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Around 80,000 families face benefit cuts of £250 this month in further sanctions against the jobless and ­disabled, it has been claimed. The Public and Commercial Services Union said data provided by the Department for […]

Scotland Yard is probing five VIP paedophile rings after Labour MP hands in dossier naming six serving politicians and Lords Police are investigating claims that at least five paedophile rings operating at the heart of […]

The judge-led inquiry into sexual abuse at the BBC has been contacted by so many witnesses that publication of its findings has been delayed yet again, until next year. The Dame Janet Smith review, set […]

Stroke and seizure patients could wait up to 19 minutes under new targets approved by NHS bosses. The Mail on Sunday has uncovered a secret plan to double the time ambulances can take to reach […]

A former police chief told how his superiors tried to stop a major paedophile investigation, warning: “Don’t open the box, you will never get the lid back on.” Retired Detective Chief Superintendent Roger Gaspar said […]

A group of Occupy Democracy activists staged an occupation of Parliament Square in London for the third time calling for “genuine democracy free from corporate influence.” The activists planned a 24-hour-long demonstration that is to […]

‘Christmas is a traditionally a time for giving, particularly to the less fortunate members of society, but one homeless man was prepared to hand over everything he had. The man, named Robbie, offered a 22-year-old […]