More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rules More than 40 of the UK’s leading charities have warned ministers against imposing tougher benefit sanctions or cuts on disabled young people, as the government considers how to encourage more young people into work. The charities raised concerns that an imminent review of young people and work by Alan Milburn could bring in stricter eligibility rules for keeping disability benefits
Actor and comedian Ricky Gervais said Tuesday that the United Kingdom's inheritance tax could motivate him enough to marry his longtime partner, Jane Fallon, after more than 40 years. In an interview with Saga Magazine , Gervais was asked whether the UK tax, which takes up to 40% of a deceased person's property and money if they are worth more than £325,000, could be a good reason to tie the knot with Fallon ever since their relationship began in 1982. "It is," Gervais said. "And that will be th
San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez announced Tuesday that ICE will no longer be allowed to use sheriff's facilities for training or gun qualifications, citing community concerns about the agency's conduct during armed confrontations elsewhere in the country. Martinez's decision draws a distinction between ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection as county officials move to sever facility agreements with both federal agencies. The sheriff said she will continue allowing CBP to use the coun
A polling outfit that admitted surveys it released on the Los Angeles mayor's race and the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin were fake is now out of business. Median Strategies, the company that released polls indicating Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles and Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong leading their rivals by wide margins, announced this week that the surveys were a hoax and that it has closed its doors. The fabricated polls by Median Strategi
The NTT IndyCar Series is gearing up for one of its biggest races of the year, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the streets of Washington, DC, and a new report suggests that President Donald Trump will take part in a pre-race lap of honor. The race is set to take place Aug. 23 and will use a 1.7-mile street circuit that will use part of Pennsylvania Avenue and take the field past iconic Washington landmarks, including the US Capitol Building. According to The New York Post , President Trump's motor
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An Ohio mother of three was killed after a massive tree came crashing down on her SUV as she drove along a highway over the weekend, authorities said. Bridget E. Reagan, 35, of Minerva, was behind the wheel of a 2023 Jeep Wagoneer traveling west on U.S. Route 30 in Paris Township around 5:24 p.m. Saturday when a tree toppled from a wooded area and crashed onto the vehicle, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP). Reagan was pronounced dead at the scene, OSHP said. "We’re trying to dete
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‘Bag of medication’ found where Hayden Panettiere died, police report says Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother were at the scene when police arrived, according to the report. Her mother also spoke exclusively with NBC News about Hickerson. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports.
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Taylor Sheridan let everyone know how he really feels about the city of Los Angeles. During a recent appearance on the " Rodeo Time " podcast," the 56-year-old writer and director called Los Angeles an "awful place" where there is nothing to do except to work out. "I'm the biggest content creator in Hollywood, and I haven't been to that sorry son of a b- - - - in seven years," he said. The prolific showrunner is known for creating many of TV's most popular programming, including "Yellowstone," "
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US supreme court declined to halt execution of William Frances Silvia, and state has two executions next month A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed on Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican governor Ron DeSantis ’s final term. William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th prisoner put to death this year in Florida, which has two more executions scheduled in September and has
