getty images Some people are waiting more than a year for their disability benefit claims to be processed, putting them at risk of being pushed into debt and poverty, MPs have warned. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) aims to process 75% of new claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) within 75 working days,…
A UAE-based steel company has moved to buy Britain’s third-largest steel producer, just months after it was declared “hopelessly insolvent” and fell into the hands of official receivers. Sky News has learnt that Arabian Gulf Steel Industries (AGSI), headquartered in Abu Dhabi, is one of a number of smaller parties that have lodged an offer…
Elon Musk has said that his social media site Ofcom says it is conducting an urgent assessment of X in response, with the support of Technology Secretary Liz Kendall. But the chairs of parliament’s technology and media committees have said they are concerned that “gaps” in the Online Security Act could hinder the media regulator’s…
Grand Theft Auto VI is unquestionably the most anticipated video game of 2026. The long-awaited sequel from developer Rockstar Games is expected to be released in November—13 years after the record-breaking GTA V. The game was scheduled to be released in autumn 2025 but was pushed to May 2026 before it gets delayed again. Rockstar…
Greenland’s prime minister has told Donald Trump, “We don’t want to be American,” after the US president warned he could take the island “the easy way or the hard way”. In a joint statement with Greenland’s top politicians, Jens-Frederik Nielsen said, “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want…
New mobile phone footage shows the moments surrounding the death of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, filmed by the ICE agent who shot her. The video, re-shared on Twitter by US Vice President JD Vance, shows Ms Goode and her wife in a confrontation with an ICE officer. image: Good’s wife argued with the ICE…
Non-league Macclesfield pulled off one of the biggest-ever FA Cup upsets as they knocked out holders Crystal Palace in a remarkable 2-1 win at the third-round stage. The Silkmen, reformed in 2020 after Macclesfield Town was wound up, sit 117 places below Palace in the pyramid but outfought and outthought a flat Eagles side to…
