Category: World

DWP Confirms £10 Christmas Bonus for 10.5 Million UK Benefit Recipients

DWP Confirms £10 Christmas Bonus for 10.5 Million UK Benefit Recipients

18 Nov 2025

The DWP confirms a £10 tax-free Christmas Bonus for over 10.5 million UK benefit recipients, paid automatically in December 2025 to those on qualifying pensions or disability payments — a longstanding but unchanged tradition since 1972.

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Magnitude 6.1 quake hits western Turkey, collapses damaged buildings but no fatalities reported

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits western Turkey, collapses damaged buildings but no fatalities reported

28 Oct 2025

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sındırgı, Turkey, on October 27, 2025, collapsing damaged buildings but causing no fatalities. The quake, felt across western Turkey, follows a similar August tremor — highlighting the region's ongoing seismic vulnerability.

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