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DWP state pension rule change could cost people £20,363
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension age is rising from 66 to 67 under changes legislated in the Pensions Act 2014
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How to watch the solar eclipse from home as it happens next week
The Moon will pass in front of the Sun, casting a long shadow across large parts of Europe
Brits fined £500 after putting litter in rubbish bag next to full bin
One person was fined at London Waterloo, they have told a national newspaper.
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People born before 1961 can get £3,600 boost - and not from DWP
A pension annuity works like a wage after you retire. You use your pension pot to buy it, and it pays you a regular guaranteed income for life.
Vile predator dubbed 'Coronation Street rapist' prison cause of death confirmed
Serial rapist Andrew Davies was given 13 life sentences after a spree of crimes across the north of England in the 1980s
DWP confirms full list of tax-free payments for state pensioners under Andy Burnham
The Treasury has said that anyone whose sole income is the basic or new state pension will not have to pay income tax.
'Pretty' part of the Midlands where house prices are 'lower'
Average house prices tend to be lower than many other areas
Flames and smoke causes panic along busy Birmingham shopping street
A tall column of smoke could be seen from miles away
State pensioners risk HMRC letter on doormat despite Andy Burnham promise
Andy Burnham not to tax state pensioners living solely off their state pension, retirees still face the wrath of the taxman.
Sutton Coldfield murder probe live as man stabbed to death
Two cordons are currently in place
State pensioners born before 1961 can get £9,000 on top of DWP state pension
Standard Life's annuity tracker shows rates have been increased to an 18-year-high.
Warning for drivers over RingGo scam doing the rounds catching them out
Drivers are receiving fake and fraudulent texts from RingGo saying they owe it money.
Man stabbed and slashed at Sandy Banks Nature Reserve as police hunt two attackers
A 32-year-old man was walking on Bembridge Drive in the north of Nottingham, close to Sandy Banks Nature Reserve, when two men got out of a car and launched an attack on him, according to police
Prison guards sent Valentine's cards and gifts to gangster brothers behind bars
Two prison officers are now behind bars themselves, after their 'corrupt' relationships with two drug-dealing brothers were exposed
Warning for Booking.com customers who are staying with host not hotel
If you book accommodation through Booking.com, the terms state that the contract is between you and the host.
HMRC letters being sent out to workers worth £689 on average
A P800 letter is an official tax calculation sent by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Smiling Birmingham assault suspect wanted as public told 'call 999'
West Midlands Police are looking for the public's help to find a man wanted for assault and on recall to prison
Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 'chased by stalker in balaclava'
He says that he came face-to-face with the alleged stalker near his Sandringham home
DWP confirms rule for state pensioners on 3 benefits going into hospital
You must tell the office that pays your benefit as soon as possible if you go into hospital for one night or longer.
Parents of children born between 2002 and 2011 urged to claim £500 handout
From those two years, parents were issued vouchers to open a Child Trust Fund, or HMRC opened one automatically.