MoneySavingExpert founder says Treasury would receive more tax and mortgage lenders would be hit
Funeral director admits 35 fraud charges relating to human remains including four unborn babies
Robert Bush, 47, admitted multiple counts of false representation and one of fraudulent trading in relation to funeral plans
DWP issues warning to pensioners ahead of winter fuel payments
Fraudsters are sending text messages falsely claiming to be from government officials
Voices: ‘Such a shock’: Readers reveal what it’s like to learn a life-changing diagnosis by text
Our community has shared stories of impersonal diagnoses and overstretched services, agreeing that while digital updates can improve efficiency, compassion and communication must remain at the heart of NHS care
They fought with Britain and US in Afghanistan – now Taliban are taking their revenge
After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, Britain pledged sanctuary to Afghans who faced reprisals for working with UK forces – but thousands are still waiting. Now, as Britain drags its heels, we have verified the killings of more than 100 ex-Afghan forces in the country since 2023 – with one executed in front of his children. Holly Bancroft, Jessica Purkiss, Fahim Abed and May Bulman report
Britain should embrace voluntary ID cards, Keir Starmer suggests
Prime minister to hold meetings on the use of digital ID cards on two-day trade trip to India, where they have already been adopted
GP jailed for plotting to murder mother’s partner with fake Covid jab now admits trying to poison him with wine
Thomas Kwan laced wine with a highly toxic metal called thallium, Newcastle Crown Court heard
Madeleine McCann’s sister tells trial of woman claiming to be missing sibling: ‘I always knew she wasn’t Madeleine’
Amelie McCann said it was ‘creepy’ to receive messages claiming to be her missing sister from Julia Wandelt
Prince Harry warns ‘silence is killing people’ as he highlights growing crisis
The Duke of Sussex also raised concerns about young men using social media
UK poverty crisis laid bare as 500,000 children living in families trapped in benefits debt cycle
Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first universal credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back