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Disability benefit not fit for purpose, minister leading review says

Sir Stephen Timms says personal independence payments (Pip) in England and Wales need changing.

Farage's by-election in Clacton officially confirmed

Reform's Lee Anderson has moved the writ in the Commons, with the by-election likely to happen on 13 August.

Starmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup

The prime minister says he does not want to "jinx it" but "ask me again if we get to the final".

Most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2025 revealed

The Office for National Statistics releases its annual data on baby names, with Olivia remaining most popular for girls and Muhammad for boys.

Prince Harry gets UK trip back on track with hospital visit

The Duke of Sussex visits a children's hospital in Birmingham in a trip to the UK that has had a bumpy start.

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