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Nearly four million households receiving Universal Credit on the standard rate will receive an extra £295 annually from April, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.The increase means single claimants aged 25 and over will see monthly payments rise from £400.14 to £424.90, an additional £24.76 per month.It marks the first sustained above-inflation rise to the benefit and forms part of a wider package of welfare reforms.The Government said the changes are designed to support people into employment while addressing cost-of-living pressures.Ministers have pledged to invest more than £3.5billion into employment support by the end of the decade.For…

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced the BBC’s decade-long Charter renewal process will be abolished, confirming the next Charter will be permanent.Speaking at the Society of Editors conference in London on March 17, Ms Nandy described the current system as “bizarre” and said it fails to address long-term questions about the broadcaster’s future.”For far too long we have ducked the big questions around the future of the BBC, whether it comes to the length of the Charter or to how you sustainably fund the BBC.”She added: “We can’t continue to duck those big and essential questions and so this Charter…

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Stan Moody held his nerve to clinch a 5-4 win over John Higgins at the World Open in the veteran’s 2,000th professional match.Higgins, 50, fought back from 4-1 down to square the second-round contest against England’s Moody in Yushan, China.But the 19-year-old, ranked 47th in the world, made a break of 65 in the deciding frame to knock out the four-time world champion.”I watched John growing up and learning the game. To beat him in an important match out in China and to do it with a lot of breaks as well is a good feeling,” Moody told World Snooker,…

A convicted kidnapper with a history of violence remains at large more than five months after walking out of an open prison in West Sussex.Ola Abimbola, a 36-year-old Nigerian national, reportedly left HMP Ford in Arundel at approximately 8am on October 10, having been moved to the facility just one month prior.The offender had been handed a 21-year sentence for conspiracy to kidnap, grievous bodily harm and carrying an offensive weapon in public.Sussex Police confirmed they continue working to locate Abimbola, but have so far been unsuccessful. The force has issued appeals through social media channels and urged members of…

Robert Jenrick has urged GB News viewers to enter a competition for the chance to win a year of free energy bills for their whole street.Mr Jenrick, who unveiled Reform UK’s VAT-slashing energy plan in London earlier today, revealed Nigel Farage would pay the lucky winner a visit in the coming weeks.Speaking to GB News, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman said: “All GB News viewers, if you would like to have Nigel Farage knock on your door in the next couple of weeks and pay not just your energy bill but that of your entire street for a year, then go…

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Iran is operating a selective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, permitting vessels from allied nations to navigate the waterway while barring ships linked to the United States, Israel and European countries, according to maritime tracking data released on March 17.Tehran shut down the passage following US-Israeli military strikes on Iran on February 28, cutting off access to around one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.However, the Islamic Republic has begun granting transit rights to countries it considers friendly.Maritime intelligence company Windward reported that at least five vessels passed through Iranian territorial waters on March 15 and March…

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