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Former Team GB Olympian Sam Quek speaks out following upsetting survey results

Almost half of women faced sexist insults playing sports, study shows

Presenter and tech expert Georgie Barrat has teamed up with Smart Energy GB to test the reliability of our favourite tech

Old tech Brits miss the most - include cassette tapes and MP3 players

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Benefits of getting an Advanced Driving/Riding Qualification

People protest against Labour's plan to cut disability benefits, which was gutted after a major backbench rebellion against it (Picture: Carl Court)

How Keir Starmer walked into avoidable trap set by Tories years ago Brian Wilson

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was clearly emotional as Keir Starmer was grilled about the Labour rebellion over the welfare Bill (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)

Labour incompetence caused welfare Bill disaster, and worse is to come Alistair Carmichael

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Tax rises 'likely' after Keir Starmer's U-turn on disability cuts

Seven out of 10 believe it’s easier for their male counterparts to continue playing as they get older

Only seven per cent of women play team sports, survey finds

Keir Starmer is shown a fast-jet trainer during a visit to RAF Valley in Anglesey on Friday (Picture: Paul Currie)

Why Labour ministers and rebels need to make peace with each other Christine Jardine

Keir Starmer's government has now provided three major opportunities, in relatively quick succession, for opposition parties to accuse him of performing a U-turn (Picture: Ben Stansall)

Labour's willingness to compromise is welcome but U-turns are mounting Scotsman comment

People who supported Brexit celebrate on the day the UK formally left the European Union. Few seem quite so enthusiastic today (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How ‘stupidest thing any country has ever done' is behind benefit cuts Stephen Gethins

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The Renters' Rights Bill includes new measures to help tenants with both children and pets

Your rights as a renter and the big changes being made

High Peak MP backs decriminalising abortion in landmark vote in Parliament.

The 9 Scottish Labour MPs set to rebel over disability cuts

Many have turned tp tools such as spreadsheets to help them keep track

Brits' go-to money hacks revealed - and it includes 'no spend days'

A third began thinking about preparing for Christmas as early as January 2025

More than a third of adults have started budgeting for Christmas

Children enjoying playing on swings in a park.

Date set for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland

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Labour restores Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners

As an influencer, Selena is mindful of both her budget and efficiency when traveling.

Temu makes travel easier for a lifestyle influencer on the go

Jobs being lost in the North Sea oil and gas industry are not being replaced quickly enough by replacements in the renewables sector (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

Exclusive Inside the North Sea battle: How oil giants lobby over regulation

Danny Wallace braves the summer weather to accept Halford's challenge to say yes

Brits most likely to say ‘yes’ to new opportunities at the age of 27

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Households urged to claim £1,000 in support before local deadlines hit

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech during a visit to Mellor Bus in Rochdale on June 4, 2025, to announce investments in regional transport (Photo: PETER BYRNE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Major Winter Fuel Payment update as Government says 'more will get it'

Getting John Swinney to answer a question can prove frustrating, but he will need to find one for the looming black hole in the Scottish Government's finances (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool)

Looming £2bn benefits black hole can’t be filled by more SNP tax hikes Murdo Fraser

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Controversial PIP voucher plan update as new reforms threaten support

Scotland could meet its 2030 child poverty target - but a report has warned this could cost £920 million a year in benefits, with "significant additional" spending also required to increase the number of parents in work

Achieving child poverty target 'could cost £920m a year in benefits'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Exclusive Sarwar denies Starmer's U-turns too late to salvage election hopes

Starmer seeks to sell benefits of trade deals in meeting with Swinney

(Photo: SUSANNAH IRELAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Early benefit and pension payments for millions ahead of Bank Holiday

Ronay island is set for rewilding plan

Scottish island to see 'robust' deer management in rewilding plan

Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer

Scotland's top trade unionist lashes out at Labour's 'broken promises'

Poll reveals that more than a third of women have experienced gender discrimination while running their business

One in three women suffer gender discrimination running their business

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82 per cent believe intergenerational collaboration is key to growth

Family firms need four relatives of all ages to thrive, study finds

What is mushroom coffee and what are the benefits of the new phenomenon?

Discover the health benefits of the mushroom coffee phenomenon

Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Exclusive UK criticised by SNP for 'devastating' refugee child benefits cut

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Early Easter benefit payments for 1000s as DWP and HMRC dates moved

Nearly half of Brits experience financial FOMO

Nearly half of Brits experience financial FOMO

Move over Gen Z - young Brits are more Gen T, after research found they would turn to a cuppa over an alcoholic drink when stressed out.

Gen Z turn to tea when stressed over an alcoholic drink

Scottish Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville and UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves

£2bn benefits black hole blamed on 'reckless spending'

(Photo: SUSANNAH IRELAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Change to Help to Save scheme opens free cash eligibility to millions

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

8 takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement - including welfare

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Vital Household Support Fund extended to 2026 - what you need to know

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Sketch: Reeves's sombre Spring Statement saved by weak Tory response

Rachel Reeves will make deliver the Spring

Explainer Spring Statement timings and what we should we expect for Scotland

SNP set for Labour benefits funds collision to rescue poverty targets

In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government was desperate to keep unemployment below three million, so encouraged people to claim disability benefit instead (Picture: Tim Graham)

Disability culture began when Thatcher tried to rig jobless figures Brian Wilson

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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