New call for debate on WASPI campaign findings into impact of State Pension age changes on women

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful.With the help of stylists and Lopez selected an oversized suede jacket with fringe sleeves for the occasion. She accessorized the look with snakeskin knee-high boots, a silver Coach bag, white Fendi sunglasses, and silver Tabayer earrings.

Johnny Depp has returned.

Jennifer Lopez is putting her best foot forward at New York Fashion Week.

Christmas at Dunham Massey lights up with the return of the after-dark illuminated festive trail. The popular National Trust venue in the North West will host the event between Friday, November 17, and Sunday, December 31, 2023.

The 1975 have added new dates to their 2024 UK and European ‘Still At Their Very Best’ tour.Due to popular demand during this week’s presale, extra dates have been added at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on August 8 when the tour will now kick off, London’s O2 on the 14 and Manchester AO Arena on the 17.Tickets go on general sale for all UK dates from tomorrow (September 8) at 10am BST from here. You can view the full list of new dates below.A European run will then follow in Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin, Milan and many more, before they wrap up at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany on March 22.The newly announced dates will follow the band’s 32-date North American tour, which starts in Sacramento, California on September 26.

Millions of households across Great Britain are at risk of becoming ill because they are not switching on their heating when it is cold, a consumer watchdog has warned. A Which? survey of 4,000 people found high energy bills had led to almost nine in 10 households (85%) trying to cut back on their energy usage, while nearly half (46%) said they had not turned their heating on when it was cold last winter.

State Pension is a contributions-based benefit that provides essential financial support for 12.6million older people across Great Britain, including more than one million living in Scotland. Of that overall total, more than 1.4million people are also receiving additional support through Attendance Allowance.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a new consultation on changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). The consultation will look at updating the WCA’s categories so they better reflect the modern world of work and the opportunities more readily available to disabled people.

Energy firm OVO has joined calls for energy standing charges to be abolished for vulnerable households as it confirmed it will not be passing on the latest increase on October 1 when the new price cap comes into effect. OVO chief executive Raman Bhatia warned that households were facing a prolonged period of high prices compounded by wider cost of living pressures that would leave millions struggling unless urgent action was taken.

Two railway stations in central Manchester have been named as among the worst in the whole of the UK for train delays. Manchester Victoria came in as second worst and Manchester Oxford Road was joint third.

At Home With the Furys has become one of the UK's most-watched TV shows - and the only Netflix programme to make it into the top 50 most viewed in the same period. The series, starring boxer Tyson Fury and his family, became available on the streaming service on August 16.

Manchester Airport has issued fresh guidance for passengers after Monday’s air traffic control fault led to major travel disruption. The airport said it was operating a ‘near normal flight schedule’ on Wednesday after two days of cancelled and delayed flights.

There are 22 million people across the UK claiming at least one benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). That number includes 12.6 million older people in receipt of State Pension payments, a contributory benefit only available to those of retirement age with at least 10 years’ worth of National Insurance Contributions.

The Equalizer film franchise, said director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) – and he considered using the tech on new film The Equalizer 3.Speaking to NME in an exclusive interview to promote vigilante ex-hitman Robert McCall’s third outing, in UK cinemas August 30, Fuqua said: “I definitely thought about it a lot. Especially now with the new technology and the AI and all of that kind of stuff… Is there a story to be told about how [McCall] became this person – the younger version. I’ve had that conversation with Richard Wenk [who co-wrote all three Equalizer films] quite a bit.”De-aging older actors has become commonplace in recent years, with an 80-year-old Harrison Ford getting the treatment for a flashback scene in Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny; and Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman aging down Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino.

Newly updated figures show that during the ongoing cost of living crisis, people in the UK claiming their State Pension entitlement only just break even despite a record-breaking increase to weekly payment rates in April. The research, conducted by pension advisors Almond Financial, looked at the State Pension in comparison to the average cost of living in the UK.

An estimated 188,000 people in Scotland are affected by some form of sight loss with that figure expected to double by 2031, according to the charity, Sight Scotland, formerly known as Royal Blind. Three out of four people with a visual impairment are aged over 65, with around 8,000 adults of working age registered blind or partially sighted.

Pension experts are urging older people to check the interest rate they currently have on their savings accounts after new research indicates that at least half of retirees could be missing out on hundreds of pounds each year. Pension Bee warns those missing out most are people with an interest rate of three per cent or less.

Manchester Psych Fest will transform a corner of Oxford Road into a festival hub - including yoga and street food - when it returns next month (September 2).

Piers Morgan has been slammed on Twitter after posting a controversial joke about the FIFA Women's World Cup final.The broadcaster, who is well known for regularly sparking controversy, took to Twitter during the England vs Spain match, and wrote: "Seem to be a lot of very over-emotional women on here right now. Calm down, it’s only a game of football… ([crying laughing emoji])" Football fans were quick to slam Piers, with many referencing his own emotional outbursts, including storming off the Good Morning Britain set during a row about Meghan Markle.

The BBC were forced to apologise to viewers, following a rather awkward on-air blunder during the Women's World Cup final. Just moments after kick-off, viewers watching on the BBC took to social media to complain that they could hear the Spanish commentary over the English.