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The damning report comes ahead of Labour plans to cut disability benefit spending Disabled Britons suffering ‘unacceptable treatment’ at hands of DWP The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is letting down disability benefit claimants and putting them at risk of greater hardship, a damning new report has found. Customer service across the whole department is also criticised alongside the rising issue of underpayments in the wide-ranging document from the Commons cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Chaired by Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the committee make several recommendations to improve the DWP. These include improving call waiting times, better tackling fraud and reducing…

Captain Tom Moore timeline: From NHS hero’s legacy in pandemic to controversy almost five years later Decorated Second World War veteran turned pandemic hero raised £33m for NHS before passing away in 2021 but the foundation set up in his name has been heavily criticised in a watchdog report that also names Captain Tom’s daughter and son-in-law for mismanagement, Joe Sommerlad and Alex Ross report Captain Tom Moore timeline: From NHS hero’s legacy in pandemic to controversy almost five years later https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/captain-tom-moore-covid-fundraising-b2689517.html

Claire Freemantle said she had no memory of the fatal crash Driver bailed for second time after two schoolgirls killed in Wimbledon school crash  The driver of the four-by-four which smashed into a primary school killing two schoolgirls has been bailed for the second time after the Met Police rearrested her. Claire Freemantle, 48, is now due to report to a police station in late April. Her Land Rover Defender smashed through a fence of the Study Prep school in Wimbledon and killed Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, both 8, as they celebrated the last day of the summer term…

Germany offers maternity leave for women after miscarriage following a rigorous debate in parliament. The German Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on Thursday evening passed a law that extends maternity leave protection to women who suffer a miscarriage after 13 weeks of pregnancy. Maternity leave for women after miscarriage A large majority of lawmakers voted in favor of the bill which aims to support women during a period of physical and emotional recovery, said Sarah Lahrkamp, a lawmaker from the Social Democratic Party (SPD). There were two nearly identical bills on the subject. As part of a cross-party agreement, the parliamentary…

The BBC has apologised to staff who felt ‘unable to raise’ their concerns All the allegations made against Russell Brand More details have emerged into the allegations about Russell Brand’s behaviour, after several women accused him of sexual misconduct while he was at the height of fame. The BBC has now apologised to staff as part of review into the presenter’s conduct, which found that a number of people “felt unable to raise” their concerns. It found that when he was a presenter for BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music between 2006 and 2008, he was viewed to have “great…

English teams clear inaugural league phase as Lazio top the table. The Europa League’s inaugural league phase ended on Thursday, with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, who are both producing lackluster domestic campaigns, but managed to secure a round of 16 spot. Italy’s Lazio finished top of the standings despite suffering their first loss, with Lyon ranking sixth and exceeding expectations for the French club. English teams clear inaugural league phase Diogo Dalot tapped in a precise cross by Kobbie Mainoo on the hour mark and Mainoo netted eight minutes later for a 2-0 victory over Romanian champion FCSB in…

An explosion at arms munitions factory in Spain injures six people. They were injured after an explosion in ammunition department in factory in Spain on Thursday. Emergency services said one of them was in a serious condition. There was initial speculation that the plant was sabotaged by Russia, as the company are one of the biggest suppliers to Ukraine and Israel. But these were denied by site officials, who said an internal investigation is underway. Explosion at arms munitions factory Firefighters had to be called in to extinguish the fire. It was located in Javali Viejo in the southeastern Murcia…

Looking for 10 things to do in London? here are the 10 best London deals this week. Luckily, the city is not short of offers and there’s lots to do in this city for cheap! At least now that we are sharing them. Anyway, these are London deals you won’t want to miss. Especially if you want to impress and make your partner feel special this Valentine’s day. 10 best London deals This weeks 10 best london deals include a little something for everyone, whether you’re planning Valentine’s, Galentine’s (something for the ladies) or celebrating the Chinese year of the…

The Nicaraguan government strengthened President Daniel Ortega’s hold on power on Thursday when it amended the constitution to give Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, “absolute power”. The amendment, proposed by Ortega, enshrines Murillo as “co-president”, and transfers the country’s legislative, judiciary, and supervisory control to the pair. Nicaragua amends constitution, grants 'absolute power' to president and his wife

Kash Patel vows to ‘do everything’ to help GOP senator expose Epstein files Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, pledged Thursday to work with a top Republican senator on exposing who worked with Jeffrey Epstein in trafficking and exploiting children.Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., quizzed Patel about how he would handle the Epstein case. The sex-trafficking financier died in 2019 while awaiting trial. Nearly 200 names that had previously been redacted from court documents in a lawsuit against his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell were made public last year.However, Blackburn said there is still more to be known, including…