New WASPI petition calls for urgent MP debate on 'substantial compensation' due for State Pension changes

There are two key dates women born in the 1950s impacted by changes to the State Pension age should add to their diary this week as MPs return to Parliament after the Easter recess. The second reading of the State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill, which was brought before the House in February by SNP MP Alan Brown, will have its second reading on Friday, April 19.

Former Death in Paradise star Ben Miller has shared his thoughts on which star should step into Ralf Little’s shoes following his departure, after he bowed out of the show at the conclusion of series 13. Although no news has yet been announced about which star is set to take over from Ralf, who had played DI Neville Parker for the last four years, Ben didn’t hold back when he shared his own suggestions for the new lead role.

report on creator renumeration that directly addressed streaming. The inquiry into the economics of streaming has heard evidence from industry professionals over the last six months, including Hipgnosis’ Merck Mercuriadis, MPA CEO Paul Clements and VV Brown and others.The new report stated: “As new means of consuming creative content have become the norm, creators across the sector have experienced persistent declines in their royalties and residuals.“Royalties can provide income smoothing, financial certainty, greater career flexibility and support during retirement for those who receive them.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride MP has said he will return to the House of Commons “when there is something to say” about a decision on whether women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pension age should receive compensation. His comments may confuse some people as the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report (PHSO) published on March 21 indicated that compensation should be made.

People claiming the state pension will see their payments go up from today (April 8).

Sue and Noel Radford, and a number of their children and grandchildren have jetted off on a luxury holiday to Disneyland. And this time, their daughter Millie, 22, and her three children joined them in Florida.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events When Michael Douglas was invited to play Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+’s “Franklin,” he immediately took out a $100 bill. “I looked at Ben and thought, ‘I’ve got a long ways to go,’” the two-time Oscar winner tells Variety. Douglas didn’t just worry that he’d have to spend hours in the makeup chair — the series took more than 160 days to shoot.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) started writing to older men and women in September 2023, whose National Insurance (NI) records may have been affected by missing periods of Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP), resulting in a shortfall in their State Pension payments.

An open letter to Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt MP, demanding a debate and vote in Parliament on compensation for Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign, has been signed by more than 156,000 people in just 10 days.

Manchester United will be determined to return to winning ways when they lock horns with Chelsea. Mauricio Pochettino will welcome the Red Devils to Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening as either side hopes to climb the Premier League table.

A New York judge on Monday expanded his gag order on Donald Trump, restricting the former president from attacking the family members of those involved in his upcoming criminal trial.

Filming is currently taking place on the upcoming third season of Power Book IV: Force!

Peaches joined Romy on stage in New York City to perform The xx’s singer’s track ‘Did I’ this weekend.Romy was performing at the Knockdown Center in Queens on Friday (March 29) when she brought out the Canadian electroclash artist to perform the track from her debut solo album ‘Mid Air’.“Last night in NYC the ICON Peaches @peachesnisker joined us onstage for Did I!!” Romy shared on Instagram over the weekend.“I don’t know how to express how much I love Peaches and what an inspiration she has been to me! Thank you so much for this moment Peaches.”The singer also posted snippets of their performance together, for which they shared the lyrics to ‘Did I’.Check out footage in Romy’s post below.A post shared by Romy (@romyromyromy)Alongside their onstage moment, Romy has announced that a remix of the track by Peaches is coming Tuesday (April 2). “It was a dream to perform with her in NYC and it gave Did I a whole new perspective, can’t wait for you to hear this,” Romy shared.Meanwhile, Romy recently spoke to NME about The xx’s time back in the studio together, sharing that they’ve “learned a lot from our different solo projects”.The artist was speaking on the red carpet of the 2024 BRIT Awards, where she was nominated in the Best British Dance Act category on the night.“We’ve been in the studio since I last spoke to NME and we’re in the studio again next week, so we’re meeting up regularly,” she told us at the BRITs.

An open letter has been sent to the House of Commons Leader, urging for compensation for women affected by state pension changes.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Gala in Los Angeles hit a snafu on Saturday when protestors of the Israel-Hamas war interrupted Jill Biden’s keynote address at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles. Just as the first lady started speaking, about five people rose from their seats and began shouting, “Free Palestine.” One held a sign that said, “Queer Jews Say Ceasefire Now.” The evening serves as a major fundraiser for HRC, one of the country’s leading LGBTQ advocacy organizations. They protestors continued yelling as security ushered them out of the room.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) published a report on Thursday which said that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to adequately communicate changes to women’s State Pension age, and those affected are owed compensation. As a result of its findings, the Ombudsman has asked Parliament to intervene and “act swiftly” to make sure a compensation scheme is established.

Millions of 1950s-born women who lost out when the State Pension age changed cannot afford to wait much longer for compensation, campaigners said as they acknowledged that for some it was “already too late”. Age UK accused the UK Government of “seemingly endlessly dragging its feet in situations when there have been clear findings of fault”, and compared the situation to concerns around the Windrush Compensation Scheme and the Post Office and Contaminated Blood scandals.

Women affected by a change to state pension age, which was not communicated properly, should be compensated, according to a report published today (March 21).

A report looking into how raising the age when women retire has impacted them is to be published on Thursday.

The Work and Pensions Committee has said that uprating of benefits should be guaranteed by the UK Government every year and the Household Support Fund should be made permanent. Committee chairman Sir Stephen Timms said the annual “will they or won’t they speculation” in the run-up to each Budget announcement on whether benefits will rise in line with inflation must end.