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Any long-term pensions settlement in Britain must be affordable, the new work and pensions secretary said today. John Hutton was speaking amid reports that the chancellor has major reservations about the findings of the Turner commission on pensions, due to report next week. Lord Turner is expected to recommend an increase in the basic state… Read more »
The Foreign Office (FCO) response to the Boxing Day tsunami in south-east Asia last year was hampered by a lack of trained staff and a misdirection of resources, a new report finds. The joint report by the department and the National Audit Office (NAO) reveals there were not enough staff at emergency call centres, preventing… Read more »
