Post Office Horizon IT scandal payouts hit £1bn
A total of £1.039bn has been awarded to just over 7,300 sub-postmasters, the latest figures show. Source: Original News
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Spending review now settled, says Downing Street
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was the last to agree a deal with Reeves on Monday afternoon. Source: Original News
‘It will make a lot of difference’: Reactions to winter fuel payment U-turn
Pensioners react to the government’s decision to change the eligibility rules for winter fuel payments. Source: Original News
How much is the winter fuel payment and who will get it?
The government has confirmed it will reverse some of the recent changes to the winter fuel payment. Source: Original News
Three-quarters of pensioners to get winter fuel payment after U-turn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says all pensioners on less than £35,000 will now qualify for the payment. Source: Original News
A Trump Family Project Spurs Resignations and a Criminal Charge in Serbia
A group of preservationists has thrown a wrench in the plans for a Trump-branded hotel complex backed by the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Belgrade. Source: Original News
Senators Demand Government Watchdog Inquiries Into D.C. Plane Crash
Families of the victims in the deadly midair collision near Reagan National Airport have made additional investigations of the crash a top priority. Source: Original News
N.I.H. Workers Denounce Trump’s ‘Harmful’ Health Policies
In a scathing public letter, employees of the National Institutes of Health accused the administration of undermining the agency’s work and endangering people’s health. Source: Original News
Trump Budget’s Caps on Grad School Loans Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
The proposed limits on federal loans fall well below the costs of medical school. Critics say this could deter students from pursuing medicine. Source: Original News
‘Ruinous Burdens’: Border Businesses Struggle Under Trump’s Cartel Crackdown
Federal judges have lauded the government’s goal of rooting out money laundering schemes but questioned the effectiveness of a tactic that’s wreaking havoc on small money services operations. Source: Original News