Up to a million families could be missing out on the benefit (stock image). Picture: Getty Up to a million people could be missing out on the benefit that only around 10,000 people in the UK claim Grandparents might be missing out on a £250 a year benefit for looking after their grandchildren, but very few people are aware that it exists. They may be eligible to receive £250 pension credit annually, but currently only around 10,000 - up from just 1,298 a few years ago - claim it, The Mirror reports.

A married couple from Texas have been killed in a wrong-way crash with an alleged drunk driver. Kristen Huddleston, 35, and her husband Jared Huddleston, 42, had been driving on Chisholm Trail Parkway in Fort Worth on Sunday when they were hit by a car. WFAA reported the vehicle had been driving the wrong way and the couple, who are both Marine veterans, were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the suspected wrong-way vehicle, 27-year-old Andrew Adamson, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and police say he was drunk.

A young Illinois mother was picking up her 1-year-old son from a babysitter on Aug. 4 when she was fatally shot twice in the back of the head in the city of Morris. The 25-year-old victim has been identified as Beverly Lambert. After she was killed, the suspect allegedly stole her car and fled the scene. A 16-year-old was arrested that evening and charged with six counts of first-degree murder in connection to Lambert's death, Jason Helland, Grundy County State's Attorney, confirmed during a press conference on Friday.

Migrants fall into the sea from a boat that capsized last week as Italian navy ships attempted a rescue. Photograph: ReutersMigrants fall into the sea from a boat that capsized last week as Italian navy ships attempted a rescue. Photograph: ReutersMigration This article is more than 7 years oldMore than 700 migrants feared dead in three Mediterranean sinkingsThis article is more than 7 years oldUNHCR says it is now certain that last week was the deadliest since April 2015 as rescue teams describe shocking scenes

Tyga had better ante up A LOT of money he owes to his old biz partner, 'cause if he doesn't ... Sheriff John Brown could come knockin' for the dough ... now more than $2 mil. Tyga's former business associate, Chuon Guen Lee, just filed docs with L.A. County Superior Court asking a judge for an assist in collecting a $1.9 million judgment she won against him last year .