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Foreign secretary Jack Straw has condemned the “depravity” of terrorists who launched mortar bombs shortly before a stampede of pilgrims in Baghdad left up to a thousand dead. Mr Straw described the results of the apparent terrorism as a “most shocking” and a “terrible tragedy”, on a scale that “almost defies our imagination”. The stampede… Read more »
There should be compulsory contributions for pensions and a substantial rise in the basic state pension, an employers’ group has said. The Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) made the call for a radical overhaul of the pensions system in a submission to the government’s commission on the future of pensions. The “three-pillar” plan would involve: an… Read more »
