BBCPeter and Flo Fanning took the UK and Scottish governments to court over the origingal benefits decisionA couple have lost a bid to sue the UK and Scottish governments ...

Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporterGetty ImagesMore than three-quarters of pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after a major policy U-turn.The decision from Chancellor Rachel Reeves means nine million ...

The final act in this slow motion U-turn has played out.The arc of this row runs to almost a year. It was late July last year when I was ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesChanges to the winter fuel payment to allow more people to receive it will be in place this year, the chancellor has ...

Reform UK has said it will fully reinstate winter fuel payments to pensioners and scrap the two-child benefit cap, if the party gets into government. The commitments - to ...

Paul SeddonPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsSir Keir Starmer has announced plans to ease cuts to winter fuel payments, in a U-turn following mounting political pressure in recent weeks.More than 10 ...

Matt McGrath and Mark PoyntingBBC Climate & ScienceAlamyThe UK government is investigating a fast-growing "green fuel" called HVO diesel amid claims of significant fraud, the BBC has learned.HVO is ...

EFE/REX/ShutterstockTens of thousands of pensioners are unlikely to receive their Winter Fuel Payments before the end of the year as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been ...

Minister confirms winter heating payment for pensionersEvery pensioner in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment next year, the Scottish government has announced. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville told ...

Getty ImagesScottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the UK government's Scottish Labour will expand eligibility for the winter fuel payment if they form the next Scottish government, leader Anas ...

Watch: Secret footage shows COP29's chief Elnur Soltanov discussing gas and oil deals A senior official at COP29 climate change conference in Azerbaijan appears to have used his role ...

PA MediaScottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar raised concerns about means testing but did not call for a UK government U-turn Two Scottish Labour MSPs have rebelled against their leader ...