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An unmarried mother-of-four whose partner of 23 years died of cancer has won her Supreme Court battle to access the widowed parent’s allowance. Siobhan McLaughlin, from Armoy, Co. Antrim, took her fight to the highest court in the UK after being refused the allowance because she and John Adams had not been married or in a civil partnership.Mr Adams, the father of her four children Rebecca, now 15, Billy, 16, Lisa, 21, and Stuart, 23, died in January 2014.Following his death, Ms McLaughlin had to take on an evening job after being refused widowed parent’s allowance by the Northern Ireland…

Former England manager Sam Allardyce has threatened legal action against the Football Association following a ruling on a newspaper’s “sting” operation. The FA and Allardyce mutually agreed to terminate his contract in September 2016, after the Daily Telegraph revealed he discussed third party ownership of players with undercover reporters posing as businessmen.Allardyce’s conduct was described as “inappropriate” of an England manager by the FA when it announced his departure.The 63-year-old has now attacked FA bosses for being “more concerned with their own image” following a ruling by a press regulator.The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) upheld Allardyce’s complaints about the…

Struggling payday lender Wonga has stopped taking new loans, heightening speculation its efforts to avoid administration are faltering. After Sky News revealed last weekend the controversial company was working to avoid the risk of collapse within weeks, Wonga confirmed on its website on Thursday it is no longer accepting applications for new business.The statement said: “While it continues to assess its options Wonga has decided to stop taking loan applications.”If you are an existing customer you can continue to use our services to manage your loan.”Wonga’s woes have been blamed on a combination of tighter regulation and a surge of…

The proposed household energy supply merger between “big six” players SSE and npower has been provisionally cleared by regulators. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had been carrying out an in-depth review into the proposed tie-up amid fears it would weaken competition in the market.The watchdog had earlier raised concerns about the potential effect a merger would have on controversial standard variable tariffs (SVTs) – set to face a government-inspired cap ahead of the winter over widespread claims by politicians and consumer groups they are a rip-off. 1:17 Video: Scottish Power is ‘ready’ for the price cap :: Energy price…

Vladimir Putin has watered down plans to raise Russia’s pension age following a public backlash which saw his approval ratings take a hit. Earlier this year, proposals were announced to hike the retirement age for men from 60 to 65, and from 55 to 63 for women, leading to protests across the country.Many Russian families, especially in rural areas and small towns, have relied on pensions at a time when younger people often struggle to find a stable job.Now, Mr Putin has softened his stance, saying the new retirement age for women will be raised to 60, rather than 63.…

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been taken to the hospital wing of the Iranian prison where she is being held, her husband has said. Richard Ratcliffe has told Sky’s foreign affairs correspondent Lisa Holland that his wife has collapsed.He added that she is now in the prison clinic where she is undergoing tests.Mr Ratcliffe, who has been campaigning for his wife’s release, said that the mother-of-one had a panic attack on Tuesday.He added that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe collapsed and passed out after suffering another panic attack on Wednesday.Mr Ratcliffe said that she had been complaining of headaches and that she had been “feeling…

Donald Trump has said he hopes not to see any “unnecessary violence” ahead of November’s midterm elections. With many political observers tipping the Democrats to regain control of Congress, the US president has been keen to drum up support among conservatives to get out and vote come polling day.But following a closed-door meeting with evangelical leaders in which he reportedly warned his policies will be “quickly and violently” overturned if the Republicans lose their majority in the House of Representatives and Senate, Mr Trump has sought to clarify what he meant.”There’s a lot of unnecessary violence all over the world,…

The grieving partner of a British mother-of-three who reportedly died after travelling to Turkey for a £3,000 bum lift has warned people to “be aware” of what can happen when they pursue the treatment. Leah Cambridge, a 29-year-old beautician from Leeds, is said to have died as she underwent the increasingly popular cosmetic surgery at a clinic in the coastal city of Izmir.The procedure – which reshapes the buttocks by transferring fat from other areas of the body – has become far more common among women seeking to achieve hourglass figures similar to the likes of Kim Kardashian. Image: Ms…

British Gas has paid out £2.65m to customers amid an investigation by the energy regulator into overcharging and “invalid” exit fees. Ofgem said a system error meant the UK’s largest supplier of gas and electricity charged 94,211 customers its more expensive standard variable tariff rate after they decided to switch to a new supplier.The watchdog also found that British Gas wrongly informed 2.5 million customers that exit fees were chargeable during the 49-day switching window – incorrectly charging fees to almost 1,700 fixed-deal customers.It said that before the conclusion of its investigation the company had refunded all customers overcharged by…

Aston Martin says it is gearing up for a “key milestone” in its history through a stock market listing. The luxury UK sports car manufacturer confirmed a story by Sky News on Tuesday that it had started the flotation process, with the aim of launching the prospectus for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on 20 September.Further details were expected to be released later on Wednesday when registration documents, submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), are due to be published.Sky’s City editor, Mark Kleinman, has already reported that the IPO would be expected to value James Bond’s favourite carmaker -…