The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates keeping the triple lock in place could add £45bn a year to public spending by 2050. The think-tank claims such levels of spending would produce “insurmountable pressure” for a “much higher” state pension age. IFS economist
Gil Brandt, overshadowed by coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm as part of the trio that built the Dallas Cowboys into “America’s Team” in the 1970s, has died. He was 91. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Brandt died
Jan Jongbloed, the Netherlands goalkeeper who was a runner-up in two World Cup finals as part of the famous “Clockwork Orange” teams in the 1970s, has died. He was 82. The Netherlands Football Association announced the death on Thursday. Despite being one
Today marks 26 years since the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, which stunned the nation on August 31, 1997. More than two decades on, the royal still has a noble legacy for her humanitarian work and iconic style, the latter of
W.E.B. Du Bois, American sociologist, author, activist and co-founder of the NAACP, died on this day in history on Aug. 27, 1963, in Accra, Ghana at age 95. “He was an activist who was the most important Black protest leader in the
Renowned journalist Talal Salman, the visionary behind one of Lebanon’s most prominent Arabic-language independent newspapers, has passed away on Friday after battling an extended illness. Salman, an ardent Arab nationalist, drew inspiration from the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdul-Nasser and dedicated much
WWE legend Terry Funk has died at the age of 79, the wrestling promotion confirmed on Wednesday. Funk was widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in the history of the sport. His storied careers spanned several decades, starting in
The fastest growing population to try marijuana these days is not rebellious teenagers. Guess again. New research from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual federal report that began over 50 years ago to provide up-to-date data on the use
Women around the world are choosing to freeze their eggs (a process known as oocyte cryopreservation) more frequently. This is especially true among the youngest adult generations. The number of egg-freezing cycles increased from 16,786 in 2020 to 24,558 in 2021, according
One in three (34 percent) people believe the legal voting age should be reduced to 16, according to a poll. Research of 2,000 adults found 42 percent think real change could happen if younger people’s voices were heard from an earlier age.