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It takes just over a year for boredom to set in for retirees
It takes just over a year for boredom to set in for retirees, a study has found. Getting used to life with no set routine, a huge amount of spare time and staying at home with their partner every day gets too much for some. One in 10 even admitted to being bored of retirement and itching for something to do after just five months away from work. Research of 1,000 retirees aged 45 and over, commissioned by National Citizen...
Giant prehistoric sea dragons that roamed the oceans more than 200 million years ago
It would have made the iconic ichtyosaur even more terrifying than previously believed. Some were almost as big as a blue whale.
‘Lame duck PM’ workers’ rights assurances ‘meanginless’
The government’s approach to protecting workers’ rights after Brexit has been heavily cristicised. With claims that the substitutes are “not worth the paper they are written on”. The prime minister said: “We have as a country led the way in workers’ rights while maintaining a flexible labour market. The enormous success of our jobs market and the wealth of opportunities for workers across the nation have long been underpinned by the policies and standards that exceed the minimums set by...
A man stabbed in an early morning attack in London’s West End is “not expected to live”
Joe Gynane, 34, also accused of stabbing boy, 16, in second attack within hours
MP Fiona Onasanya failed to overturn her conviction
Labour MP and solicitor Onasanya, 35, had been jailed for lying during her speeding court case
Tories welcome 2% fall in rough sleeping last year – but fail to acknowledge 165% increase since 2010
Theresa May’s Cabinet today welcomed the first fall in rough sleeping since 2010 after numbers dropped by 2 per cent, but failed to acknowledge the 165 per cent increase since 2010 when the party took the keys to number 10. The figures, which have been described as a "2 per cent slowing down of the tsunami", emerged last week and have been trumpeted by Communities Secretary James Brokenshire to promote a £1.2 billion investment in homeless services. He said: "Councils...
Conservative party suspends 14 members for posting Islamophobic or racist comments on internet
The Conservative party has suspended 14 members for posting Islamophobic or racist comments on internet amid accusations of "insititutional Islamophobia" in the party. Accusations of racism and Islamophobia have dogged the Tory Party in recent years amid calls for an inquiry. Yesterday the Tory Party came under criticism for allowing an activist suspended for "vile" racist comments to stand as a councillor. Peter Lamb is to sand as a councillor for Harlow District Council in May. He had been suspended...
Man murdered his lover and hid her body in the boot for three days, court hears
Jamie Lee Warn denies killing Zsuzsanna Besenyei
Cruel repeat tests of 270,000 pensioners for PIP disability benefit to be scrapped
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Amber Rudd has announced changes to the disability assessments in order to receive Personal Independent Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC). From spring around 270,000 disabled pensioners will not have their personal independence payment (PIP) awards regularly reviewed. During a speech at disability charity Scope's offices today, announcements include: • A new system from 2021 to allow people to share evidence between Universal Credit (UC) and Personal Independent Payment (PIP) • A...