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BBC workers to strike in pensions row
Thousands of BBC staff members are set to stage two 48-hour strikes in a row over controversial plans for changes to their pensions – that could interrupt coverage of key political events.
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BBC scraps universal free TV licences for over-75s
The government’s been accused of a “wrongheaded act of sabotage” after the BBC’s decision to scrap the free licence fee for everyone aged over 75.
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Will expat pensioners really cost the NHS £1 billion?
Media reports say that a bad Brexit deal could double the UK health bill for British expat pensioners. But the statistics appear to be inflated.
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FactCheck: is the BBC picking on Ukip?
Nigel Farage has accused the BBC of bias for questioning him about problems with Ukip election candidates. Does the complaint stand up?
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Jeremy Clarkson attacks BBC in sweary rant
The suspended Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson says at a charity gala he wants to do “one last lap” of the programme’s test track before he is sacked.
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Going Dutch – should our pensions be modelled on Holland’s?
Dutch-style collective pensions are reportedly due to be unveiled by the government in the Queen’s Speech, but would they leave us better off?
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Jeremy Hunt hints at pensions punishments at CQC
Jeremy Hunt has suggested that any executives responsible for a cover-up at the Care Quality Commission could be stripped of their pensions.
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Radio interference row between Sri Lanka and BBC
Amid growing alarm over the muzzling of the media in Sri Lanka, its state broadcaster has denied censorship in a row that has seen the suspension of BBC World Service broadcasts.
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Pensions could boost home ownership
Parents and grandparents will be allowed to draw on their pension pots to secure deposits for young family members in a bid to boost home ownership, Nick Clegg says.
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FactCheck: How many pensioners are selling their homes to pay for care?
“When we contacted both those organisations, they distanced themselves from the claim, saying they had never made any assessment of how many homes are sold each year to finance healthcare.”
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Talks open to resolve pensions dispute
Government and unions have opened negotiations to resolve the pensions dispute following Wednesday’s industrial action which saw public sector workers take part in the biggest walkout for 30 years.
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FactCheck: The truth about the public sector pensions row
All the mud-slinging between the unions and the government tends to obliterate the facts. The unions are striking over government plans to make them pay more into their pensions. But beyond that simple statement of fact, there’s a lot of murk, claim and counter-claim. The unions say the changes to the pensions will make them worse off. Ministers say on the contrary, an improved deal on the table would leave many low and middle income earners better off. What’s the truth?
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FactCheck: are public sector pensions unaffordable?
Are public sector pensions set to cost the taxpayer more money as Francis Maude MP claims? FactCheck investigates.
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BBC News staff begin strike
BBC TV and radio news programmes were disrupted today after thousands of staff went on strike in a pensions row. Channel 4 News looks at what programmes are on, and off.
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BBC strike is sign of things to come
Today’s BBC strike is a “foretaste of things to come” as budget cuts hit the national broadcaster, former Channel 5 Chief Executive David Elstein tells Channel 4 News.