Russell Crowe, Chris Evans, Jennifer Lopez and Mel Gibson are among the acting nominees for the 44th edition of the tongue-in-cheek ceremony, which will take place in Los Angeles on March 9, the night before the Oscars.The most nominated film this year is Expend4bles, the fourth instalment of the action franchise starring Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone, with seven nominations, including Worst Picture, Worst Director and Worst Supporting Actor for Stallone.Horror revival The Exorcist: Believer received four nominations, as did Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, both also up for Worst Picture. That category is rounded out by shark thriller Meg 2: The Trench and DC Extended Universe film Shazam! Fury of the Gods.Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania also picked up four nominations, including Worst Director and Worst Supporting Actor for both Michael Douglas and Bill Murray.Crowe is nominated for his role in The Pope’s Exorcist, while Evans’ turn in Ghosted also earned him a nod, alongside his co-star Ana de Armas.
State Pension age change investigation findings due early this year will apply to all WASPI women
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An independent investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) into changes made to the State Pension age is expected to conclude early this year. The Ombudsman recently confirmed any recommendations it makes to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), following the publication of its final report into ‘injustice caused by the maladministration’ of changes to the State Pension age, will be applied to “everyone who has been similarly affected” by the failings it identifies.
That will include any recommended financial remedy and could see around 3.6 million women born in the 1950s receive compensation after waiting five years for the outcome. The PHSO investigation began in 2018, but due to the complexity of the case, some 650 pieces of evidence had to be reviewed, and after a legal challenge funded by thousands of WASPI women (Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign) into stage two (injustice) findings, it agreed to look again at its decision, causing further delays.
It recently shared an update on progress of the investigation on its website and explained the reasons for the delays to the publication of stage two and stage three (remedy).
The PHSO said: “We had intended to publish our final investigation report by the end of March 2023. Following a legal challenge, we agreed to look again at part of our stage two findings. This has delayed the publication of our final report.
“We have now looked at our findings and have shared our provisional views about injustice resulting from the maladministration we identified during stage one, and our thinking about remedy, with complainants, their referring MPs and the DWP. They all have an opportunity to comment on our provisional views before we
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