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Five defendants in North Staffordshire's courts this week
They've all appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court or North Staffordshire Justice Centre
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'Raging' dad leaves ex in fear of her life as toxic relationship turns violent
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
Saman Hatami, aged 34, twice bit and then throttled his partner in her Hanley home
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'Eyesore' house seen off Potteries Way to remain blot on the landscape
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has rejected the latest plan to transform the derelict Gilman Street end-terrace in Hanley
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Slimming World Anna, 28, loses baby weight and feels confident in own skin again
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She had gained 35 pounds during her two pregnancies and during lockdown
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BREAKING: Stoke City confirm Viktor Johansson signing
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The Potters have secured their first signing of the summer effective as soon as the transfer window opens in June.
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Stoke-on-Trent mum lands £477 court bill after 'poorly' son off school 56 times
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The Normacot mum has been hauled before North Staffordshire Justice Centre
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59 amazing unseen photographs of 1970s Newcastle
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Several of the pictured businesses still survive in the town to this day.
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Flats plan for 'derelict' Hanley building after arson attack
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
A planning application has been submitted to Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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Mum's fury as girl, 4, escapes from Stoke-on-Trent playgroup
Dresden
SPLAT Staffordshire is investigating the incident at Dresden Scout Hut
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Rats running wild on fly-tipped Stoke-on-Trent street showcased on hit BBC show
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Sofas, mattresses and shopping trolleys have been dumped on Portland Street, in Hanley
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Tourism boost as caravan park to reopen near Alton Towers
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Planners have backed plans for 44 static caravans at The Cross Inn at Cauldon Lowe
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Bargain World £6k fine after boy, 14, buys axe in council sting
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council planted the boy in the Smallthorne shop
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Win the ultimate CBeebies experience at Alton Towers Resort, including an overnight themed sleepover!
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The UK’s only CBeebies Land at Alton Towers Resort has been wowing families for a decade - and to celebrate we're giving readers the chance to win theme park tickets, an overnight stay and MORE for a family of four!
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Lidl wants 10 new North Staffordshire stores - here's where
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The discount supermarket chain has set its sights on three areas of Stoke-on-Trent
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'Meteorite lands near Stoke-on-Trent' as fireball flies over
Stoke-on-Trent News
Experts want YOU to check gardens, driveways and footpaths for any meteorites
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MasterChef narrator India Fisher, her Stoke-on-Trent links, and famous family
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India Fisher attended St Thomas’ Primary School, in Hartshill, and St Thomas More High School, in Longton - and got ridiculed for her 'interesting' name
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FLiRT Covid variants spread across UK - check the symptoms
Health
Coronavirus has reared its ugly head once again
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HMRC changes you must report or £300 fine and benefits axed
Your Money
You have until the end of July to tell HMRC of any changes to your circumstances
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Review: Madagascar The Musical at Hanley's Regent Theatre
Regent Theatre
The cast includes a popular CBBC star
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Council takes landlord to court in five-year plastic windows row
Stoke-on-Trent City Council wants timber-framed windows reinstalled at the property on Woodbank Street, in Burslem
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Oatcake master with 35 years of experience back with a bang
Longton
The owner’s dad opened Locketts in 1969 and the same recipe is used here
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Man arrested on suspicion of sex assaults and attempted kidnap in Stoke-on-Trent
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Victims are being supported by specialist officers while detectives are searching for information relating to a black Vauxhall Astra
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DWP looking for these two things when it starts checking bank accounts
DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to be granted new powers to check bank accounts
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Protest-hit Stoke-on-Trent school told to improve 'quality of education'
Bentilee
Discovery Academy, the scene of a pupil and parent demonstration last year, says it has already 'rapidly' turned around some 'historic issues'
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First look at 292 homes, shops and offices planned for Hanley as council tries to lure developer
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council is hoping to find a development partner for Etruscan Square
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'Amazing' £22 eye balm from Boots that 'instantly' gets rid of dark circles
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It's been proving a hit with shoppers
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Shoppers told to 'run' to TK Maxx and snap up 'perfect' summer bags
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TK Maxx shoppers are loving the 'fabulous' and 'perfect' bags, claiming to 'need them al'"
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Every new UK car to be fitted with speed limiter - what it means for drivers
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The new law comes into force in July
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DWP makes Universal Credit changes affecting millions of you
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The changes arrive on Monday and Tuesday
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£50k fine illegal stream warning amid 'dodgy' Amazon Firestick crackdown
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Individuals found distributing illegal streams have faced fines upwards of £50,000
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100k Barlaston house 'puts smile' on Dion Dublin's face in Homes Under the Hammer
Barlaston
The former Premier League striker toured an end-terrace on today's show
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Nightclub can open until 4.30am as 'vomiting and urinating' claims dismissed
Nantwich
The Studio in Nantwich has been given the go-ahead to extend its opening hours at the weekend
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Stoke City get green light for bet365 Stadium fan zone
Stoke City FC
The planned facility would provide food, drink and entertainment for up to 1,550 supporters
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School remains 'good' as Ofsted praises 'exceptional behaviour' of pupils
Werrington
Inspectors say pupils, parents and staff are 'rightly proud' of Werrington Primary School
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The story of the UK's oldest Anglo-Saxon house on the banks of the River Trent
