An engineer in the Midlands faced "months of sheer hell" due to a wrangle with the DWP about Child Maintenance Service payments.

People were incorrectly stripped of the benefit while HMRC attempted to crackdown on benefit fraud ...

Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden says more must be done to lift people out of hardship and help them into work What is in the UK government’s child poverty strategy? The UK welfare system is ...

Several elements had already been announced, including lifting of two-child benefit cap and extension of free school meals Labour launches child poverty strategy but hints costly welfare system needs ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

You will soon be able to see what you watched most on YouTube in 2025, as the company is releasing personalised recaps for the first time. The Spotify Wrapped-style data will show your top interests, ...

As 2025 comes to an end, the first-ever personalised YouTube Recap has been revealed. The new feature—a detailed, shareable summary of every user's video viewing habits throughout the year—is set to ...

Acast, the independent podcast company, is launching an audio and video podcast offering in the UK, delivering an enhanced video proposition on YouTube. The new programme and partnership with Little ...

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will scrap a cap on child welfare benefits in her budget this week, dropping the possibility of a less costly partial reform, ...

This week the government reopened after the longest closure in the nation’s history. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss how moderate lawmakers brokered a deal with Senate ...

The UK government will allow tech firms and child safety charities to proactively test artificial intelligence tools to make sure they cannot create child sexual abuse imagery. An amendment to the ...

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said measures would soon be announced to reduce child poverty, possibly hinting that the government will scrap a two-child limit on ...