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Questions raised over why watchdog backed use of risky investment strategies for major pension funds

A decade on from the start of automatic enrolment, more than 60% of people are at risk of missing out on an adequate retirement standard of living.

Automatic payments taken out of people’s benefits should be halted as claimants battle soaring costs, the Work and Pensions Committee said.

Work and Pensions Committee says the clawbacks should only be restored when inflation reduces or if benefits are increased to reflect the cost of living

From The Simpsons to QAnon via The Stepford Wives, the psychoanalyst’s absorbing study of mind control is part media studies, part political history

From NHS heroes and sporting legends to outstanding community members, here is a full list of awardees from the Queen's 2022 calibrations

The Queen's Birthday Honours List this year is made extra special due to the Platinum Jubilee. We round up all 1,134 recipients including Stella McCartney, Rio Ferdinand, Gregg Wallace, Clare Balding, Bonnie Tyler, Gareth Bale, James Milner, John Torode and Corrie's Antony Cotton

Stephen Timms has become a Knight Bachelor in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

The Commons Work and Pensions Committee said the Government does not have a clear strategy for dealing with the problem.