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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servants collected bonuses totalling more than £12.7million during the last financial year, despite simultaneously overpaying close to £10billion in benefit payments.Freedom of information (FoI) data reveals that approximately 200 senior officials within the benefits department received bonus payments averaging £2,122.35 each during 2024-25.Some of these senior employees benefited from multiple payments, collecting both in-year and end-of-year bonuses.Permanent secretary Sir Peter Schofield, alongside executives Amanda Reynolds and Catherine Vaughan, each took home between £10,000 and £15,000 according to the DWP’s annual report.DWP civil servants received millions of pounds in bonuses despite the issue of…

Sacked New Zealand coach Scott Robertson will return to rugby by taking charge of the Barbarians this summer.Robertson, whose two-year spell with the All Blacks ended in January, will lead the invitational side against world champions South Africa in Port Elizabeth on 20 June, before a match against Wales at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium on 27 June.”The Barbarians brings the rugby world together, so it’s special to be a part of it and to honour the jersey,” Robertson said.Robertson, who won seven successive Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders between 2017 and 2023, will not be short of options when he…

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Keir Starmer’s proposed agricultural trade deal with Brussels has been condemned as a “monumental act of self-harm” that could shrink the economy by £15billion.A dammning new report has suggested the UK was “effectively ceding power over British rules to the EU and causing a colossal hit to the British economy”.The Growth Commission, founded by Liz Truss, warned that the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement signed in May, under which the UK will effectively copy EU food and pesticide rules.It characterised the move as “backward and economically harmful,” arguing it would undermine Britain’s ability to pursue independent trade relationships.Shanker Singham, the…

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The Ftse 100 fell into the red this morning as investors braced themselves for heightened stock market swings driven by the US trade tariff policy and artificial intelligence (AI) developments.Once trading opened, London’s primary stock market index opened lower,, with negative sentiment spreading after Wall Street experienced significant declines overnight.Despite the cautious mood, Britain’s leading index has demonstrated greater stability than its American counterparts, buoyed by encouraging corporate earnings.Among the top-performing companies included Croda and ConvaTec, which both delivered better-than-expected results while expressing confidence about future prospects.The Ftse has taken a hit amid growing AI concerns | GETTY / GOOGLE…

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Alyssa Healy began her final series before retirement with a half-century as Australia eased to a six-wicket victory over India in the opening one-day international.She scored 50 off 70 balls opening the batting as Australia chased down a target of 215 with 11.4 overs to spare in the day-night match at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.Beth Mooney made a fluent 76 off 79 balls before all-rounder Annabel Sutherland hit an unbeaten 48, sealing victory with a six off Deepti Sharma.Hobart will stage the final two matches of the series, on Friday and Sunday.

Drivers across Oxfordshire have been switching to taking public transport to help avoid paying the new £5 congestion charges in some places. Oxfordshire County Council revealed its monitoring data for January showed a significant rise in the number of cars using parks and ride sites. The figures also indicated improvements to traffic levels in the city centre and faster journey times on key routes. However, the council has acknowledged that some outer roads are now experiencing increased traffic.The temporary congestion charge was introduced on October 29 at six locations across Oxford. The daily charge was designed to reduce traffic in…

Kemi Badenoch has told GB News that there must be “cross-party effort” to ban social media for under 16s.Speaking to GB News Reporter Keith Bays, the Tory leader said: “I think that the tide is turning. It’s very clear that they have been lobbying hard to stop this from happening. If we can show a united front presenting cross-party effort, it’s quite important that this is cross-party, so they know that there’s nowhere for them to turn.”I think we can actually start forcing them to think about how to implement this rather than saying it’s not workable. It is workable,…