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Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:50:49 GMT
December 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
All the essential cost of living information you need in December

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT
Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with major donation
The former chief executive of Marie Curie has made a sizeable donation to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as he urges others to support its aim to provide a vital free service for missing children

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT
‘I was 14 when I was abducted and trafficked into a paedophile ring’
Leon Towers was 14 when he fled into the Cumbrian night and into the hands of traffickers. He tells Harriette Boucher how a lifetime of silence began – and why he’s determined no child is left unseen again

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:02:54 GMT
Fury after Met Police chief says shops need to ‘step up’ to help tackle shoplifting
Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said some stores needed to do more to help police tackle the issue

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 23:07:55 GMT
Only 1,000 people turn out to Tommy Robinson’s ‘Christmas service’
Robinson told the event he used to “hate the church”

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:34:59 GMT
Man arrested after Potters Bar manager injured in alteraction at Welling United
The Isthmian League match was suspended

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:31:22 GMT
Every police force to have specialist rape investigation unit – but not until 2029
Campaigners say it is ‘not acceptable’ that victims will be left with an inconsistent response until 2029

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:00:42 GMT
Antarctic scientists get early Christmas present – thanks to the King
Charles was ‘touched by the story of the team working in one of the most remote places on earth’

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:52:17 GMT
Meghan Markle has ‘no plans’ to see estranged father, report claims
The pair have been estranged since the run-up to Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:30:18 GMT
Charles ‘deeply touched’ by public reaction to cancer message
Buckingham Palace says it has received ‘many kind comments’ since the update

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:23:22 GMT
Jeremy Clarkson joins hundreds of pub landlords in banning Labour MPs in Budget backlash
The “#taxedout” campaign backed by UK Hospitality has seen more than 250 pubs already put up signs banning Labour MPs from their premises

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:39:48 GMT
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor won’t face probe into reports he asked bodyguard to investigate Virginia Giuffre
Ms Giuffre’s family say they are ‘deeply disappointed’ and feel ‘justice has not been served’

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:37:56 GMT
Cancer charity reveals huge impact of Charles’ video message
Tens of thousands of people have visited a cancer screening website after the message

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:03:12 GMT
Small boat crossings resume after longest pause in migrants arriving for seven years
Before this weekend, no one had crossed the Channel for 28 days, according to the latest Home Office data

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:29:05 GMT
Police warn drivers to beware of thieves targeting airport parking amid surge in stolen cars
Travellers are being urged to keep an eye out for ‘unofficial’ operators claiming to offer cheap long-stay parking following an increase in complaints, according to reports

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:49:29 GMT
Labour MP pressures government to ban foxhunting for good with private member’s bill
Exclusive: Parliament-based campaigners to set out ‘gold-standard’ reforms including banning trail-hunting

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:48:54 GMT
Small boats migrants should be allowed to live and work in the UK, says Zack Polanski
The Green Party leader has accused Sir Keir Starmer and Labour of matching ‘the racist rhetoric of the far right, from Nigel Farage to Tommy Robinson’

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:53:09 GMT
Aldi recalls popular Christmas food product over allergy risk
Supermarket chain urges customers not to eat a batch of Perfect Christmas Mozzarella Sticks in Blankets

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:23:30 GMT
Two people killed in house fire after ‘explosion in garden’
Emergency services called to property in south Wales on Friday evening

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:40:47 GMT
Met Office issues fresh ‘danger to life’ warning as parts of UK brace for 13cm of rain
Met Office issues ‘danger to life’ warning amid heavy rainfall and flooding

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:15:53 GMT
Should the UK adopt an under-16s social media ban? Experts weigh in
Ongoing research suggests that an outright ban on social media platforms could do more harm than good

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:05:14 GMT
The surprising health benefit of drinking tea, according to experts
Experts said daily tea drinkers had a lower risk of osteoporosis

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:56:04 GMT
King’s cancer message will be life-saving, predicts his friend and biographer
The broadcaster, 81, praised King Charles for his personal health update

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:40:05 GMT
Harry and Meghan ‘unlikely’ to heal damaged relationships with sick fathers
Contact made by Duke and Duchess of Sussex to King Charles and Thomas Markle recently still does not indicate there will be wider reconciliation, according to reports

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:37:04 GMT
The worst supermarket fruit and veg for pesticides
One sample of grapes contained at least 16 different pesticides

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