4 h. ago State Pension age set to rise next year for people with specific birthdates

The State Pension age will increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

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31 h. ago Spanish town ordered to scrap religious festivals ban mainly impacting Muslims

Jumilla’s ban on gatherings in public sports centres breaches right to religious freedom, says MadridSpain’s central government has ordered officials in a Spanish town to scrap a ban on religious gatherings in public sports centres, describing it as a “discriminatory” measure that breaches the right to religious freedom as it will mainly impact Muslims.“There can be no half-measures when it comes to intolerance,” Ángel Víctor Torres, the minister for territorial policy, wrote on social media on Monday. Rightwing opposition parties, he added, “cannot decide who has freedom of worship and who does not”. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Spain's leftist government orders town to scrap its plan to ban Islamic festivals, declaring it 'racist'

The ban was supported by Spain's conservative People's Party (PP), who said it sought to 'promote and preserve the traditional value' of the area.

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48 h. ago New call for UK Government to scrap planned State Pension age rise to 68

The New State Pension age is set to start rising to 67 from next year.

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6 d. ago DWP State Pension warning as future payment age suggested to Brits

The State Pension age is already set to rise in the coming years, but a pensions expert has warned that it may need to increase even further in order to remain sustainable

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7 d. ago Thousands of people in one age group could get pay rise under new plans

The Government have set out plans to increase the pay of young workers across the UK

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7 d. ago State pension age could hit 80 unless major changes made, expert warns

The state pension age is already set to increase to 67 but an additional rise is on the agenda too

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3 w. ago Key checks people should do before Pension age rise next year

This will be the first in a series of planned increases to the State Pension age, with a further rise from 67 to 68 to be implemented between 2044 and 2046.

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