Thousands of people claiming benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HMRC will receive an unexpected payment this week. Welfare payments such as Universal Credit and Personal ...

A woman was rushed to hospital with a head wound after she was attacked - by a seagull. Lesley Wright, 70, was left with a bleeding scalp that required medical attention after the unprovoked attack by ...

Dad Raman Heer has been allowed to carry on driving - despite having 16 penalty points on his licence. The 33-year-old was arrested after police were made aware of a BMW in Hassall Street, Newcastle, ...

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Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online on the day of the Southport murders, has been released from prison. Connolly, 42, the wife of Conservative ...