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State Pension: Expert outlines criteria to qualify Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In England, residents are able to receive this “freebie” benefit once they reach the state pension age, which is 66. However, the Government looks set to raise the age threshold for receiving the state pension in the next couple of years. As a result of this, over 60s in the UK will have to wait longer to claim their state pension sum and free bus pass . Related articles New gas boiler threat - install heat pump or we'll devalue your home Gas boiler ban shock – homeowners face £30k bill to install heat pumps Under current Government plans, the … [Read more...] about State pension warning: Over 60s could wait longer for free bus pass after rule change

Published 1 day ago comments Comments Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Plane ticket prices will rise this summer due to high demand for European beach holidays, Ryanair has said. Airline boss Michael O'Leary said he expects prices for flights to rise by a "high single-digit per cent". He said the airline's lower fares were currently driving an increase in passenger numbers, helping the company's recovery from the pandemic. He said he hoped the airline would return to "reasonable profitability" in its current financial year. The firm reported annual losses of €355m (£302m) on Monday, saying its recovery from Covid restrictions being lifted had been impacted by the Omicron variant and the war in Ukraine. The conflict in Ukraine has driven up global oil prices with concerns supplies from Russia, a major exporter of fossil fuels and jet fuel, could be … [Read more...] about Ryanair warns flight prices to Europe will rise this summer

Published 2 April 2021 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A council breached human rights when it banned adverts for an evangelical Christian event, a court has ruled. Blackpool Borough Council and Blackpool Transport Services removed bus adverts in 2018 for an event in the resort featuring preacher Franklin Graham. Judge Claire Evans said at Manchester County Court the move disregarded "the right to freedom of expression". The council said it remained committed to "promoting equality and diversity [and] eliminating discrimination". 'We are doomed' Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham, is known for his controversial views on same-sex marriage and Islam. Despite protests and an attempt to bar him from entering the country, Mr Graham hosted an evangelical rally at Blackpool Winter Gardens in 2018. When asked about his views at the time by … [Read more...] about Franklin Graham: Blackpool bus ad ban ‘breached human rights’

Terceras elecciones presidenciales y legislativas en Bulgaria en lo que va de año El actual presidente, Rumen Radev podría obtener un segundo mandato; firme partidario de las protestas contra la corrupción del año pasado, tiene buenas posibilidades de obtener un segundo mandato de cinco años. Seguimos con el Cambio, un partido anticorrupción formado por el exministro de Economía Kiril Petkov y el exministro de Finanzas Asen Vasilev , quedaría en segundo lugar según las encuestas. El partido se formó tras las últimas elecciones anticipadas. La formación conservadora Ciudadanos por el Desarrollo Europeo, del cuestionado exprimer ministro Boiko Borisov , reiteradamente acusado de ser un corrupto es la primera en la intención de voto. Las conversaciones para una hipotétrica coalición serán difíciles y el éxito no está garantizado. Sería posible que se celebraran unas cuartas elecciones, pero la presión de la opinión pública para formar Gobierno será enorme. … [Read more...] about Terceras elecciones en Bulgaria en 2021

La ciudad francesa de Grenoble autorizó este lunes el uso del llamado "burkini" en las piscinas públicas, reavivando uno de los debates más polémicos de Francia sobre la vestimenta religiosa. El alcalde de Grenoble, Eric Piolle, ha defendido la medida, pero se ha topado con una feroz campaña de oposición. "Decidimos abandonar juntos esta sesión, porque, como señalaron los miembros de la mayoría, no era legítimo que el alcalde tomara esa decisión. Porque está claramente favorecido por la minoría aquí, y también está apoyado por una minoría de residentes de Grenoble", expresó Alain Carignon, concejal opositor a la aprobación del "burkini", mientras abandonaba el Ayuntamiento con otros miembros del Consejo en señal de protesta. La cuestión de la vestimenta para la piscina toca temas muy sensibles en Francia, como el temor a la influencia del Islam y las amenazas al apreciado laicismo del país. Los intentos de varios alcaldes locales del sur de Francia de prohibir el … [Read more...] about Francia | Grenoble despenaliza el uso del “burkini” en sus piscinas públicas

