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Britain’s most senior tribunal judge says most of the benefits cases which reach court are based on bad decisions where the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has no case at all. Sir Ernest Ryder, senior president of tribunals, also said th...

The following clips feature members of Veterans for Peace speaking about Remembrance. They were filmed for the upcoming documentary film War School. An extended trailer of War School will be shown at their Annual General Meeting this Saturday.  ...

According to the BBC one third of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants in Northern Ireland have had their benefit stopped after reassessment for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Figures obtained by BBC Spotlight programme broadcas...

A mum-of-four who had her benefits cut after she was too sick to attend a meeting died cold and alone wrapped in a coat and scarf, her family claimed today. Elaine Morrall, 38, had her benefits stopped because she failed to attend a meeting about uni...

Stockport Council is marking Self Care Week 2017 (13 – 19 November) by giving people helpful tips on how they can Self Care for Life. Self Care for Life is about living well and being healthy. This means practicing Self Care for Life, which man...

Fastest growth in permanent job placements since 2015 – but BREXIT threat persists Scotland’s jobs market continues to outperform the rest of the UK as latest statistics revealed that the number of people being placed in permanent job rol...

Charity confirms Tory welfare cuts are driving rise in food poverty. Food bank use has soared 30% over the last year in areas that are already enduring the roll out of Universal Credit, research by Trussell Trust has revealed.   T...

Lewis Hamilton is no doubt feeling a bit uncomfortable this morning. Should tax evaders simply not be jailed? That is an important question? If you stole £3.5 million from a bank you would be jailed, but if you stole £3.5 million in unpai...

Former NHS nurse Ann Cumberland-Quinn claims she is still living in her car and 'eating out of bins to survive' - half a year after she first told her story. When the News wrote about Ann in May, her disability benefits had b...

The Queen is being accused of exploiting the poor as funds have been found to be invested in controversial retailer BrightHouse. According to the BBC about £10m of the Queen's private money was invested offshore, leaked documents show. The Duch...