Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.

At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages, officials said. The Uganda Red Cross Society said 13 bodies have been recovered and the rescue effort ...

The UK’s asylum system now costs £5 billion – the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year. Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.43 billion, up 36% from £3.95 ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

Abingdon's Tesco Extra store has reopened following flooding caused by Storm Bert. The store off Marcham Road shut on Monday afternoon after heavy rainfall at the weekend caused the River Ock to burst ...

A man has fled the scene at an Oxfordshire petrol station as police cars arrived. The incident happened earlier today as staff at a BP in the Didcot and Wallingford area informed Thames Valley Police ...

Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...

The US conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had been banned from another country, immigration officials ...