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Fans of ‘70s action cinema will have seen Mel Novak take on Bruce Lee in Game of Death, face off with Chuck Norris in A Force ...
The former Jethro Tull guitarist says, "There’s always some aspect that will grab me, and right now it’s my right-handed ...
We might still have some trouble thinking of Barre as the "former Jethro Tull guitarist" but, here, as he anticipates his solo acoustic tour and looks back on the band's epic legacy, he is okay with i ...
The government can't "shrug its shoulders" and pretend the welfare system is "progressive", Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he again defended his benefit cuts. The prime minister told Sky News ...
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Scrapping the two-child benefit cap would lift 600,000 children out of poverty in the next five years, analysis has found. Researchers at Action for Children have warned that separate plans to ...
Emily says her autism makes it harder to establish a proper routine People currently claiming long-term sickness and disability benefits have shared their concerns about an overhaul of the welfare ...
The eligibility criteria for disability benefits will be narrowed in a bid to slash £5bn from the welfare bill, Liz Kendall has announced. Speaking in the Commons, the work and pensions secretary ...
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Work capability assessment to be scrapped The work capability assessment that determines who is eligible for incapacity benefits will be scrapped in 2028, under the proposals. Instead, people ...
Among one of the most drastic changes announced by the Government today was changes to the eligibility for PIP which will result in fewer people being able to claim the benefit. While it won't ...