[ A major rescue operation took place after a small boat believed to be carrying around 50 refugees ran aground on a sandbank in the English Channel off the Kent coast. Coastguard helicopter rescue teams and RNLI lifeboats were involved in the rescue mission which unfolded on Goodwin Sands off the Deal coast. The rescuers … Read more
[ Labour will commit to bringing Britain’s railways back under public ownership for the first time in 30 years within weeks of coming to power, i has been told. The party will include a new Railways Act in its first King’s Speech in a measure to demonstrate to voters that it will deliver on its … Read more
[ Women angry over major changes to the state pension age have warned Britain’s politicians that they are ready to make compensation one of the single biggest issues at the general election. The Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaign has vowed to put pressure on every single election candidate to commit to an “adequate” … Read more
[ Babies don’t come with a manual. If they did, plenty of people would be a lot less wealthy than they are – not least Gina Ford, the globally renowned parenting guru whose tome, The New Contented Little Baby Book, has been translated into seven languages and sold over one million copies worldwide. In the … Read more
[ When Trent Alexander-Arnold noticed the entire Barcelona defence had switched off, darted to the corner and quickly swept in a delivery that Divock Origi converted, it went down in football folklore. In one fleeting moment, it completed one of the greatest Champions League comebacks, one of the great corner-kick assists, one of the most … Read more
[ Senior MPs have urged the Government to hold an urgent vote on compensation for women who say they lost out financially because of changes to the state pension. Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaigners are furious that both the Conservatives and Labour have refused to commit to compensation, despite last month’s damning report … Read more
[ People with long Covid have distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood which could potentially be targeted with immune therapies, the largest study of its kind has revealed. In an analysis of more than 650 people who had been hospitalised with severe Covid-19, patients with prolonged symptoms showed evidence of immune system activation. … Read more
[ Women who say they lost out financially because of major changes to the state pension age are demanding that MPs hold a vote on compensation. Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) has written an open letter to Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt – urging the minister to “urgently” set aside time for a vote on … Read more
[ In our weekly series, readers can email in with any question about retirement and pension saving to be answered by our expert, Tom Selby, director of public policy at investment platform AJ Bell. There is nothing he doesn’t know about pensions. If you have a question for him, email us at [email protected]. Question: I’ve read that it’s … Read more
[ Compensation for Waspi women who lost out when the pension age was changed must be “fair” to the taxpayer, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said, following warnings that it could cost up to £10.5bn. He suggested it will “take time” to organise payouts for the millions of women affected and cautioned: “There’s no secret vault … Read more
