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Waspi women latest: Reeves claims millions knew about pension changes amid backlash over compensation Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the decision to refuse compensation for the Waspi women, saying 90 per cent were aware of the impending changes to the state pension age. Calls for women born in the 1950s to receive thousands in compensation – after the state pension age was increased from 60 to 65 – have been rejected by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall. Ms Reeves, who supported the Waspi campaign in opposition, said she understands why women are “disappointed” but that it would not be…

A murky mild start in the south with strong winds, strongest being across the Pennines and exposed western coasts with rain spreading eastwards later. Turning colder in the north and west with blustery showers turning wintry over high ground. Tonight: Heavy rain spreads across the south through the night. Clears into the North Sea by dawn. Cold in the north under clear skies which can lead to a ground frost.

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Police missed clues about dangers of far right before summer riots in England Intelligence gaps, especially around social media analysis, led to failures, report findsPolice intelligence missed clues about the dangers posed by the far right before the summer riots across England, a police chief has said.Andy Cooke, the chief inspector of constabulary, also said police were too slow to mobilise after disorder broke out, meaning some violence wasworse than it would otherwise have been, with the chance to thwart some of it missed. Continue reading… Police missed clues about dangers of far right before summer riots in England https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/18/police-missed-clues-dangers-of-far-right-summer-riots-england