Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has previously urged pensioners to check if they are eligible for the benefit.

The breakthrough could mean deep space exploration is no longer the stuff of sci-fi, according to University of Southampton engineers.

The MoD said the site near Darlington is the only secure facility with the capability to produce gallium arsenide chips, used in electronic devices.

Minutes after being declared leader, Russell Findlay vowed the Scottish Conservatives will ‘change’ (Andrew Milligan/PA) “We will work hard to earn your trust by doing things differently.

Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group has made a fourth proposal to online property platform Rightmove. The Australian suitor, which is majority-owned by the tycoon’s News Corp group, said the latest approach is ...

Yesterday, Thursday, a team of officers from Cheshire Police and Greater Manchester Police executed warrants at three addresses in Manchester and Ashton-under-Lyne. This led to the arrest of three men ...

Snooker commentator Clive Everton has died at the age of 87. Everton was described as the “voice of the sport” by the World Snooker Tour following news of his death on Friday. The governing body said ...

Russell Findlay, right, won the leadership in a contest with Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher (Andrew Milligan/PA) He was also seen by some as the continuity candidate in the Tory leadership race, ...

House sales were 5% higher in August than in the same month the previous year, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures. Across the UK, an estimated 90,210 homes were sold, marking a 5% ...

Russell Findlay has been elected as the new Scottish Conservative leader, winning a majority of votes in the first round. He secured 2,565 votes, the party’s returning officer Leonard Wallace ...

The storm made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned it could create a ‘nightmare’ storm surge.

Katie Boulter recovered from a poor start to beat Taylor Townsend and reach the third round of the China Open in Beijing. The British number one, playing in her first event since a second-round exit ...