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PIP rates to increase in weeks - how much will you get? (Image: Getty) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Millions of Britons receiving Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits are due to see a pay rise in April, as confirmed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during last November’s Autumn Statement. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is one of the many benefits included in the uplift, which will mean some claimants will receive hundreds more a year. Related articles Thousands of people near end of life to get fast-tracked benefits Full details of DWP cost of living payments due from next month PIP is a benefit distributed by the DWP to help people who need extra help with daily tasks or getting around due … [Read more...] about PIP rates to increase in weeks – how much will you get?

Freeview users get a free BBC channel makeover from today (Image: FREEVIEW • GETTY • SKY) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The BBC is finally upgrading some of its content from today and it's good news for those using Freeview. The British broadcaster will now offer regional programming in stunning High Definition (HD) which means the end of having to switch away from BBC1 HD to watch the local news. Related articles Some Sky and Virgin customers could save £600 by making simple switch Broadband expert shares 5 tips to easily beat Virgin, BT price rises This upgrade was actually pushed out to Sky boxes last month but it's taken a little longer to arrive on Freeview devices. Once the update arrives, it will … [Read more...] about Your Freeview TV finally rivals Sky thanks to a BBC channel upgrade – get it today

Police in Liverpool have issued a picture of a man they want to speak to (Image: Handout) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Police have issued CCTV images of a man they want to speak to about the rape of a woman in Liverpool city centre. The victim, who is in her 20s, was reportedly raped by a man in Temple Lane, an alleyway off Victoria Street, close to OMG Liverpool bar and club at about 5.30am on Saturday morning. Specialist detectives are supporting the victim as Merseyside Police continues to investigate. Detective Sergeant Joe Rea said: “If you know this man please come forward now, as he may have vital information to assist us. “We also think that there were other people in the vicinity who may have seen some of the incident, or be … [Read more...] about Woman in 20s raped in early morning attack as police launch urgent witness appeal

The strong storm that slammed the Bay Area on Tuesday with serious winds and rounds of rain showers is on its way out this morning, leaving a few light showers and south winds in its wake. Conditions will gradually continue to improve in the Bay Area and across California, as drier air rolls onto the West Coast. This air will keep most of California from being washed out by another round of heavy rainfall over the next couple of days. But two low-pressure systems are slated to approach Northern California by Thursday and Friday. These systems will be relatively weak, but have the potential to raise spotty showers in parts of the state, including the Bay Area. Depending on the duration of the dry air overhead, some of these rainfalls could be on the moderate end. A rain door that won’t fully shut The available energy in the atmosphere left behind by Tuesday’s storm will settle over parts of Southern California, the Central Coast and patches of the North Bay and East Bay. … [Read more...] about Storm winding down today, but more rain-makers on tap for the Bay Area this week

POLICE have arrested four people over the "unexplained" death of a young woman at a home. Emergency crews were scrambled to Halifax in West Yorkshire yesterday lunchtime following concerns for the safety of a woman. She was rushed to hospital after being discovered unresponsive and injured inside the property. Tragically the woman, aged in her 20s, couldn't be saved and was declared dead shortly after. Three men, aged 34, 35 and 56, and a 41-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the horror. West Yorkshire Police confirmed they remain in custody while they probe the "unexplained" death. The force added: "At 12.13pm yesterday (Tuesday), police received a call from the ambulance service regarding a concern for safety of a women at an address in Gibraltar Road, Halifax. "Emergency services attended and found a woman in her twenties unresponsive and in need of medical attention. "She was taken to hospital where she was found to have injuries and was … [Read more...] about Four people including woman, 41, arrested over ‘unexplained’ death of young woman found injured at Halifax home