Pensioners face having to fill in a 243-question application to claim pension credit, which will unlock winter fuel payments of up to £300.

In his second cabinet in just over a month, Mr Ishiba reappointed most of its previous members, including foreign minister ...

Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson was regarded as a “divisive character” at his NHS Trust who “was ploughing his own furrow” before being investigated, a coroner examining more than 60 patient ...

The study found that children with asthma performed worse in memory tasks than children without the lung condition. According to the researchers, memory deficits may have longer-term consequences, and ...

Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore and 17 other districts in Punjab since last month. Health officials say more than 40,000 people have been treated for respiratory ailments ...

The Kremlin has rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine. A spokesman for Mr Trump refused to comment on what he called ...

At least six civilians have died and around 30 others were injured after Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile struck cities in southern and eastern Ukraine, officials said. Moscow has ...

A “very busy” flat party carried on until the morning of a shooting that left one man dead and two others injured in south-east London, local residents have said. Police were called just after 10am on ...

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) who teach in 32 sixth form colleges have backed strike action in a fight for an above-inflation pay award. The move comes after the Government announced ...

Detective Inspector Ben Mant’s colleague Nick Bailey was poisoned with Novichok after it was smeared on the door handle of the property ...

Animals at London Zoo tucked into fresh fruit and vegetables from New Covent Garden Market to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the wholesale site. Gorillas Alika, Effie and baby Venus, and Amara the ...

TWO properties in Basingstoke have been closed by police as part of a clamp down on anti-social behaviour. Officers from Basingstoke’s priority crime team secured two partial closure orders in one ...