Pensions
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Penguins ‘pose for selfie’ in Antarctica
In Depth Flightless birds inspect filming equipment left near their colony
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Scientists discover secret 'supercolony' of penguins in Antarctica
In Depth Scientists had previously feared that the Adélie penguins' numbers had been in decline because of climate change
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Carillion collapse: accounting watchdog investigating KPMG
Speed Read Work and Pensions Committee querying deferred pension contributions in separate probe
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Carillion: Theresa May pledges clampdown on private-sector pension abuse
Speed Read PM vows action after Carillion collapse leaves £900m pension deficit
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Automatic pension saving to begin at 18
Speed Read Every adult British worker will begin saving into a workplace pension unless they opt out
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UK pensions ‘among worst in developed world’
Speed Read UBS says British retirees are more dependent on private pension provision
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A million women worse off after pension age changes
Speed Read IFS says 60 to 62-year-olds have lost an average of £32 a week - while government gains £5.1bn a year
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How the state pension age has evolved and why it's rising again
In Depth No one qualified with the pension was first introduced. Now too many people do
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Thousands missing out on full state pension
In Depth Some people do not have the 35 years' of NI contributions needed - even if they have been in constant work
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Pensioners '£20 a week better off' than working families
Speed Read Property, private pensions and state's 'triple-lock' policy push older people's incomes above their children's
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Unmarried woman wins right to partner's pension
Speed Read Case could have implications for co-habiting couples working across the public sector
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What next for annuities after government U-turn?
Speed Read Plans to allow annuities to sold on have been abandoned over fears market will not offer value
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Why the state pension is more complicated than you think
In Depth Even the government's own department in charge of the benefit didn't understand how it worked
By Ruth Jackson Published
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Government 'rushes through' crackdown on rogue pension firms
Speed Read New laws include a 'fit and proper' person test and minimum cash reserves for scheme operators
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