By Stephen Walker Published 19 November 2018 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The Conservative Party's relationship with the DUP on the issue of Europe is "completely broken", Ken Clarke has said. The former chancellor described his party's confidence-and-supply pact with the DUP as a "bit irregular". He said DUP politicians had reached "the limit of their patience" over Theresa May's Brexit approach. The prime minister on Monday renewed efforts to sell her draft EU withdrawal agreement. Live updates: May and Brexit developments May: Ousting me won't help Brexit Reality Check: What does the draft agreement reveal? Rules for any challenge to Theresa May She insisted to business leaders at the CBI that her withdrawal deal has been "agreed in full", even as some Tory MPs continued to press for late changes. Ministers from the remaining 27 … [Read more...] about Tory-DUP relationship ‘broken over Europe’ – Ken Clarke

Published 1 day ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Face masks are no longer required for passengers flying to many EU destinations, but Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain are among countries keeping the mask rule. The EU's easing from Monday is in line with changing Covid guidance on public transport across Europe. France has lifted the face mask obligation on planes, trains and buses. But Italy requires passengers to keep wearing the more protective FFP2 masks on public transport until 15 June. In the 27-nation EU, the other countries that still require face masks on flights are: Portugal, Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The EU-wide easing was announced last week by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), whose executive director Patrick Ky said "it is a relief to … [Read more...] about Covid mask rule partially eased for EU air travel

Katya Adler @BBCkatyaadler on Twitter Published 23 November 2018 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing How much of a threat is the Spain/Gibraltar question to the Brexit summit on Sunday? Well, it could turn out to be either huge or simply a puff of smoke. Madrid and Downing Street say they are working on it. There's not much time left for the question to assume either form. UK Prime Minister Theresa May meets EU leaders in Brussels to sign off on the Brexit texts in just over 36 hours. Brexit: Where are we now? Your guide to EU jargon Grandstanding for his domestic audience aside, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez feels hoodwinked and angry. Gibraltar is of great national interest, and hurt pride, for many Spaniards. It became official government policy during the Franco dictatorship to get back what Spaniards nickname "El Peñón" … [Read more...] about Brexit: Will Spain’s Gibraltar concerns crash on The Rock?

Rien ne prédestinait Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano à devenir Reine d’Espagne. Fille d’un journaliste et d’une infirmière, elle fait tout d’abord carrière comme journaliste et présentatrice à la télévision, couvrant, les attentats du 11 septembre ou encore la guerre en Irak. Une carrière à laquelle elle tourne le dos en 2003, par amour. Fiancée à l’héritier du trône, Letizia sera désormais princesse. Première roturière à monter sur le trône d’Espagne, Letizia sera aussi la première divorcée à porter la couronne. Elle a en effet été mariée moins d’un an à son professeur de littérature de 98 à 99. Le roi Juan Carlos et la reine Sofia s’opposent d’ailleurs au choix de Felipe. Mais celui-ci leur tient tête. Il épouse Letizia en 2004. Ses premiers pas de princesse sont difficiles : Letizia a du mal à séduire les Espagnols, qui lui reprochent sa froideur lors de ses apparitions publiques. Le peuple voit en elle une carriériste ambitieuse et vaniteuse. La presse à scandales se gausse de ses … [Read more...] about Letizia : un atout pour Felipe VI?

By Steve Rosenberg Published 1 hour ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war Russia's mainstream media outlets offer a view of the Ukraine war that is unlike anything seen from outside of the country. For a start, they don't even call it a war. But our Russia editor reflects on a rare exchange broadcast on state TV. It was an extraordinary piece of television. The programme was 60 Minutes, the flagship twice-daily talk show on Russian state TV: studio discussion that promotes the Kremlin line on absolutely everything, including on President Putin's so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine. The Kremlin still maintains that the Russian offensive is going according to plan. But on Monday night, studio guest Mikhail Khodarenok, a military analyst and retired colonel, painted a very different picture. He warned that … [Read more...] about Retired colonel speaks out on Russian TV