Andy Burnham defends £100 energy payment after critics blast 'terribly targeted' Budget

Manchester Evening News - Oct 29, 2026

Chancellor John Healey announced the £100 one-off payment in the Autumn Budget this week

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Hampshire great-grandad learns to read at 86 as he reveals heartwarming reason why

Oct 29, 2026

Hampshire great-grandad learns to read at 86 as he reveals heartwarming reason why

Alan Hannay had struggled with dyslexia all his life

Bryan Adams slated for woke new song Lake Ontario which sees him brand Trump 'a baby tossing toys from the pram' while blasting president over Epstein files

Oct 29, 2026

Bryan Adams slated for woke new song Lake Ontario which sees him brand Trump 'a baby tossing toys from the pram' while blasting president over Epstein files

The lyrics do not name the commander-in-chief outright, but instead refer to 'one dude' who renames the lake, starts a war in Iran and namedrops the Epstein files.

Poundland files for administration putting 12,000 jobs at risk

Oct 29, 2026

Poundland files for administration putting 12,000 jobs at risk

A notice to appoint administrators has been filed by the retailer, according to court documents

Grandad living on food parcels and Universal Credit slams Andy Burnham's £100 payment

Oct 29, 2026

Grandad living on food parcels and Universal Credit slams Andy Burnham's £100 payment

Rodney Winchester says that the £100 payment will not help him escape his debts

Melbourne father-of-three breaks accused machete-wielding intruder's jaw

Oct 29, 2026

Melbourne father-of-three breaks accused machete-wielding intruder's jaw

A teenager is accused of breaking into a family home in Port Melbourne while allegedly armed with a machete on Wednesday morning.

Households face being £1,050 a year worse off by 2029 - as country suffers worst decade for living standards since records began in 1960s

Oct 29, 2026

Households face being £1,050 a year worse off by 2029 - as country suffers worst decade for living standards since records began in 1960s

The Resolution Foundation gave the estimate for working age people's disposable incomes in a bleak assessment of the issues facing the country.

Nvidia boss had 'close relationship' with glamorous female spy who CIA believes was smuggling advanced US microchips to China

Oct 29, 2026

Nvidia boss had 'close relationship' with glamorous female spy who CIA believes was smuggling advanced US microchips to China

The AI chief, 63, reportedly alarmed the White House and US intelligence circles when he formed a relationship with Chinese business executive and suspected spy Alice Huang.

Mother accused of abandoning girl, 4, at gas station then telling cops she didn't have a daughter

Oct 29, 2026

Mother accused of abandoning girl, 4, at gas station then telling cops she didn't have a daughter

Kayla Marie Christensen, a mother of three, allegedly left the girl at Love's Travel Stop in Missouri in the middle of the night on Friday.

Father left his daughter $100 after he said she 'disowned' him - then a judge found flaws in his 'DIY will' that gave her a share of his estate

Oct 29, 2026

Father left his daughter $100 after he said she 'disowned' him - then a judge found flaws in his 'DIY will' that gave her a share of his estate

Neville thought his will would have the final say: a home for three sons, and just $100 for the daughter who 'disowned' him. But flaws in his 'DIY' will have caused a bitter legal fight.

Labour welfare shambles as PM disowns Chancellor's pledge to cut benefits before election - amid outcry at failure to act in Budget

Oct 29, 2026

Labour welfare shambles as PM disowns Chancellor's pledge to cut benefits before election - amid outcry at failure to act in Budget

The Government's position on welfare descended into confusion as aides denied a commitment had been made - despite John Healey giving a seemingly clear statement.

Panic buttons, bomb-sniffing dogs and bulletproof glass: Inside the threats swarming the midterm elections ... and the rhetoric that has officials on edge

Oct 29, 2026

Panic buttons, bomb-sniffing dogs and bulletproof glass: Inside the threats swarming the midterm elections ... and the rhetoric that has officials on edge

Election officials told the Daily Mail the threat landscape is profoundly different than it was several years earlier - fueled by new technologies, AI, and scorched-earth rhetoric.

Labour's soft justice bonanza sees number of new crimes committed by freed lags hit record high as it emerges more than 79,000 prisoners have now been let out of jail early

Oct 29, 2026

Labour's soft justice bonanza sees number of new crimes committed by freed lags hit record high as it emerges more than 79,000 prisoners have now been let out of jail early

Official figures showed 46,459 new crimes were committed by prisoners let out of jail in the three months from October to December 2024.

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