52 m. ago The average age women can expect to empty their pension pot – and why it is younger than men

Some female retirees could end up with a 14-year shortfall between their private pension funds running out, and the end of their life, L&G said.

Politics

57 m. ago People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £434 each month

Nearly half a million people are receiving either £290 or £434 every four -week pay period for arthritis.

Economics

64 m. ago The Windsors and Drop The Dead Donkey star Haydn Gwynne leaves massive fortune to her two sons after her death aged 66

It has now been revealed Ms Gwynne's will states the bulk of her estate will pass to her two sons Orlando and Harrison.

Events

77 m. ago Reviving the woolly mammoth isn’t just unethical. It’s impossible | Adam Rutherford

At a time when US scientists are under attack from their own government, the illiteracy around these elephantine fantasies is dangerousYou will never ever see a living woolly mammoth. While this is an obvious truth to most geneticists, zoologists and mammoth experts, the endless promises that you might get to meet an extant version of this very-much extinct elephantid apparently necessitate me typing it.The latest on the conveyor belt of mammoth resurrection stories came this week in the form of a slightly hairy mouse. Colossal Biosciences, the US company behind the “woolly mouse” and ensuing media frenzy, published a non-peer-reviewed paper in which it has genetically engineered a mouse to express a gene that relates to mammoth hair, resulting in a mouse with slightly longer hair than normal.Dr Adam Rutherford is a lecturer in genetics at UCL and the author of How to Argue With a Racist Continue reading...

Politics

77 m. ago I just turned 40 and my life is not what I hoped for. How can I make it better for myself? | Leading questions

It’s scary that life can disappoint us in big ways, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. You can either change how you’re living, or how you feel about itRead more Leading questionsI recently turned 40 and I feel that everything is coming to an end, rather than it being the middle of my life. I spent much of my 30s caring for my elderly parents while I lived in insecure share houses. I was single for all those years, apart from a couple of brief relationships. My mother died during the pandemic and my father moved cities and is now looked after by one of my siblings. I am terrified of losing him, but he is increasingly frail each time I visit, which I’m not able to do often due to my job.I still work in a junior role despite my age and I did not manage to maintain friendships as my experience was so different from theirs. I am being bullied at work and I find it heartrending that I spend my days in an environment where this is happening, while not being able to see my fathe...

Politics

1 hour ago John Swinney rejects calls to lower school leaving age to 14

The First Minister said the Tories do not actually want to lower the school leaving age despite suggesting the policy change.

Politics

2 h. ago Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling

Social security is a highly efficient safety net. But the president’s crypto plans and job cuts leave Americans holding the bagElon Musk said on Joe Rogan’s show last week that social security is “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time”.Rubbish. In a Ponzi scheme, a con artist lures investors into a fake investment project, pockets the cash, and then gets new “investors” to funnel cash to the older ones – until new recruits slow down and the whole thing collapses. Suckers are left holding worthless bags. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Roy Ayers dead: Tributes as 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' artist dies aged 84

The family of Roy Ayers confirmed the musician died after a long illness

Events

2 h. ago Important health warning issued to women who 'don't have sex often'

The researchers found that females between the ages of 20 and 59 who had sex less than once a week were at a 70 per cent increased risk of death within five years.

Events

2 h. ago Europe can’t just hope for the best with Trump. Ukraine needs all the arms we can send | Frans Timmermans

Member states must stop squabbling over trivial matters – and a firmer stance against states that promote Putin’s and Trump’s agenda is needed tooFrans Timmermans is a former vice-president of the European CommissionAfter US vice-president JD Vance’s speech in Munich last month, most European leaders came to the conclusion that our world has fundamentally changed. The Pax Americana that long ensured peace, security and freedom in Europe is over. Anyone who still doubted this will hopefully now realise, after the disgraceful treatment Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy endured last Friday at the White House, that we can no longer rely on the Americans for our collective security.We must hope for the best, but hope is not a policy. We – the Netherlands, the EU, and all western countries standing with Ukraine – must prepare for the worst. The question is this: how do we keep Ukraine free and independent, and how do we protect our economy, our freedom and democracy, and our borders...

Politics

3 h. ago NHS issues norovirus 'not over' warning as families must be careful at mealtimes

England’s top doctor says 'winter is not over for us' as the NHS struggles with norovirus, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the UK Health Security Agency issues a warning

Events

3 h. ago A third of employees admit to being more wasteful at work than at home, according to study

Can you spot all the ways employees are wasting money?

Society

3 h. ago 'Game changer' collagen supplement 'eases joint pain' and makes skin 'glow'

The popular supplement has received rave reviews from shoppers who claim the product has transformed their skin and hair

Politics

3 h. ago Gracie Abrams Glasgow Hydro Stage Times: Gig set times, support, tickets, likely setlist and age restrictions

The first two gigs of her UK tour have been rescheduled due to illness, but Gracie is still on track to play Scotland.

Politics

3 h. ago Fred Stolle dies at 86 as tributes paid to Wimbledon and tennis commentator icon

Former Wimbledon finalist and iconic commentator Fred Stolle has died at the age of 86 as tributes pour in for the legendary tennis star

Events

3 h. ago Oliver Glasner is already loved at Crystal Palace – will he become their greatest manager?

The Eagles are going places after a slow start under Austrian boss

Society

4 h. ago DJ Funk, trailblazing Chicago ghetto house producer, dies aged 54

Charles Chambers was a key innovator in dance music, speeding up beats and adding raunchy lyrics, and inspiring Daft Punk and JusticeDJ Funk, the producer who coined the term “ghetto house” and was one of the Chicago scene’s key innovators, has died aged 54.His death was confirmed by close friend and collaborator DJ Slugo, who announced the news via a post on Instagram. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Scientists identify supplement that can 'slow the ageing process' in groundbreaking new study

A major new study has found that just one gram a day of one nutritional powerhouse can 'slow the ageing process'

Politics

4 h. ago Scientists find the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it rewrites the history of our planet

Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of life.

Science

4 h. ago YouTuber Andrew Cross dies aged 36 after being taken off life support following horror crash

Andrew Cross, who was known as the Desert Drifter to his fans on YouTube, has died at the age of 36 after being taken off life support following a car accident

Events