WASPI issues new State Pension age compensation warning to all women born in the 1950s

In the hours after the UK’s first TV election debate this month, the two main political parties turned to the same device to hero their leaders. The Conservative Party filmed two cabinet members watching the debate, sipping wine, and lauding their boss Rishi Sunak. Labour put the focus on voters, all of whom sat on their sofas heralding Keir Starmer. 

since held gigs in intimate and unconventional settings across the world with the likes of Ed Sheeran, The National, Olivia Dean, Billie Eilish, Leon Bridges, Hozier and Wolf Alice, as well as many small acts.The company are aiming to capture the attention of music industry execs travelling through the busy terminal during festival season. The stage, coined The Heathrow Introducing Stage, aims to platform a multitude of up-and-coming British artists across jazz, folk, pop, rock, R&B and soul.Among the first acts to take to the stage yesterday (June 25) were China Bears, The Halfway Kid and R&B artist Olivia Nelson, who was shortlisted for this year’s Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition.A post shared by heathrow_airport (@heathrow_airport)“The Heathrow Introducing stage isn’t just about providing entertainment, it’s about propelling careers to new heights,” said Karoline Komolafe of Sofar Sounds.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might have walked away from their Royal duties - but they have been immortalised in new artworks by an artist who also painted Queen Elizabeth II.They depict the pair, who quit the UK for California four years ago this summer, as Royals from the past, complete with their own historic titles. Meghan's portrait is called Returning White Queen and sees her as Dame Elizabeth Grey, the politically influential wife of King Edward IV.

Nestled in the mountainous landscape of north west Tenerife, sits the quaint village of Masca. The tiny village, home to only around 90 inhabitants, boasts an amazing vantage point for views of the surrounding peaks and the North Atlantic Ocean.

Thunderstorms are set to batter parts of the UK thoughout Tuesday putting a dampener on our summer spirits.The Met Office has issued several weather warnings for areas across Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, and the East Midlands. The weather warnings are in effect for a solid 10 hours, starting from 11am until 9pm tonight.

The latest figures from the Scottish Government indicate there are around 850,000 people living in Scotland with some form of hearing loss and of those, 70 per cent are over 70 - some 595,000. Across Great Britain, there are believed to be 12 million adults living with a hearing condition or deafness, however, just 35,633 of them are receiving extra financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP) or Attendance Allowance.

Busted have revealed that they have been working on new music with former Bring Me the Horizon musician Jordan Fish.Speaking to Rolling Stone UK prior to their set on Friday (June 14), the ‘Year 3000’ singers shared that they have been working on “experimental” new music alongside Fish, with what is set to be the follow up to 2023’s ‘Greatest Hits 2.0’.“We’re currently in the process of writing a new album and we’ve been out in LA with Jordan Fish,” said Busted’s Charlie Simpson.He continued: “We’re doing some writing with him and we’ve got some great songs already. We want to try and get a whole bunch of songs that we can choose from because I think this next album is very important for Busted. We had such a great year last year and I feel like there’s a lot of love out there for Busted.

Liam Gallagher “almost” played there earlier this year.Last month, the former Oasis frontman joked that if his show at the city’s Co-Op Live Arena wasn’t “sorted” in time, then he would have to play at Lidl instead.At the time, the Manchester venue was going through a torrid series of complications and delays as it was trying to open its doors, causing Gallagher to make the quip on social media.Gig in LIDL— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) May 2, 2024And now, the Newton Heath branch of the supermarket, the closest one to Co-Op Live, has unveiled a commemorative blue plaque, bearing the words “Liam Gallagher. Legend.

A cold and wet start to the summer is set to improve from the middle of next week, forecasters have said.

Earlier this week the Conservative Party confirmed in its manifesto that if elected as the next UK Government, it will press ahead with welfare reforms which include a new Fraud Bill. This will be in addition to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill which was announced last year and due to the General Election has not progressed beyond the second reading in the House of Lords to the Committee Stage.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that the State Pension currently provides a regular financial income for nearly 12.7 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland. This payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance (NI) contributions.

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The Conservative Party manifesto confirms that a General Election win on July 4 will see the introduction of the ‘Triple Lock Plus’, a new measure that will ensure the Personal Allowance - which has been frozen at £12,570 since April 2021 - rise in-line each year with the Triple Lock. This guarantee would mean that the Personal Allowance is always higher than the maximum rate of the New State Pension, which is now worth £11,502 annually.

Prince Harry's old chums from his Eton and military days are reportedly steering clear of him due to their strong dislike for Meghan Markle, according to a royal expert.

The Liberal Democrats have launched their Party manifesto which pledges to maintain the State Pension Triple Lock, in a move similar to that of Labour and the Conservatives. They have also pledged to ensure women born in the 1950s, who have been affected by changes to the State Pension age, are “finally treated fairly and properly compensated”.

Sløtface have announced their new album ‘Film Buff’ and have shared their inspirational single ‘Ladies Of The Fight’.The Norwegian act wrote ‘Film Buff’ – their third studio album –in collaboration with producer and songwriter Preben Sælid Andersen (Hajk, Death by Unga Bunga). According to frontwoman Haley Shea, she found inspiration in film and the cinematic world while creating the LP.

The State Pension now provides a regular income for nearly 12.7 million older people across Great Britain, including more than one million living in Scotland. The payment is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age - now 66 for both men and women - and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance contributions.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have shared a new version of Led Zeppelin‘s classic track ‘When The Levee Breaks’.The live cut of the song, which you can listen to below, is their first single since their second collaborative album ‘Raise The Roof’ was released in 2021.This version, which the pair have been performing on their recent North American tour, features guitarist JD McPherson, drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, string player Stuart Duncan and multi-instrumentalist Viktor Krauss.During the tour, the pair have also performed Zeppelin classics ‘The Battle Of Evermore’ and ‘Rock And Roll’, as well as a medley that includes ‘Gallows Pole’.Their tour will continue until September 1 where it wraps up in Vail, Colorado. You can purchase any remaining tickets here.The duo last toured together in 2022, which itself was their first complete tour in 12 years.Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Led Zeppelin’s long awaited documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin is finally set for a cinema release.The authorised film, which was first announced in 2019, has been acquired for release by Sony Classics Pictures in a number of countries including North America, Latin America, Southeast Asia (except for Japan) and the Middle East.

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show UK inflation fell to the lowest level in nearly three years in April. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate slowed to 2.3 per cent, down from 3.2 per cent in March and is now the lowest level since July 2021 when inflation was recorded at 2 per cent, which is the Bank of England’s target level.

Strongman Eddie Hall made a striking MMA debut on Friday night by defeating TWO men in a handicap match. Hall, aged 36 and crowned World's Strongest Man in 2017, returned to combat sports for the first time since his loss to his fierce rival Hafthor 'The Mountain' Bjornsson in a boxing match at the World Freak Fight League event in Blackburn.