£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed
A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant....
Month : November 2024
Designer Rohit Bal, who dressed Uma Thurman and Naomi Campbell, dies at 63
Bal was one of India’s biggest fashion designers, whose innovative creations were worn by stars and supermodels....
US election weighs on Ukraine’s frontline soldiers
Ukrainians on the front lines tell the BBC’s James Waterhouse that their country’s survival is in the hands of Americans....
Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power
President Mokgweetsi Masisi accepts defeat after his party loses its parliamentary majority....
Outrage in Nigeria as young suspects collapse in court
Alleged protesters – many of whom appeared frail after weeks in detention – appeared in court on Friday....
Ex-police officers jailed over Brazil politician’s murder
Brazil’s justice minister said the homicide was “evidently politically motivated”....
Housing benefit payments to be frozen next year
Labour has confirmed rates will stay the same next year, after several freezes over the past decade....
Electoral College… A bridge to the White House: US Elections
Americans are on the verge of writing a new chapter in US history by choosing the nations 47th president. Voters will head to the polls...
Boeing raises pay offer in bid to end seven-week strike
The union representing more than 30,000 striking workers endorsed the offer and will hold a ballot on Monday....
GPs demand exemption from Budget tax hike
GPs are warning that a rise to National Insurance from next April could force them to cut staff....