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Pensions grab means poverty for 1950s women

Pensions grab means poverty for 1950s women

The new and much-vaunted flat-rate state pension is now with us, thanks to the latest round of pension reforms. However, the brunt of the changes has fallen upon some half a million women born in the ...
Pensioner shocked when window smashed by arrow

Pensioner shocked when window smashed by arrow

A woman had a lucky escape when her conservatory window was shattered by – a 2ft- long ARROW. Anita Griffiths, 73, was sitting in her front room when she heard a loud bang and thought something ...
Disabled wrongly denied independence benefit

Disabled wrongly denied independence benefit

Huge numbers of disabled people are being wrongly denied Personal Independence Payments (PIP), tribunals are ruling. A staggering 61 per cent of rejected claims for the benefit are overturned on appea ...