BBC
Anchor Church was once home to an exiled King
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Staffordshire Police
Police bust High Street cannabis factory
Staffordshire Police raided a house on Kidsgrove High Street
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Marks and Spencer's summer beauty bag is worth £170 but costs only £30
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Stoke-on-Trent community café back open for first time since Covid
Normacot
It shut during the pandemic but is now back in business and has a play area for kids
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Rudyard Lake Steam Railway back open for 2024 this weekend
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Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is now under new ownership
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First picture of man, 24, killed in A50 collision
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Solomon Victory-Daly died after being struck by a truck in Uttoxeter
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'I'm right proud, duck' - Stokie Lyn is Lord Mayor after 40 year council career
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Fenton councillor Lyn Sharpe has been appointed first citizen
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ITV Britain's Got Talent twist as Denise and Stefan now bookies favourites
Britain's Got Talent
North Staffordshire couple Denise Leigh and Stefan Andrusyschyn wowed the audience on last Sunday's show
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Steven Schumacher shines spotlight on 'brutal' Championship baptism with Stoke City
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Latest StokeCity news from StokeonTrentLive as Potters head coach reflects on his first few months at the club and the lessons he has learned
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Amazon's best-selling anti chafing shorts that save your thighs from chub rub
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Double delight as beaming mum and dad get engaged at Royal Stoke
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Ben Gallagher proposed to Alex Bowser - after she gave birth to daughter Robyn
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Dusthead gets 10 years as robbery victim battered and man stabbed outside Co-op
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
Samuel Austin, from Norton, has been jailed for his catalogue of crimes
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Mum leads tributes after tragic death of 'larger-than-life' Royal Stoke worker
Courts
Mother-and-daughter Pauline Sanders and Charmaine Whittaker worked together at the Royal Stoke University Hospital
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Mum reveals how to get a free day at Alton Towers this May half term
Alton Towers
Alton Towers is offering a second day at the theme park for free this May half term - and it includes the bank holiday weekend too
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Amanda Holden 'presses golden buzzer for wrong act' on Britain's Got Talent
Amanda Holden
Amanda Holden snubbed North Staffordshire couple Denise Leigh and Stefan Andrusyschyn on last night's show - and put Japanese act Nabe through instead
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Owner of Pecks and Lion and Swan opens country pub
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Pear Hospitality has reopened The Blue Bell, in Smallwood
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I drive on smart motorways every day and pray one thing doesn't happen
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Smart motorways have proved hugely controversial because they involve the removal of the hard shoulder
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Can you help? Meet 10 Animal Lifeline dogs looking for their forever home
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Big, small, old or young, they all want a new owner
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25 magical photos of the Northern Lights over North Staffordshire
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The Northern Lights appeared in crystal clear skies over Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire yesterday evening, with pictures pouring in from Stoke-on-Trent Live readers.
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Emily Atack loving life at top North Staffordshire hotel
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The celebrity has spent a weekend away at The Tawny Hotel, in Consall
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Maura Higgins stays at celebrity-haunt Tawny Hotel
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Actress Emily Atack was a guest over the bank holiday weekend too
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Ice cream parlour serving Snugbury's now has indoor seating and kids' play area
Werrington
It was shut during the winter months whilst the expansion took place
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Moddershall Oaks unveils six-figure makeover
Stoke-on-Trent News
It was built in 2010 and has seen hundreds of happy couples married there
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West Midlands Ambulance Service
Drinker, 96, lying in pool of blood faced 'several hours' wait for ambulance
The OAP had fallen outside The Park Inn, in Dresden
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JCB tycoon Lord Bamford overtakes bet365 owners the Coates family in new Sunday Times Rich List
Money
Lord Bamford and his family saw their wealth rise by £1.75bn to become the richest people in the Midlands
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Pervert, 23, carries out 17 sex acts on 'unwitting' women in 16-day rampage
Courts
New Lewis Spencer, from Congleton, has been jailed
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Michelin chef quits Wedgwood Lunar restaurant to work for Gary Neville
Eating out in Staffordshire
Lunar chef director and Great British Menu star Niall Keating will be in the Lunar kitchen for one last time this weekend
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End of an era as town centre shop to shut after 52 years
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Rodney Densem Wines is shutting in Nantwich this summer
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Expanded city council cabinet to cost taxpayers extra £6k
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council now has 10 full cabinet members - the maximum allowed under council rules
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Five defendants in North Staffordshire's courts this week
Courts
They've all appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre or Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
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Staffordshire Police
Boy, 13, arrested after arsonist torches Hanley building
Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the 'disused' old Cater Choice building on Portland Street
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Sniffer dog hits Hanley and Burslem bars as coke and monkey dust seized
Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police also seized cannabis and weapons
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Dealer ran 'Bam Bam' line in Stoke-on-Trent - now he's locked up
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
Adam Watkins, 20, from Blurton, has been jailed at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
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Casualty 'stabbed in machete attack' turns up at Royal Stoke
Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire Police are now attempting to piece together what happened on Knightsbridge Way, in Tunstall
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Council slaps CCTV installer with £1.3k fine after 'rummaging through bin'
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Philip Robinson, from Northwood, is in dispute with Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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Stoke City
Stoke City Transfer News
BREAKING: Stoke City confirm Viktor Johansson signing
The Potters have secured their first signing of the summer effective as soon as the transfer window opens in June.
