The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could issue free £25 payments rising to £75 for people on certain benefits. Cold Weather Payments are issued between November and March each winter.

The Ontario government says the $200 rebate cheques it promised to deliver to 15 million Ontarians this year are expected to arrive in mailboxes in late January or early February.

The recent death of 36-year-old welder Ali Akbar, who was killed by an elephant which intruded onto his property, has left ...