Andy Burnham government scraps plans for DWP bank account measures

Manchester Evening News - Nov 9, 2026

It would have allowed officials to 'snoop' on bank accounts of benefit claimants

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'Please, please, please don't do it', begs mum in plea to other parents following son's death

Nov 9, 2026

'Please, please, please don't do it', begs mum in plea to other parents following son's death

'You wouldn't buy your kid a knife to take on the streets, so why buy them something that is illegal?'

When my husband started forgetting things, doctors dismissed us... and told me I was imagining it because of menopausal brain fog. Then he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at 55 - these were all the warning signs

Nov 9, 2026

When my husband started forgetting things, doctors dismissed us... and told me I was imagining it because of menopausal brain fog. Then he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at 55 - these were all the warning signs

Nine o'clock is bedtime in the Ruscoe house. But it's not the children 58-year-old Emma puts to bed - it's her husband Simon, 62, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's six years ago.

ScotRail to rake in £1.5m from 'cash cow' minimum fare scheme

Nov 9, 2026

ScotRail to rake in £1.5m from 'cash cow' minimum fare scheme

ScotRail is treating passengers as 'cash cows' with a £10 minimum fare scheme that is expected to generate more than £1.5million this year, it has been claimed.

Fewer than one in 20 foreign criminals from some countries are being deported - with more than 20,000 offenders living freely in the UK

Nov 9, 2026

Fewer than one in 20 foreign criminals from some countries are being deported - with more than 20,000 offenders living freely in the UK

The Conservatives warned that offenders are committing serious crimes in the UK due to failures to return them to their home countries after they are released from jail.

A Mexican beach town, an island in the Philippines...How criminal probe into Meghan Markle father Thomas's porn stash has put a spotlight on the world's sex tourism hotspots

Nov 9, 2026

A Mexican beach town, an island in the Philippines...How criminal probe into Meghan Markle father Thomas's porn stash has put a spotlight on the world's sex tourism hotspots

Police in the US, Mexico and the Philippines have zeroed in on Thomas Markle Sr. after his alleged child porn stash was uncovered in the two child sex-trade havens where he's spent his retirement.

Quango backed porn-addiction lessons for children aged just 8

Nov 9, 2026

Quango backed porn-addiction lessons for children aged just 8

Scotland's under-fire schools quango recommended lessons on pornography addiction for eight-year-olds in draft curriculum documents, the Mail can reveal.

Fresh fog warning for Britain sparks misery for commuters with flights and trains axed

Nov 9, 2026

Fresh fog warning for Britain sparks misery for commuters with flights and trains axed

A yellow weather warning for fog, which stretches from York to Bath and covers most of the South East and eastern England, is in place until 11am.

Fatima Payman reveals how she was ghosted by Anthony Albanese amid bitter fallout from her leaving Labor and dispute over staffing levels

Nov 9, 2026

Fatima Payman reveals how she was ghosted by Anthony Albanese amid bitter fallout from her leaving Labor and dispute over staffing levels

Payman has accused the government of refusing to provide her office with adequate resources, even after being bombarded by threats and becoming a working mother.

400,000 Russians have been killed in Ukraine, with the death rate accelerating, data hack reveals

Nov 9, 2026

400,000 Russians have been killed in Ukraine, with the death rate accelerating, data hack reveals

The war in Ukraine has become the country's fourth most common cause of death over the past four years, according to findings.

Russell Brand left victim thinking she was 'damaged goods' after vile 2004 assault in Soho bar

Nov 9, 2026

Russell Brand left victim thinking she was 'damaged goods' after vile 2004 assault in Soho bar

The disgraced comedian's victims spoke out about their ordeals in Southwark Crown Court, where he was being sentenced ater being convicted for rape and sexual assault

Burnham's mixed signals on Net Zero: Ministers 'finally poised to cut EV targets' as PM heads for climate summit

Nov 9, 2026

Burnham's mixed signals on Net Zero: Ministers 'finally poised to cut EV targets' as PM heads for climate summit

The Government finally looks set to water down rules demanding that 80 per cent of new cars sold in the UK are electric by 2030.

UK defence chiefs sending 'hunt forces' overseas to stop Britain's military being crippled by cyberattacks

Nov 9, 2026

UK defence chiefs sending 'hunt forces' overseas to stop Britain's military being crippled by cyberattacks

Revealing the mission for the first time, Major General Mike Fayers, the commander of the Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force, said soldiers were already on the ground abroad.

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