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Stoke City get green light for bet365 Stadium fan zone
Stoke City FC
The planned facility would provide food, drink and entertainment for up to 1,550 supporters
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Stoke City boss makes 'unfortunate' point as Enda Stevens decision explained
Stoke City FC
Latest Stoke City news from StokeonTrentLive as Steven Schumacher explains why he was so keen to keep international defender at the club
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Steven Schumacher shines spotlight on 'brutal' Championship baptism with Stoke City
Stoke City FC
Latest StokeCity news from StokeonTrentLive as Potters head coach reflects on his first few months at the club and the lessons he has learned
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Who is Stoke City transfer target Viktor Johansson? The beer-buying toast of Rotherham
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Latest Stoke City transfer news from StokeonTrentLive as the Potters close in on deal for Sweden international goalkeeper
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Port Vale
Courts
Five-year stadium ban for Port Vale fan, 63, who chased ref
Ted Piolunowicz sprinted onto the Vale Park pitch - after referee Craig Hicks awarded a Portsmouth penalty
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TV star Meera Syal hasn't been to football match since witnessing racist abuse at Port Vale
Port Vale FC
Meera Syal witnessed the abuse at Vale Park back in the 1990s
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Watch as Stoke City fans mock relegated Port Vale with 'she stood there laughing' plane banner
Stoke City FC
Video shows the plane circling Vale Park as it trails a banner reading 'She stood there laughing - N40'
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Live: Stoke City fans taunt relegated Port Vale with aeroplane banner
Port Vale FC
The plane, trailing a banner that reads 'She stood there laughing', has been circling Vale Park ahead of kick-off
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Furious reaction to EFL and Sky Sports plans to redraw Stoke City schedule
Stoke City FC
News and reaction from the Stoke City faithful to plans from Sky Sports and the EFL to overhaul the fixture list
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Stoke-on-Trent mum lands £477 court bill after 'poorly' son off school 56 times
The Normacot mum has been hauled before North Staffordshire Justice Centre
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'Raging' dad leaves ex in fear of her life as toxic relationship turns violent
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court
Saman Hatami, aged 34, twice bit and then throttled his partner in her Hanley home
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Five defendants in North Staffordshire's courts this week
Courts
They've all appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court or North Staffordshire Justice Centre
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Bargain World £6k fine after boy, 14, buys axe in council sting
Courts
Stoke-on-Trent City Council planted the boy in the Smallthorne shop
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Pervert, 23, carries out 17 sex acts on 'unwitting' women in 16-day rampage
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Now Lewis Spencer, from Congleton, has been jailed
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UK & World News
Britain's Got Talent
Ant McPartlin breaks silence over 'missing' name on son Wilder's family tree tattoo
Ant McPartlin has broken his silence after fans noticed that his beloved Labrador Hurley was not included on his son Wilder's family tree tattoo
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Teacher's Snapchats and love letters to pupils she slept with after sex scratch card revealed
Education
Rebecca Joynes, 30, was today found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child after she became pregnant by one 16 year old boy she was sleeping with
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DWP to move thousands of households from one benefit to Universal Credit in just two months
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The transfer of 90,000 households who claim income-related ESA alongside Child Tax Credits will begin in July, the DWP confirmed.
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DWP checks find 63,000 benefit claimants breaking rules after big bank account monitoring
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Two high street banks have been trialling new DWP measures to monitor benefit claimants' bank accounts - and they've already found tens of thousands of people flouting the rules
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Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry and Aisling Bea lead calls for government to act on UK food poverty
UK & World News
The Trussell Trust released figures this week revealing a record 3.1 million food parcels were distributed by food banks in their network in the last 12 months, with 655,000 people having to use a food bank for the first time
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