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Fact check: Government calculations set out three cost estimates for Chagos deal

The measurements vary from simply totalling the agreed estimated payments to calculating the total cost of the 99-year treaty in today’s money.

Evening Standard

Dartford Crossing: drivers warned over scam websites that lead to fines

Thousands of people thought they paid the Dart Charge, but only realised when they got a penalty charge notice

The Guardian - UK

The truth about what happens to your body when you come off weight-loss jabs

Many returned to their original weight within about 1.7 years

The Independent UK

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DWP Christmas Bonus 2025: The Truth Behind the Viral £500 Claim — Who Actually Gets Paid This Winter?

The DWP Christmas Bonus 2025 is a tax-free £10 automatic payment for eligible pension and disability benefit claimants, despite false online rumours of a £500 bonus.

International Business Times UK

Labour launches digital veteran card – here’s how it works

New initiative could serve as a ‘case study’ for digital IDs, minister says

The Independent UK

DWP Letters Land Today — Are You One of the Millions Getting Up to £300?

DWP letters are being sent in October and November confirming Winter Fuel Payment awards of up to £300, with most payments due in November–December 2025; check eligibility, Scotland's separate scheme, scam warnings, and extra support.

International Business Times UK

Over 750,000 people could be owed thousands of pounds and not know about it

Some 758,000 18 to 23-year-olds have yet to claim their matured child trust fund, HM Revenue and Customs said

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Savings windfalls worth £2,242 on average waiting for 758,000 young adults

Some 758,000 18 to 23-year-olds have yet to claim their matured child trust fund, HM Revenue and Customs said.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Same-sex and opposite sex marriage data is not comparable

ONS figures do not allow for an accurate comparison of marriages based on gender.

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis reveals how to claim up to £31,000 in missed State Pension payments for child carers

Anyone who had children between 1978 and 2010 might be owed more than £10,000 in backdated tax refunds

Evening Standard

Fact check: Home Office has had mass fatality plans in place for decades

Social media posts have attached significance to a contract which is just replacing an old facility.

Evening Standard

HMRC Warning: Parents Only Have Upto Aug. 31 to Fix Child Benefit Payments For Next Month Payout

HMRC urges parents to use HMRC app or GOV.UK to extend claims for 16-19-year-olds in full-time study or training

International Business Times UK

Security approved: The beauty products you can - and can’t - pack in your hand luggage

The hand luggage packing rules you need to know for easy holiday beauty

Woman & Home

Fact check: Sharia law administrator job ad was for role with private employer

A local mosque said it had raised money to fund the position through private donations.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Gov.uk smartphone app to launch with limited functionality

First version steers users to existing webpages, with AI chatbot, notifications and digital driving licences to follow

Evening Standard

Government chatbot set to help public deal with bureaucracy

The chatbot is expected to become part of the new Gov.uk app.

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Everyone calm down, designers didn't get paid half a million to move a dot

Yet again, British tabloids have turned professional branding work into misleading clickbait and political misrepresentation.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Migration to the UK has fallen in each month since January 2024

Year-on-year net migration numbers are lower now than they were in the same period last year.

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The Independent UK

Fact check: New guidance for veterans’ housing came into force in December

A widely shared online post made reference to a Bill to help veterans on housing lists.

The Guardian - UK

Banning of teacher-training students from Boat Race may be unlawful, lawyers say

An independent legal opinion has concluded there are ‘strong grounds to challenge the lawfulness’ of the decision to ban three Cambridge students from next month’s Boat Race

The Independent UK

A pensions expert explains 3 ways to get to grips with your retirement savings

Many people don’t think they’ll ever be able to stop work, research for Scottish Widows has revealed.

The Independent UK

Universal Credit down: Users unable to access benefits accounts as gov.uk not working

Millions of people claim the DWP benefit

Evening Standard

People may still boost state pension even after deadline passes in April

A form to request a call back to pay voluntary national insurance contributions has been placed on gov.uk for people struggling to get through.

The Independent UK

Time is running out to top up your state pension - here’s how as key deadline approaches

Voluntary contributions now could make a huge difference to your retirement income

Evening Standard

Fact check: The Foreign Office spent £521,527 on restaurants and bars

Claims circulated online that the spending was solely made by the Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

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