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Alex Evans

Reporter · GB

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Alex Evans

    New ban hitting wood burners announced as fireplace rules made more strict (opens the original)

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    A ban on some wood burning stoves could be introduced under new laws to tackle indoor pollution in people’s homes. Labour has unveiled its new Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) which contains a raft of policies aimed at reducing waste and cutting pollution. Under the proposals set out in the plan, which also includes new food waste bin collections, manufacturers of wood burners would be banned from selling older models unless they meet new standards, though burners already in use would not be

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Alex Evans

    Martin Lewis explains what will happen to state pension rise without triple lock (opens the original)

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    Money expert Martin Lewis has set out what is ‘really likely to happen’ after the shock announcement by Prime Minister Andy Burnham that the triple lock is set to be axed to help pay for social care. The financial expert took to his X account in an attempt to tackle the confusion surrounding the bombshell change, including the mistaken belief that it means that the state pension won’t rise at all. The triple lock is the financial mechanism through which the DWP state pension payments are automat

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alex Evans

    Older state pensioners can get extra £739.60 payment before October (opens the original)

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    Some older state pensioners will be paid a second DWP state pension payment before October worth up to £739.60. Those who retired before April 2016 are given less per week than new state pensioners in their basic weekly payments, at £184.90 rather than £241.30 for new state pensioners, even after the recent Triple Lock boost which added another 4.8% in April (though this is not including any Additional Pension or SERPs payments they can get, unlike new state pensioners). But despite the overall

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alex Evans

    State pensioners under 77 can get extra £965.20 payment before October (opens the original)

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    Some state pensioners will have a boosted September with a second DWP state pension payment worth another £965.20 depending on National Insurance circumstances. Those who retired after April 2016 are able to get a maximum of £241.30 per week in their basic state pension payment, assuming a full National Insurance record. In April 2016, those qualifying for a state pension would have been aged 66, so the oldest that a new state pensioner could be now is 77, depending on where their birthday falls

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alex Evans

    10 new UK rules and laws Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner just announced (opens the original)

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    Andy Burnham pledged to tackle the issues politicians “usually avoid” in his first Labour Party conference speech as leader. The Prime Minister fleshed out his plans for free social care in England, announcing a change to the pensions triple lock to pay for it, while also revealing his intention to overhaul the electoral system and bolster public control of the water industry. Andy Burnham has tearfully announced sweeping changes to UK laws and rules including on the state pension triple lock an

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