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DWP bank checks are now in force: banks must share limited account details for Universal Credit, Pension Credit and ESA claimants under the Eligibility Verification Measure. Here is what the DWP can — and cannot — see, and what to do if your claim is reviewed.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in London today for talks with Andy Burnham, as Britain accelerates deliveries of air-defence missiles to Ukraine and pushes allies to ban maritime services for Russian LNG exports.
MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum's annual threat briefing warns Russia is "aggressor number one", Iran is targeting harder UK targets with 50+ arrests, AI could change the stakes on bioweapons, and far-right extremism is skewing younger.
Axios reports Netanyahu discussed a new Iran operation with Trump before both countries' elections — and Trump replied "go ahead and get ready." The White House calls the report "false." What was actually said, and what happens next.
Nearly 130 Unite members at Leeds Bradford Airport will strike from 16–18 October over pay — the union says the airport will shut down, while management promises near-normal operations. Here are the dates, the dispute and your rights.
Andy Burnham has confirmed a UK-EU summit on November 20 and reopened the Brexit debate, telling MPs the status quo is not good enough — with food standards, youth mobility and emissions trading on the table.
Drones struck two commercial ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast overnight; one sank and 11 sailors are missing. Bulgaria has called the attacks 'absolutely unacceptable' and is seeking NATO and EU help.
Around 650 offenders serving up to two and a half years walked out of prisons in England and Wales today after serving a third of their sentences — the second phase of a scheme ministers say is the only way to stop jails running out of space.
In a Rest Is Politics interview released Sunday, Andy Burnham became the first UK prime minister to say Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum — a landmark break with a decade of official denials.