
Ben Hurst
Executive Editor (Central Content) at Reach PLC
Senior Duty Editor (Network Newsroom), ex Reach regionals head of vid, Bham Mail news editor, Birmingham Post head of news. Views my own........
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2 days ago |
bristolpost.co.uk | Ben Hurst
Likelihood increasing that Chancellor Rachel Reeves to release details 'in week'A possible date for an announcement on who would benefit from an expanded Winter Fuel Payments scheme has been revealed. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today confirmed that the controversial axing of the payment of £2-300 will be reconsidered with a greater proportion of the population over State Pension age set to get it back.
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examinerlive.co.uk | Ben Hurst
A possible date for an announcement on who would benefit from an expanded Winter Fuel Payments scheme has been revealed. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today confirmed that the controversial axing of the payment of £2-300 will be reconsidered with a greater proportion of the population over State Pension age set to get it back. Last year she controversally slashed it for around 10 million pensioners leaving only the poorest who get Pensions Credit eligible.
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lancs.live | Ben Hurst
The Department for Transport has given a new update on growing calls for travellers on buses in England to be given the same help as those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A petition on the parliament website has been growing in support with 63,000 people calling for a change. Currently people over the age of 60 in Scotland, NI and Wales get free bus travel.
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msn.com | Ben Hurst
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express.co.uk | Ben Hurst |Ravi Meah
One person died following complications from catching anthrax (Image: Getty Images)Fears of an outbreak of a notoriously lethal disease have escalated after Thailand reported four cases of cutaneous anthrax to the World Health Organisation (WHO), marking the country's first instances in more than three decades. One person died due to complications from the disease, while the other three were hospitalised. This is the first anthrax-related death in Thailand since 1994.
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