54 h. ago Calls for UK drivers over the age of 70 to face major licence change

Experts are calling for mandatory eye tests to be introduced for over 70s renewing their driving licence

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3 d. ago DWP giving £8,300 payouts to women aged between 60 and 70 due to major error

So far, around £104million in arrears have been paid out, with an average payment of £8,377. However, this is only around one-tenth of the original £1.1billion estimate set aside by the DWP last year

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2 w. ago DWP mistake sees over 12,000 Brits receive £8,300 state pension payout

HMRC has been writing to thousands of older Brits over the last few years after confirming a major administration error had occurred, which caused thousands to have lower state pension payments than they should've

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2 w. ago The US credit rating has been downgraded. But there’s an easy fix for our debt | Robert Reich

Instead of cutting taxes on the richest Americans – who hold much of the country’s debt – simply raise themOn Friday, the credit rating of the United States was downgraded. Moody’s, the ratings firm, announced that the government’s rising debt levels would grow further if the Trump Republican package of new tax cuts were enacted. This makes lending to the US riskier.Moody’s is the third of the three major credit-rating agencies to downgrade the credit rating of the United States.They’ll pay even more interest on the growing debt – to the super-rich.They’ll pay higher interest rates on all other long-term debt. (As higher rates on treasury bonds waft through the economy, they raise borrowing costs on everything from mortgages to auto loans.)The debt crisis will give Republicans even more excuse to do what they’re always wanting to do: slash safety nets. So many Americans could lose benefits they rely on, such as Medicaid and food stamps.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, i...

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3 w. ago Republican fiscal hardliners block key vote for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ – live

In a major setback for Trump’s sweeping tax agenda, five Republicans stood in the way of passing the bill from advancing toward a full House vote next weekAlso on Iran, AFP reports that Trump said earlier that Tehran should make a quick decision on an American proposal for a nuclear deal or “something bad will happen”.Speaking in Abu Dhabi as he finished his Gulf tour, Trump said his administration had handed Iran a proposal for a agreement, adding that “they know they have to move quickly or something bad is going to happen”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Government overrules Loch Lomond national park to approve Flamingo Land development

Major conservation bodies and Scotland’s Environment Protection Agency had objected to the plans.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street fans say move 'makes sense' as Rita Tanner drops major decision amid Jenny Connor debacle

Rita Tanner was heard dropping a major decision as she mentioned her grand age in recent scenes of the ITV soap

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4 w. ago Slot confident Liverpool will make ‘new stars’ after Alexander

Slot talks up Conor Bradley in relation to PSG’s Hakimi‘We are going to miss a very good human being’Arne Slot has insisted Liverpool will “generate new stars” when Trent Alexander-Arnold leaves and compared the right-back’s potential successor, Conor Bradley, to Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi.Slot admits Alexander-Arnold’s decision to leave as a free agent this summer has come as a major disappointment. But he urged fans to focus their energies on the team that faces Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday and as “less as possible to Trent, unless it’s positive.” Slot confirmed Bradley will start the game as he plans for life without the Real Madrid-bound defender. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Coronation Street Abi Webster star's age stuns as she marks major personal milestone as co

Coronation Street's Sally Carman-Duttine has been flooded with messages as she revealed she was marking a major personal milestone

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