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The first official update on the carers allowance reassessment exercise launched by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in April confirms that progress in cancelling wrongful overpayments has started slowly. Only…
Read moreIn the spring of 2022, Ukrainian defenders trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol used satellites operated by SpaceX to send messages to the outside world. Ukrainian units relied on the system to coordinate operations…
Read moreShipping traffic has fallen as the security risk has grown. Some cargo is being rerouted to the River Danube, but capacity there has been stretched in recent months as drought pushes water levels to record lows.…
Read more“As we all know, the war roughly had two phases, split by a short truce of about 10 days”, Ali recalled. “After that, my father would come visit us now and then, but he became deeply attached to the village and to the…
Read moreBabiš placed the company in a trust fund in a bid to avoid a conflict of interest, but the arrangement has raised questions from both the Commission and the Czech opposition , partly because his children would benefit…
Read moreThe Houthis , an Iran-backed rebel group in Yemen , have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have killed at least 14 people, and injured hundreds more. AI-generated clip Although plenty of [WARNING: distressing…
Read moreHe also pledged to continue diplomatic efforts on international supplies of defensive equipment. In an earlier interview with the broadcaster Piers Morgan, Zelenskyy said Trump’s deal with Russia meant he is “not the…
Read moreFor months, US President Donald Trump had been a largely benign presence in the conflict, promising Ukraine greater access to American air defence technology and threatening more sanctions on Russia. Then last week Trump…
Read moreThey will each cover their own legal costs. In an agreed statement , the two sides said MOPAC’s decision to block the Palantir contract was “not based on Palantir’s values or ethics or any wider reporting about the…
Read moreThe Greens currently have five MPs in the Commons after winning their first by-election in Greater Manchester from Labour in February . Zack Polanski, the Green Party leader, failed to take the Holborn and St Pancras…
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