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• The Guardian view on women’s pensions: a feminist issue | Editorial

  06-10-2019 19:30
  A court ruled against the BackTo60 group last week. But the 1950s-born activists’ fight against injustice goes onSome means must be found to ease the hardship faced by the 1950s-born women worst affected by pension age changes. Last week the high court rejected the arguments in a judicial review brought by the campaign group BackTo60. The group argued that changes to the law in 1995 and 2011 were discriminatory on grounds of sex and age, and that 3.8 million women should be compensated. Bu
  
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• Cavalier attitude of banks | Letter

  06-10-2019 18:33 via theguardian.com
  Banks need to treat their customers better, says Margaret ProsserWe go into a high-street bank and we are expected to conduct all of our own transactions. Next to no personal service. Now we discover that communities have to apply to a fund if they want access to their own money (Need a cash machine? Apply to the £1m fund, 2 October).I am absolutely clear on the need for the banking system to be profitable, and I understand the changing use of cash, cheques etc. However, this cavalier, tak
  
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• Number of Viagogo customers dives after Google ad ban

  06-10-2019 18:19 via theguardian.com
  UK website visitors plunge almost 80% with visits to global website down by two-thirdsThe number of music, theatre and sports fans using tickets website Viagogo has plummeted after its adverts were banned from Google.Google removed Viagogo from its paid-for search results in July, accusing the company of breaching its advertising rules. Continue reading...
  
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• Without the Beeching report there might not have been Brexit

  06-10-2019 13:00
  The reshaping of the railways left deep scars, with towns and villages isolated, and London all-importantThere are expert government reports that quickly gather dust. There are reports that seem as if they will make a difference but are quietly forgotten about. There are reports that actually matter. And then there’s Beeching.Even now, 56 years after its release, you don’t need to be a transport buff to know about the Beeching report. Following its publication in March 1963, hundreds
  
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• Pensions scandal: broken promises, cruelty and contempt

  06-10-2019 09:07
  Despite the setback in the courts, few would dispute the injustice faced by those 1950s women who have lost six years of benefitsLast week, in a landmark case, the high court decided that almost four million women born in the 1950s would not be compensated for the money they lost – for some individuals up to £40,000 – when the female pension age was raised from 60 to 66.Julie Delve, 61, and Karen Glynn, 63, from the campaign group BackTo60, challenged the Department for Work an
  
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• How your title deeds could make you liable for repairs to the local church

  06-10-2019 08:00
  Those unaware of restrictive covenants can become liable for life-changing sums out of the blueTom and Lisa Aldiss* had just bought their first home when the demand arrived. A housing association they had never heard of claimed the developer had breached a restrictive covenant by building their house and demanded they pay £45,000 or face legal action.Restrictive covenants appear on the majority of title deeds for properties in the UK and can prohibit certain uses, alterations or developmen
  
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• How your title deeds could make you liable for archaic obligations

  06-10-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Those unaware of restrictive covenants can become liable for life-changing sums out of the blueTom and Lisa Aldiss* had just bought their first home when the demand arrived. A housing association they had never heard of claimed the developer had breached a restrictive covenant by building their house and demanded they pay £45,000 or face legal action.Restrictive covenants appear on the majority of title deeds for properties in the UK and can prohibit certain uses, alterations or developmen
  
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