By JAMES SHARPE Published: 22:30, 4 April 2026 | Updated: 22:30, 4 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag); s.src = src; prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev); }("https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/1.17.0/async_bundle--.js", document, "script")); --> <!-- DM.loadCSS("https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/gunther-2159/video_bundle--.css"); …

'This government will always protect our pensioners, and that's why we are raising the full rate of new State Pension by £575 this coming year', the Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden writes22:30, 04 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesPensioners are set for a boost(Image: Getty)I know global shocks, and the effects they have on our living costs, will be increasing anxiety for many households. And those on the state pension are very much in my thoughts.Those carefully calculating the number of hours you can heat your home, the cost of a drive…

Officers have arrested a 51-year-old man, who has not been named, on suspicion of illegally importing meat that poses a food safety hazard to Brits after they found the bushmeat in his homeSian Hewitt22:30, 04 Apr 2026Updated 22:33, 04 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesPolice seized rat and antelope meat(Image: Food Standards Agency)Police have seized 11 kilos of illegal meat - including rats and antelope - after a raid at a property in southeast London. Officers have arrested a 51-year-old man, who has not been named, on suspicion of…

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