Community
Birmingham man jailed for life for murdering partner after breakup
Imran Uddin, 35, jailed for life with a minimum of 21 years for murdering Ismail Younis, 24, in Hockley, Birmingham, after the victim discovered evidence of cheating and ended the relationship.
Business
Lloyds to pay £829 average compensation to car finance customers
Lloyds Bank will pay £829 average compensation to eligible customers mis-sold car finance between 2007 and 2024, part of an estimated £7.5bn redress scheme affecting 12 million drivers.
Culture
Historic Peaky Blinders mill Dalton Mills hit by massive fire
Dalton Mills, the 150-year-old Keighley textile mill used in Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey, is ablaze. Twelve fire engines are at the scene, and Dalton Lane is closed.
Politics
Waitrose launches Wellness Bays in 52 supermarkets with 40+ products
Waitrose has launched dedicated Wellness Bays across 52 shops, online and via on-demand grocery, offering over 40 premium wellness products, with exclusive formats and smaller pack sizes.
Sport
Health
£9,000 heat pump grant for heating oil households
Households on heating oil in England and Wales can now claim £9,000 under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, up from £7,500, to switch to heat pumps and cut fossil fuel costs.
PIP review waits fall to 25 weeks as benefit review nears end
DWP confirms PIP review waiting times now average 25 weeks, down from a 40-week peak in 2023, as the major review into the benefit's future prepares its autumn report.
Over-80s in Scotland could get £316.70 winter payment
State pensioners in Scotland aged over 80 could receive a £316.70 Pension Age Winter Heating Payment from November 2026, paid automatically to most eligible people.
Women face 4 months without pension, TUC warns
The gender pension gap leaves women effectively without pension payments for four months a year, according to TUC analysis of Prospect data, with a 32.8% gap in retirement income.
DWP approves just 3 of 18 Carer's Allowance waiver requests
The DWP approved just three of 18 Carer's Allowance overpayment waiver requests in 2025/26. Most claimants must repay, with waivers only in exceptional circumstances.
TV & Film Quiz: British Screen Classics
From EastEnders and Doctor Who to James Bond, Only Fools and Horses and Wallace and Gromit, test your knowledge of classic British television and cinema. Lights, camera, quiz!
