.

2 mins

Extra evacuation flight for British nationals set to leave Sudan today

The UK government has announced plans to carry out an additional evacuation flight from Sudan today after previously suggesting the effort to bring UK nationals out of the war-torn country was over.

2 mins

Minister defends coronation oath as critics label it 'offensive gesture'

A cabinet minister has said he \"hopes people do\" swear the proposed oath to the king on the day of his coronation, as republicans described it as \"an offensive and tone-deaf gesture that holds the people in contempt\".

2 mins

Bucking a trend Questioner caught by rebound that offers a healthy new perspective

AImost certainly fed up while facing the press in the media centre of Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum last Wednesday night, Giannis made no attempt Antetokounmpo to disguise his contempt for the query he had just been asked to field.

4 mins

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