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Ben Chu and Tom Edgington BBC Verify Getty Images The government has confirmed details of its scaled-back plan to reform health and disability benefits, following pressure from Labour MPs. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said changes to Pip (Personal Independence Payment) would only apply to new claimants. She also …

Emer Moreau Business reporter, BBC News Syreeta Sandhu Syreeta Sandhu has spent £15,000 on IVF IVF patients are being warned over unregulated “concierge clinics” after a popular one went bust leaving scores of clients without treatment or refunds. As the number of privately funded IVF cycles has risen, online concierge …

BBC/Shine TV John Torode, left, and Gregg Wallace had presented MasterChef since 2005 The BBC is facing mounting pressure to reconsider airing this year’s series of MasterChef, after presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked. The broadcast union Bectu said that bad behaviour “should not be rewarded with prime-time …

Jeremy Stern BBC News, West of England Joshua Hilton Joshua Hilton said feeling embarrassed about his weight had started to make him avoid going out A fast food fan says he has lost “the equivalent of a great Dane” in weight after ditching his £5,000-a-year takeaway habit. Joshua Hilton, 31, …

Matt Dawson recalls Jeremy Guscott’s match-winning drop goal against South Africa in 1997. BBC News

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Wordle puzzle refers to something that is famously associated with both Kermit the Frog and comedian Steve …

Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Netflix In Netflix’s Adolescence the camera had to be attached to a drone while filming Three strong knocks from the police battering ram and the front door bursts open. There’s a lot of shouting. We follow heavily-armed officers as they stream into the house, a woman …

PA Media Boston and Skegness MP Richard Tice calls net zero “madness” Reform UK leaders in Lincolnshire say they have “declared war” on green energy projects. Boston and Skegness MP Richard Tice, Greater Lincolnshire’s mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns and Councillor Sean Matthews, who leads the county council, launched a campaign …

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. But I admit I really liked the nostalgic blue category. …

With the Switch 2, Nintendo seems to be closing the release date gap with some of its third-party games. It’s a problem that plagued previous Nintendo consoles, which often received games years after other platforms, if at all. While today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase may have lacked the splash of …

Christine Ro Technology Reporter Getty Images Climate change is making staying cool more challenging Sneha Sachar, who spent half her life in Delhi and now lives in California, is used to heat. But her hometown feels much hotter now than when she was growing up. Even commuting by car is …

Andrew Flintoff has praised the “love and compassion” of “superhero” staff in a visit to the hospital that treated him after his crash. The cricket legend was seriously injured during the incident on the Top Gear track in Surrey in December 2022. He was airlifted to St George’s in Tooting, …

April 3, 2005. It’s 02:00 in Washington. Stephan Weiler is woken by a “dreaded call”. A voice said: “Is Becky Zerlentes your wife?’ “I said ‘yes’, and the official from Denver Health Medical Center and Hospital told me I need to get to the airport as quickly as possible. Her …

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. You’ll need to be a well-informed basketball fan to ace today’s Connections: Sports Edition. The purple category is a …

PA Media Lola Anderson has taken part in a University of Portsmouth study A reigning Olympic champion has joined a study investigating how sports bras can work for different body types during physical activity. The University of Portsmouth research project is designed to assess how the underwear supports women of …

Tarah Welsh and Zack Adesina BBC News Nazmush Shahadat escaped from a fire at a dangerously overcrowded flat that killed a man In the middle of the night, says Maria, groups of people can sometimes be seen moving into houses in her neighbourhood, far more than would seem to fit …

Image source, Getty Images Chris Collinson BBC Football data analyst It seemed last season like Arsenal were crying out for a goalscoring striker and they will feel they have got just that in the signing of Viktor Gyokeres. While the Gunners conceded fewer goals than Liverpool in 2024-25, Arne Slot’s …

Getty Images Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out tax rises to pay for the last-minute concessions the government made to get MPs to back its welfare reform bill. Ministers had already said people currently receiving personal independence payment (Pip) would not be affected by the new rules, …

Enda McClafferty Northern Ireland political editor Reuters Sinn Féin’s leadership council will meet on Saturday to discuss their options The Sinn Féin leadership is to meet later to work out a plan for the Irish Presidential election. The party’s Ard Chomhairle, made up of its political leaders and delegates from …

A man has been found dismembered in his cellar – with his mother and girlfriend reportedly confessing to the killing. The remains of Alessandro Venier were found in Gemona del Friuli, northeastern Italy, on Thursday. Sky’s Italian news service, TG24, says it’s understood from sources close to the case that …