The Department for Work and Pensions admits to a large backlog of new sickness benefit claims, as tens of thousands await a decision beyond the 13-week assessment period.

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Ministers admit benefits backlog

People about to retire this year expect their pensions to be lower than retirees in the previous four years, with a fifth expecting incomes of less than £10,000.

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New retirees expect lower incomes

Thousands of workers at Unilever are to stage a series of 24-hour strikes in a row over pensions, unions announce.

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Unilever workers to stage strikes

The government has made no savings by raising the public sector pension age to 67, says a leading pensions consultancy.

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‘No saving’ in upping pension age

There has been a ‘seismic collapse’ in private sector pensions, with nine out of 10 defined benefit schemes closed to new entrants, a report warns.

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Private sector pension ‘collapse’

A union leader has said she is hopeful of a breakthrough on teachers’ pensions on a key day of negotiations.

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Hope for pensions ‘breakthrough’

What’s the one commodity Mike Shanahan could sell near the end of his second disappointing season in charge of the Washington Redskins ? Hope. Hope in young playmakers on both sides of the ball. Hope in an improving defense. Hope in the future of a real foundation. Now, what’s the one commodity the coach and franchise architect literally just saw go up in smoke? Read full article > >

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Drug suspensions? Meet the new Redskins, same as the old Redskins

Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams and tight end Fred Davis were officially suspended without pay for four games by the NFL on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the league. Suspensions begin immediately for the pair, who had failed multiple drug tests. Williams reluctantly accepted the penalty earlier Tuesday, according to a person familiar with his situation. Davis’s response was less clear; he had been exploring whether he had other options than accepting the suspension, which was hammered out in a deal between the NFL and the NFL Players Association, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Read full article > >

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NFL suspends Redskins’ Trent Williams, Fred Davis

The downgrading of Britain’s growth forecasts has made the case for public sector pensions reform more urgent, Labour peer Lord Hutton tells the BBC.

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Pension deal urgent, says Hutton

The government’s public sector pensions policy is given a major boost following a ruling at the High Court.

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Pension inflation move ‘lawful’

Hopes of an early deal in the pensions dispute between teaching unions and the government are played down by both sides as talks resume.

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Early pensions deal ‘not likely’

Public sector workers strike over pensions

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Business groups are counting the cost of the public sector pensions strike, although none have estimated the cash damage.

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Business assesses cost of strikes

Hospital managers say Wednesday’s public sector pensions strike means thousands of non-emergency operations will be postponed.

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Strike means delayed operations

Passengers at Heathrow airport could face 12-hour delays next week when immigration officers go on strike over pensions, airlines are warned.

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Strike threatens Heathrow chaos