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An estimated one million households are now eligible for the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Cold Weather Payment initiative, which offers families energy bill support as temperatures plummet.Notably, the DWP is doubling the £25 financial assistance to £50 for certain households who have experienced a prolonged period of extremely cold weather over the past week.Due to Storm Goretti sweeping the country, the UK has been hit with snow and sub-zero temperatures, which have reached as low as minus 12 degrees in certain areas.To assist people in paying for their energy bills, which are expected to be hiked as a…
Kemi Badenoch says she wants to channel public “anger” towards Labour, as she seeks to position the Conservatives as the only party willing to make the “tough decisions” facing the UK.Speaking to One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg , the Tory leader accused Sir Keir Starmer of failing to properly fund the armed forces, despite “spending too much” overall in other areas.And she accused Reform UK of an “authoritarian” desire to “control” industry, citing its policies on the oil sector and carmaker Rolls-Royce.She added that the Tories were now better positioned to oppose the Starmer government, now that the public has…
Eilish McColgan set a new women’s European 10km record in Valencia – just seven days after her previous record was broken by Belgian Jana van Lent.The 35-year-old Briton knocked three seconds off Van Lent’s time by winning the Valencia Ibercaja on Sunday in a time of 30 minutes seven seconds.McColgan held the record for more than three years after setting a time of 30:19 in Manchester in 2022, but that was lowered to 30:10 by Van Lent in Nice on 4 January. Before that, GB’s Paula Radcliffe held the women’s record for almost 20 years, after running a time of…
An amber weather alert has been issued by the Met Office for incoming snow, with Britons being warned to expect power cuts. Those in affected areas have been urged not to drive and to prepare for isolated communities to be cut off as the whiteout draws near. The amber warning covers central and northeastern regions of Scotland, from north of Glasgow through to Aberdeen, and will remain active until 2 pm today.Forecasters have indicated that higher ground could see accumulations reaching 30cm, while lower-lying areas are expected to receive between 2cm and 5cm of snowfall.Those in affected areas have been…
Stewart WhittinghamandIan Shoesmith,North WestPA MediaMacclesfield FC goalscorers Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts celebrated on the pitch with fans after the gameNursing sore heads the morning after the night before and still sporting the huge grins made famous by the cats of their native Cheshire, Macclesfield FC fans say their team’s “beyond our wildest dreams” FA Cup victory will be the talk of the town for years.The Silkmen, who play in the sixth tier of English football, beat FA Cup holders and Premier League side Crystal Palace 2-1 at the Leasing.Com Stadium on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the…
Prince William has hired a crisis management expert who is renowned for working “arm in arm with big names facing their toughest times”.Liza Ravenscroft, who her former boss described as “bulletproof sunshine”, has been brought in from communications firm Edelman.It is understood Ms Ravenscroft is in high regard with Julian Payne, a former communications secretary to King Charles and Queen Camilla.”Julian Payne has stayed close to the King, so it is unlikely to be a coincidence that one of his most senior and respected members of staff has taken a key role in William’s office after a period of turmoil…
Lord Mandelson was sacked as the UK’s ambassador to the US in September over his ties to Jeffery EpsteinLord Mandelson has said he never saw girls at Jeffrey Epstein’s properties, and declined to apologise to the late paedophile’s victims for maintaining his friendship with the American because he was not “knowledgeable of what he was doing”.In his first interview since being sacked as the UK’s ambassador to the US over his links to Epstein, he told the he thought he had been “kept separate” from the sexual side of the late financier’s life because he was gay.He was fired after…
He added: “We all have areas of ignorance in our knowledge, and I hope to use this as an opportunity to become better educated going forward. “I am genuinely mortified and apologise unreservedly to everyone offended, and will be donating my fee from today’s show to the Holocaust Educational Trust.” Final Score presenter Jason Mohammad apologised later in the show for the “inappropriate language” used.Frenchman Nancy was sacked last week following Celtic’s 3-1 defeat by Rangers – his sixth loss as manager in just eight games. His 33-day stint as Celtic boss was the shortest reign in the club’s history.The…
West Midlands Police has been accused of orchestrating a cover up after leaked internal command documents revealed officers recorded threats from “Asian youths looking to fight” in the build-up to the Maccabi Tel Aviv match against Aston Villa. The heavily redacted Silver Command logs showed reports of escalating threats around the Europa League fixture in November, where visiting fans were banned from attending.These reports appear to have been suppressed while the force simultaneously crafted social media messaging that described the day as “largely peaceful”.According to the documents, officers observed “masked-up” groups of males moving toward Villa Park on match day.Yet…
Zara Tindall has shown off her stunning show jumping skills at the Magic Millions Carnival during a busy week for the royal on the Gold Coast of Australia.The 44-year champion equestrian took to the saddle with ease as she glided her way over the course. The daughter of Princess Anne was dressed in a dark navy jacket with white trousers and a black cap.Zara nonchalantly worked her way through the obstacles to the approval of the onlooking crowd. Zara Tindall showed off her stunning show jumping skills | GETTY The 44-year-old performed as an exhibition rider in the Magic Millions…