Getty Images A political storm is swirling following the government’s decision to withdraw help with energy bills from millions of pensioners. But what is the winter fuel payment and how can hundreds of thousands of eligible pensioners ensure they still receive it? What is the winter fuel payment and who will receive it? Winter fuel […]
BBC Louise Polkinghorne (L) and Koreen Fisher (R) attended a SEND debate There are no quick fixes to problems faced by families with children with special educational needs and disabilities, the schools minister has said. Catherine McKinnell said the government was determined to reform the special-needs system. Some children are waiting years to find out […]
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference on May 31, 2024, after he was found guilty in his hush-money trial, making him the first former president to be convicted of crimes. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images A New York judge on Friday delayed the sentencing in a criminal […]
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Donald Trump’s sentencing in his Manhattan hush money criminal trial has been postponed until after the November election. Judge Juan Merchan on Friday delayed the sentencing to 26 November, citing “the unique time frame this matter currently finds itself in” among his reasons. Lawyers for Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, have used several legal manoeuvres […]
Harry Kane has admitted he is yet to fully get over England’s Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain but vowed to use the disappointment as “fire in my belly” to win the 2026 World Cup. The Three Lions suffered their second consecutive Euros final defeat earlier this summer when Nico Williams and substitute Mikel Oyarzabal […]
NASA Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain in space until February 2025 Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is set to begin its journey back to Earth – but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying will stay behind on the International Space Station. The empty craft, which has been switched to autonomous mode, is scheduled […]
Does an early Nobel peace prize beckon for Keir Starmer? Could the new prime minister be poised to surpass the achievement of Barack Obama, who bagged the award less than 10 months after taking office? The question arises because the Labour government has succeeded in a task most thought impossible: uniting advocates of the two […]
Getty Images Scientists have studied more than 2,000 samples of poo from babies in the UK to get a clearer idea of which types of bacteria first colonise a newborn’s gut. Researchers say they were surprised to find baby poo fell into three distinct microbiological profiles, with different “pioneer bacteria” being abundant in each. One […]
Israeli forces have withdrawn from Jenin city and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank after a major nine-day operation there. The area – a stronghold of militants and with a civilian population of about 60,000 – was targeted in one of the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) biggest actions in the West Bank for […]