Women over State Pension age could be due up to £6,900 in back payments next year

A Kilwinning carer who accepted money from a service user's family to run private shopping errands has been issued with an official warning.

Shoppers might have noticed milk bottles with clear caps over the past few months as supermarkets have trialled a colour change.

Jeremy Clarkston is having to give up on his plans to run a restaurant out of his Diddly Squat farm after an enforcement notice.

Experts have warned that a new breed of 'super rodents' could pose a threat to human health.

They were stung by late derby day drama on Monday but that is behind Rangers now as they look to keep within touching distance of Celtic in the Premiership title race away at Dundee United.

A newlywed woman has slammed a travel company after they charged her £700 to update her surname on a holiday booking. Sharon Barrett, from Sunderland, was getting ready to fly out to New York with her new husband Paul when she was contacted by Hays Travel about the name change.

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Prince Harry had a lot to say about his royal upbringing and his family in his Spare memoir, which has already damaged their connections.

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People struggling with the cost of living can now find a “warm welcome” at dozens of places across South Lanarkshire.

Michael Beale is yet to make a signing as Rangers manager but he has made it clear he wants to add a couple of names in the January transfer window.

Other anecdotes about Sir Paul’s extraordinary life have been collected in the new book about his life between 1969 and 1973 The McCartney Legacy.During an interview for the book, drummer Denny Seiwell recalled a night in York in the 1970s when Sir Paul was ordered by a hotel worker to get the mess they had left cleaned up.The musician was presented with a sand bucket by a strict hotel clerk after Macca's dalmatian, Lucky, left a mess in the hallway, a new book has revealed.Sir Paul was touring with his band Wings at the time of the unfortunate incident.Denny said: “In York, there was a night desk clerk by the name of Cyril.“We were all hanging out in this ­little room, and he comes up with a sand bucket, like a kid’s sand pail.“He says, ‘One of you chaps own that black and white spotted dog?’ Paul says, ‘Oh yeah, that’s Lucky. ­ He’s mine.’ He says, ‘Well, he sh*t in the ­hallway – you’re going to have to clean it up.’”Sir Paul has form when it comes to his animals behaving inappropriately.He revealed last week how his pet pony Jet once defecated on the Abbey Road zebra crossing.Paul said that daughter Mary had bugged him to let her take Jet on a walk to Abbey Road Studios, just down the road from ­the McCartney London home in St John’s Wood.During the trip to the studios in 1977, the pony made a mess on the famous crossing.Sir Paul said: “We lived close by and we had this little pony called Jet.

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A woman has been praised online after she showing how Instagram 'isn't real' by sharing two contrasting images of herself taken seconds apart. Molly Ava is a popular online fitness coach who is known for uploading body-positive content to her 100k followers.

The sister of a murdered busker who was killed by his housemate has paid tribute to the 'funny, quick-witted and highly intelligent' musician. Adrian Swift, 57, informed paramedics that Cheryl O'Callaghan had beaten him with a bat and pushed him down their stairs during an assault in their home in Liverpool.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioner households may be entitled to an average weekly boost of around £65, but do not claim it as some older people wrongly believe that because they have savings or own their own home they would not be eligible for Pension Credit.

New proposals calling for a minimum weekly State Pension payment of £380 for all men and women over the age of 60 has been rejected by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). An online petition, created by Michael Thompson, received more than 1110,000 signatures of support from people across the UK and was debated by MPs in Parliament last week.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced new plans to continue encouraging more than 11 million people of State Pension age to check if they qualify for an annual income boost worth over £3,500.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the final batch of Winter Fuel Payments have now been processed and credited to eligible claimants’ bank accounts on Monday, December 12. This year’s heating bill help also includes the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment, providing up to £600 in extra support.