Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden apologised that women born in the 1950s were not sent individual letters about their state pension changes earlier, but said a flat-rate scheme could have cost £10bn

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The director, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, lost a lucrative production deal during the #MeToo era. Now, as Kevin E G Perry reports, he is plotting a Hollywood comeback with an expensive documentary about the First Lady and Trump-backed plans to revive his most famous franchise

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All the latest news, gossip and rumours from the January transfer window

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The unnamed official viewed ‘territorial issues like real estate’, a senior Ukrainian official claimed

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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has hit back at president Trump after he criticised her at an event in Iowa.

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On the latest episode of The Independent’s Well Enough podcast, host Emilie Lavinia is joined by found of Deliciously Ella, Ella Mills.

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Taking out a student loan was once seen as an investment in your future. But as graduates face soaring rates of inflation, they say the loans are leaving them ‘locked’ into debt

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The Greater Manchester mayor was blocked from standing in the northwest seat

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Paris couture has taken a lighter, more down-to-earth approach this season, focusing on restraint with impact

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Natasha Carayol said she believed high blood pressure was simply something she ‘lived with’

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The former foreign secretary and head of the International Rescue Committee NGO, tells Nick Ferris that aid cuts must be reversed if the world’s most fragile countries are to have a chance at adapting to the climate crisis

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Pat McFadden said advertising campaigns at the time meant ‘the vast majority of 1950s-born women already knew the state pension age was increasing’.

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Former presenter is as known for his colourful life as for his years presenting and reporting for the BBC and Channel 4

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Salt has arrived in Sri Lanka for a three-match T20 series.

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Meta’s new wearable glasses have spawned a whole new seam of ‘content’: men covertly videoing their attempts to pick up women and uploading the footage to social media. Helen Coffey digs into this latest toxic trend

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Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan underwent a medical procedure for an eye ailment last week at a government hospital in the capital and is in good health, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said

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Celebrate love with these stellar dine-in deals

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Scotty's Castle was once the domain of a famous scam artist

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The driver of the minibus was trapped in the wreckage

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The former Manchester United midfielder has won his first two games in charge since succeeding Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford.

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A mayor miraculously survived an RPG attack in a dramatic shootout that left four people dead in the Philippines.

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