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PENSIONS CRISIS: Market chaos could wipe out TEN YEARS of retirement income
PENSIONERS who retired last year are at risk of losing a decade's worth of retirement income as a result of market chaos, experts have warned. Retirees who put their cash into income drawdown plans at the start of last year could have already seen around two years of income wiped, according to pension provide Aegon. The...
EU is a ‘fascist, communist dictatorship!’ Who is the latest personality to back a Brexit?
TEAM Brexit is made up of an eclectic mix of personalities but the latest figure backing the anti-EU campaign may be the biggest surprise of them all. This out fan is one of the world's most well-known conspiracy theorists. David Icke, the former goalkeeper turned BBC Grandstand presenter who famously declared himself the...
US election: Cruz-Kasich pact ‘desperate’ says Trump
Donald Trump says a pact formed by his two rivals for the Republican presidential crown is a desperate act. He lambasted Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich over the alliance they announced late on Sunday. Under their plan, Mr Cruz and Mr Kasich will give each other a free run in state primary votes next month....
All-Prince top five in midweek chart
Pop star Prince is on course to dominate the UK charts this week, as mourning fans rush to buy his music. The musician holds every spot in the top five in the midweek chart update, with 16 albums set to enter the top 100 the Official Chart Company says. His 2001 retrospective The Very Best Of is at number one, followed by the...
Saudi Arabia agrees plans to move away from oil profits
The Saudi cabinet has approved sweeping economic reforms aimed at moving the country away from its dependence on oil profits. Just over 70% of revenues came from oil last year but it has been hit by falling prices. One part of the plan will see shares sold in state-owned oil giant Aramco to create a sovereign wealth fund....
Angelina Jolie Meets with Ban Ki-moon Leads Today’s Star Sightings
Angelina Jolie was doing some good in the Netherlands. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Jolie, at Special Envoy of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in The Hague, Netherlands. .@UN_Photo Rick Bajornas's shot of @UN Secretary-General & Mrs Ban with @Refugees Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt....
US ex-Senator Wofford, 90, to remarry to a man
A former US senator will get remarried this week — to someone of a different sex from his first spouse. Harris Wofford, 90, wrote an opinion article in the New York Times voicing strong support for same-sex marriage. He said he felt lucky to live at a time when marriage had been "strengthened" in this way. Mr...
WAR ON ISIS: Obama marches extra troops into Syria in bid to WIPE OUT sick terror group
PRESIDENT Barack Obama is set to put more American boots on the ground in Syria in a bid to wipe out Islamic State. He is set to announce the decision to send 250 more troops into the war torn country to support local forces, a state official has revealed. The decision comes amid growing hopes that the so-called caliphate, also...
Mexico missing students: Government ‘hampered’ independent inquiry
A panel of international experts investigating the disappearance of 43 Mexican trainee teachers in 2014 says the government of President Enrique Pena Neto has hampered its inquiries. In its scathing final report, the experts also dismissed the conclusions of the official inquiry. They said officials failed to pursue the...
President Sisi urges Egyptians to ‘defend state’ ahead of protests
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has urged citizens to defend the state and its institutions ahead of planned anti-government protests. In a televised speech, Mr Sisi said attempts to destabilize Egypt would not succeed if the country stood united. Security has been stepped up across the country, with officials...
Obama dismisses N Korea proposal to ‘halt’ nuclear tests
US President Barack Obama has dismissed North Korea's proposal to suspend nuclear tests if the US ends its annual military exercises with the South. On Sunday Mr Obama told reporters that the US did not take such a proposal seriously and that Pyongyang would "have to do better than that". The North's foreign...
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Divorce: ‘Salt’ Actress Felt ‘Betrayed’ After Learning Husband and Jennifer Aniston Almost Had A Baby? ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’ Stars Now Splitting?
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been plagued with several split rumors even before their marriage. However, up until now, the bankable couple has been keeping mum about the real status of their relationship. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston almost had a baby Now, new reports claimed that Angelina and Brad are on the verge of...