Commons work and pensions committee urges move after hearing extensive evidence of hardshipBoris Johnson must lift the two-child limit on welfare payments and return to providing support for all children who need extra help, a cross-party committee of MPs has urged.In its final report before the election, the Commons work Read more
‘Under this government’s watch, patients and staff working in the NHS have endured winter after winter of overcrowded emergency departments, long delays and pitifully low staffing levels,’ BMA chair says Via: Doctors criticise Tories over 'unprecedented' NHS crisis ahead of first winter election since 1923
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Victims who were aged between 10 and 15 were killed on their way to school official saysNine children have been killed by a roadside bomb near their school in the north-eastern Takhar province, an Afghan official said.Sayed Mehraj Sadat, the provincial police chief, said the victims of Saturday’s attack were Read more
• Verstappen forced on to grass while attempting to pass Briton• Valtteri Bottas takes pole for Sunday’s US Grand PrixHe is almost certain to be celebrating after the race, but Lewis Hamilton had an underwhelming qualifying session for the United States Grand Prix, finishing in fifth position after a near-miss Read more
Match report: Springboks claim third World Cup crownHow did your team do in Japan? | Top try and point scorersGet in touch! Email or tweet Luke with your thoughts 1.54pm GMT “All I want to do is inspire my kids…When I was a kid, all I was thinking about was Read more
Winner will face Elina Svitolina in Sunday’s finalPliskova beats Halep to make last fourEmail Dave here and tweet at @DaveTindallgolf 1.54pm GMT Second set: Ashleigh Barty 4-6 2-1* Karolina Pliskova: Barty is under the cosh here and the ice-cool Pliskova wins the opening three points to get to 0-40, the Read more
At least 53 soldiers and one civilian dead after second attack on military in a monthJihadists have attacked the Malian military near the border with Niger, killing at least 53 soldiers and one civilian in the second major assault on the armed forces in a month, the government said.The latest Read more
Girl was trick-or-treating in bumblebee costume when shotPolice: attack in which man was wounded was gang-relatedA 15-year-old boy was charged on Friday night with attempted murder in the suspected gang-related shooting of two people on Chicago’s West Side, including a seven-year-old girl who was out trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume Read more
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