42 h. ago State pension age rising next year for people born in certain years

The State Pension age is set to increase by one year from 66 to 67 by 2028 - and there could be even more changes to come as the UK's finances continue to struggle

Politics

56 h. ago easyJet issues airport update for people born after certain date

The airline made an announcement this morning

Politics

3 d. ago Scots missing out on £123m in unclaimed child trust funds including thousands from low income families

Most people born between 2002 and 2011 - including thousands from low income families - have savings through the Child Trust Fund scheme launched by ex-Chancellor and PM Gordon Brown in 2005.

Economics

6 d. ago HMRC wants people born between certain years to claim over £2,000

HMRC wants those who are eligible to 'cash in their stash'

Economics

1 week ago Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship

A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily

Politics

1 week ago Nine checks people should do before pension age rises next year

The State Pension age is set to start rising from 66 to 67 next year

Politics

1 week ago Financial checks people should do before State Pension age rises next year

Pensions, mortgages, benefits and personal finances should all be checked before turning 67.

Economics

1 week ago People born 'one day late' to miss out on £300 winter fuel payment after government change

The payment is back online next year - but some Brits won't be eligible because the pension age is changing in 2026

Economics

1 week ago Former DWP employee issues stark warning over planned State Pension age rises

The UK Government plans to increase the State Pension age to 67 by 2028 with a further rise to 68 in 2044.

Events

1 week ago DWP to increase State Pension age next April for millions of people

The State Pension age is set to rise between 2026 and 2028

Economics

2 w. ago People born after this date will lose £13,000 in 2026 in 'pensions steal' says expert

A BBC expert has explained how the changes will affect people born on or after one date and added 'the losses don't stop there'

Economics

2 w. ago New State Pension age changes set to delay retirement payments for millions of people

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028 with a further rise planned to 68.

Economics

2 w. ago Strictly viewers voice concern for Ellie Goldstein after spotting upset star being supported by pro dancers

STRICTLY viewers have voiced concern for Ellie Goldstein after spotting the upset star being supported by professional dancers during the show. The model, actress and author is breaking barriers for people born with Down's syndrome as the first contestant with the condition to take part in the show. Over the past decade, Ellie has appeared in...

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3 w. ago Europe’s ‘most popular capital’ for city breaks is just an hour’s flight from the UK

It is not too difficult to work out why the aviation routes between the UK and Dublin are so well used, given the large number of people born in Ireland who now live in the UK

Politics

3 w. ago The 9 towns, villages and city districts where Britain's oldest ever people were born

There must be something in the water, as they say, in these towns, villages and city neighbourhoods.

Politics

3 w. ago DWP health benefits threat for people born before date as new secretary 'not ruling anything out'

Interviews this morning Pat McFadden MP refused to rule out tightening eligibility for universal credit

Society

3 w. ago Warning over ‘dramatic’ rise in UK state pension age without government reform

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

Events

4 w. ago ‘There’s a basic decency among British people’: Hope Not Hate’s Nick Lowles on how to defeat the far right

Lowles has spent his entire adult life organising against fascism, facing countless threats as a result. He discusses the street confrontations of the 80s, foiling a murder plot, Nazi satanists – and the urgent need for optimism and actionIn 1979, a 10-year-old Nick Lowles saw a hard-right party political broadcast. Born in Hounslow in London, he had moved to Shrewsbury when he was seven: “A very white town. There was a British Movement march soon after we moved up there.” Theirs was a “small-P political household”. His dad was a social worker, his mum worked for various charities. “She was from Mauritius, and now on the telly, the National Front were saying they were going to send people who weren’t born in Britain home in six months. I was petrified that my mum was going to get sent home.” The ambient racism of 70s and 80s Britain permeated everything. “I just remember being scared,” Lowles says. “We used to go on holiday and I tan really easily. I was frightened of coming back to...

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