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The biggest rail workers’ union has warned that raising the state pension age would be met with protests and direct action. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said a government review had sparked fears of a big increase in the pension age. RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “The UK state pension is already one of the worst in the entire developed world, which is a direct result of decades […]

Walking 7,000 steps a day may be enough to protect against a number of diseases, a new study suggests. While many people have the goal to get 10,000 steps in their daily routine, some find this target difficult to achieve. But new research suggests “sizeable” health benefits – including a reduced risk of dementia, heart disease and premature death – can still be seen from fewer daily steps. Even modest […]

Disorder in Essex was a “signal flare” of rising unrest and exposes cracks in police forces across the country, the head of a police body said. There has been a series of demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel in Epping since an asylum seeker was charged with sexual assault this month. Chairwoman of the Police Federation, Tiff Lynch, wrote in The Telegraph that the disorder was “not just a troubling one-off”. […]

A national strategy to tackle pensioner poverty is needed, according to MPs. The Government should also decide on – and ensure – a minimum level of retirement income, the Work and Pensions Committee urged. Once set, a plan should be created for everyone to reach that level, it added. Given that the state pension is the core of the Government’s offer to pensioners, a guiding principle should be that it […]

Liverpool sealed their deal for striker Hugo Ekitike while Marcus Rashford said Barcelona “feels like home” after joining the LaLiga champions on loan from Manchester United. At Euro 2025, Aitana Bonmati’s extra-time winner saw Spain set up a final clash against England with a 1-0 win over Germany. Liverpool land Ekitike Liverpool have completed the signing of striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt. A deal was reached between the two […]

House price growth expectations have been reduced for this year amid wider global uncertainties, according to a forecast. But the potential for house price growth over the next five years has been upgraded, due to a more relaxed approach to mortgage affordability tests, according to the predictions from property firm Savills. It expects to see house prices across Britain rise by 1.0% on average across this year and by 24.5% […]

Wes Streeting has told hospital leaders “we have your backs” ahead of a five-day strike by resident doctors, according to a report. The public are being urged to keep coming forward for NHS care during the walkout, set to begin on Friday, NHS England said hospitals and local teams have been preparing before the strike, which begins at 7am on Friday, and have plans in place to “minimise disruption to […]

A woman and two children who were killed in a shooting in Co Fermanagh are understood to be a mother, her son and daughter. The mother is aged in her 40s, but the ages of her two children have not been confirmed. A fourth person, a man, is in a serious condition in hospital after the incident in the Drummeer Road area of Maguiresbridge. All four people are members of […]

The repatriated remains of some of the British victims of the Air India crash were wrongly identified, a lawyer has said, with grieving families left struggling to say goodbye to their loved ones. The London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a medical college shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport on June 12, killing 241 people on board. Some 169 Indian passengers and 52 British nationals were killed, making it […]