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People under 67 with this responsibility told to check £86 pw entitlement by BBC expert
BBC expert Iona Bain urged people to check if they’re eligible
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Matthew Perry's personal assistant sentenced as mum and sister share devastating statements
The personal assistant had no medical training
Heartbreak as Tesco security guard chokes on doughnut and collapses at work
Mohamed Nassar, 58, was on a break at the Tesco Express store when he began choking on a doughnut and suffered a cardiac arrest
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Pip Salvador-Jones obituary
My friend Pip Salvador-Jones, who has died aged 61 of gall-bladder cancer, was director of Citizens Advice in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, one of the UK’s most disadvantaged areas.Having started out at North Lewisham law centre in south-east London as an articled clerk, Pip moved on...
Rachel Reeves preparing 22% tax charge on stocks and shares ISA interest
Transfers from stocks and shares ISAs and innovative finance ISAs into cash ISAs are also expected to be banned
Update after Birmingham man arrested on suspicion of murder after beach death
A Birmingham suspect, 24, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man at a Welsh beach
Full list of 47 new Marks & Spencer ice creams on sale amid 30C heatwave
The new range is available in stores now
New Cadbury bar coming to UK after going viral in Australia
It is currently available in select UK stores
Man hit by car while crossing road near roundabout in Coventry dies
The man, aged in his 60s, was crossing a road during rush hour when he was struck by a car involved in a crash
Loose Women star backed for Soccer Aid as player hails her an ‘absolute weapon’
Soccer Aid for UNICEF is back in just a few days and a Loose Women star wants fellow panellist to join the charity football match
Boy, 12, named after river tragedy as family pay heartbreaking tribute
Junior Slater died after getting into difficulty while swimming with friends in the River Ribble - his family has remembered their 'little blue-eyed boy'
Tesco shoppers urged to check Clubcard before £17m expires on May 31
The deadline is just a few days away
Mum fatally shot outside Sheffield bar named by family in tributes
Shanice Brookes was shot dead outside One Four One bar on West Street in Sheffield in the early hours of Monday (May 25)
Young biker from Leamington killed in fatal crash near Midland village
The motorcyclist, aged in his 20s, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene
Teacher denies using baby Preston as 'plaything' in Lancashire murder trial
Jamie Varley, 37, denies the murder and sexual abuse of 13-month-old Preston Davey, whom he had adopted with his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley
King Charles' butcher cuts 120 jobs after business sold to rival company
The announcement has been branded "a dark day" for the local economy
Family of pub boss who died after Lichfield assault say 'will never get over this'
Matt O'Gara tragcially died in hospital yesterday after an assualt in a Lichfield bar on Sunday night
Urgent safety warning issued over open water as nine Brits die during UK heatwave
The Royal Life Saving Society has issued a plea for people to 'stop and think' before entering water as the warm weather looks set to continue
Date when Solihull residents will see major bin changes begin is revealed
Residents set to move to weekly food waste collection after Solihull Council missed government deadline
Smethwick double stabbing live after two hurt in violence at 'large gathering'
Breaking news as police say one 21-year-old man was left in a serious condition after violence broke out in Smethwick