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The annual income people will need for a minimum standard of living in retirement has jumped by nearly a fifth in the space of a year, according to an industry body. The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) regularly publishes retirement living standards, to give people an idea of the amounts they may potentially need in retirement, whether they are aiming for a minimum standard of living, a comfortable standard […]

Trump won the tournament four years ago Former Masters champion Judd Trump fought back from the brink to keep alive his hopes of more Alexandra Palace success with a 6-5 first-round win over Ryan Day. Trump, a winner of the tournament four years ago, was 5-3 down but won the ninth frame on a re-spotted black and was able to navigate his way into the last eight following a 58-break […]

He was speaking at the Carlton Club where he was unveiling a portrait of himself in line with the club’s tradition of commissioning portraits of former Conservative premiers Boris Johnson has predicted the Conservative Party will recover from its recent troubles – as long as it sticks to the policy agenda he set out in office. The former prime minister urged supporters to get behind his policy programme – of […]

The package was discovered on December the 29th Border Force officers at Heathrow have seized material contaminated with uranium, and counter-terrorism police are investigating. Scotland Yard said: “We can confirm officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command were contacted by Border Force colleagues at Heathrow after a very small amount of contaminated material was identified after routine screening within a package incoming to the UK on December 29, 2022.” Commander […]

West Midlands Police have issued photographs of Theo and Remell Bailey, who are wanted in connection with the 2021 murder of Gavin Parry Police are searching for two brothers in connection with the murder of a man who was shot dead at an industrial unit. West Midlands Police have issued photographs of Theo and Remell Bailey, who are wanted in connection with the 2021 murder of Gavin Parry. The force […]

The increased cost of goods saw Christmas retail sales values up almost 7% on last December, masking a nervous festive season for consumers, figures show. Total sales increased by 6.9% in December against an increase of 2.1% in December 2021 – well above the three-month average growth of 4.4% and 12-month average growth of 3.1%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. UK retail sales increased 6.5% […]

Nine satellites are being launched from a site above South-West Ireland The Virgin Orbit plane carrying the first rocket to launch into space from UK soil has taken off from Spaceport Cornwall. As the Start Me Up mission lifted off from the runway at Cornwall Airport Newquay, hundreds of people cheered and Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones was blasted out on loudspeakers. Named in tribute to the Stones’ […]

The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary will make a speech tomorrow at the Centre for Social Justice Labour is promising a package of welfare reforms to get people back into the workforce and end a “monumental waste of human potential”. Shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Ashworth will set out plans including measures aimed at making it easier for people out of work on sickness benefits to return to work. […]

Talks aimed at resolving the rail workers dispute will be held on Monday after a week of disruption to services because of strikes. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and Aslef took industrial action which crippled services, with only one in five trains running between Tuesday and Saturday. Union leaders will meet rail minister Huw Merriman as they continue to insist the Government is blocking a deal […]