Carer's allowance scandal: ministers recouping £251m in 'overpayments'

Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from unpaid carers over benefit infringements that were largely the result of government failures.

Asylum housing businessman and Euan Blair break into UK rich list

An Essex businessman, who won government contracts paying his company £3.5m a day for transporting and accommodating asylum seekers, has been named among the 350 richest people in the UK.

Economic costs of climate crisis 'six times greater than thought'

The economic damage wrought by climate change will be six times worse than previously thought, with global heating set to shrink wealth at a rate consistent with the level of financial losses of a permanent war, research has found.

Coppola New film is a Roman lesson in democracy for US, says director

The United States, whose founders tried to emulate the laws and governmental structures of the Roman republic, is headed for a similarly self-inflicted collapse, the director Francis Ford Coppola has said at the premiere of his first film in more than a decade.

Shifting sands Fury vs Usyk says much about the future of sport- and Saudi Arabia

It is a figure that can discombobulate the mind as sharply as a right hook to the temple.

Hunt accused of exaggerating Tories' economic record as he signals tax cut

Jeremy Hunt has been accused of exaggerating the Conservatives' economic record and presenting a \"dodgy dossier\" on Labour's spending plans, as he moved to put low tax at the heart of his party's offer at the next election.

Revealed: alcohol abuse costs soar to £27bn a year

The cost of alcohol abuse is laid bare in a new study that shows £27bn a year being spent in England on the health and social harms of drinking.

'I'm Staying' Sunak Says He Will Remain As MP If Party Loses Election

Rishi Sunak has said he will "of course" stay on as an MP if the Conservatives lose the next general election, in his first remarks about what he would do in that scenario.

Artwashing Row Are British Cultural Institutions Being Used To Boost Saudi Arabia's Image?

It was an unusual gig for the saxophonist and composer Yolanda Brown, who this week performed for a UK delegation on a private British Airways plane bound for Saudi Arabia.

Dead Hand Of Unshiftable Glazers Still Strangles United

The leaking roof felt likea too perfect metaphor for an asset that has continued to be milked ruthlessly for profit

Insect-Eating Bird Population 'Drops By 40% In Decade'

Swallows, swifts and house martins would have once been a common sight over British towns and cities, dextrously catching insects on the wing.

No Quick Fix If Labour Wins Election - Starmer

Keir Starmer has warned there will be no "quick fix" to the deep problems he will inherit if Labour wins the next election, unveiling his party's six election pledges amid a fanfare of endorsements from senior public figures.

Russia Kicks Out British Military Attache In Diplomatic Tit-For-Tat

Russia is expelling Britain's defence attache to Moscow in the latest diplomatic tit-for-tat, after the UK accused it of sponsoring espionage attacks against top British officials in a yearslong campaign of "malign activity".

Reversal Of Fortune Despite Warnings, Ukraine Is Struggling To Repel Attack

Russia's attack across the border north and north-west of Kharkiv Moscow, was telegraphed by predicted by intelligence western and anticipated by Ukraine.

US Aid Pier Finally Ready To Deliver Supplies To Gaza Citizens On Brink Of Famine

The US military has said the installation of a floating pier for the delivery of humanitarian aid off Gaza has been completed, with officials ready to begin ferrying supplies into the territory where much of the population faces imminent starvation.

May says Farage is no Tory and warns against rising populism

Nigel Farage is not a Conservative and should not be part of any Tory frontbench, the former prime minister Theresa May has said, in a speech warning against rising populism.

'Local legend' denied leave to remain after living in UK for 45 years

A former shopkeeper described as a Merseyside \"local legend\" is pursuing a legal challenge against the Home Office after he was refused indefinite leave to remain, despite living in the UK for more than 45 years.

Chelsea's choice Pochettino has key backing before review to decide future

Mauricio Pochettino has the support of key figures at Chelsea before an end-of-season review that will determine his future.

McIlroy in frame despite 'scrappy' start as Schauffele shoots record opening 62

If, by Rory McIlroy's candid admission, this was a \"scrappy\" opening to his US PGA Championship then the remainder of the Valhalla field has cause to worry.

Cohen admits to past lies in court at Trump hearing

Donald Trump's lawyer resumed attacking the credibility of Michael Cohen, the former attorney whose $130,000 (£100,000) hush-money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels is at the heart of the criminal trial against the former president.

Hospital made 'number of failures' in treatment before death of girl, six

An inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl has concluded an NHS hospital trust made a \"number of failures\" in her care before she died.

'No signs' Residents baffled by neighbour's apparent actions

Mile L'udovit, like other residents of the unassuming M grey apartment block on the outskirts of the sleepy central Slovakian town of Levice, considered Juraj Cintula a reliable neighbour and friend.

Water firm to pay £339m in dividends despite sewage spill

One of Britain's most polluting water companies has increased its payouts to shareholders by nearly 10% in the same week that it emerged it had pumped raw sewage into Windermere in the Lake District for 10 hours.

Campaign's off to flying startshame there's no election date

From corporations to counter-terror officers, Keir Starmer's event yesterday was a stark display of how inevitable a Labour victory now seems.

'I feel relief': Dutch woman, 29, granted assisted dying over mental suffering

A 29-year-old Dutch woman who has been granted her request for assisted dying on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering is expected to end her life in the coming weeks, fuelling a debate across Europe over the issue.

Surrealist's 'iconic' painting breaks sale record for work by a UK-born female artist

She was worshipped as a muse by renowned surrealists including André Breton and Max Ernst, but the Lancashire-born artist Leonora Carrington quickly shrugged off the label to achieve an unprecedented level of mastery and freedom in her own painting.

Slovakian PM 'not out of woods' after shooting

The Slovakian prime minister, Robert Fico, was in a stable condition but \"not out of the woods yet\", officials said yesterday, as the country's president-elect pleaded for unity after a shooting that laid bare deep political divisions in recent months.

Ministers were warned in 2021 about carer scandal

Ministers were warned three years ago that unpaid carers were being unfairly treated and unjustly forced to repay huge sums for minor benefit breaches, a long-suppressed DWP report has revealed.

Bayern mull shock reprieve for Tuchel as options tail off

Bayern Munich are prepared to perform a dramatic U-turn on Thomas Tuchel after encountering problems in their attempts to replace him.

Palmer's header leads Blues towards Europe

Perhaps Mauricio Pochettino is onto something after all? A fourth successive victory thanks to Cole Palmer's 27th goal of the season and another from substitute Christopher Nkunku was the latest indication that Chelsea's road to recovery is gathering pace despite a mindless late red card for captain Reece James.