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What is the triple lock and why are people talking about it?

The triple lock guarantees that the state pension is not overtaken by inflation or wage increases.

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What is the triple lock and why are people talking about it?

The triple lock guarantees that the state pension is not overtaken by inflation or wage increases.

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Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it’s a gamble

I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.

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Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it’s a gamble

I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.

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Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it’s a gamble

I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.

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US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy takes effect as trade war drags on

It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.

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Burnham says public body will invest in electricity grid

The prime minister said he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader.

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Warning more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.

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OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns

The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.

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UK tries to stop Trump’s diesel export ban

John Healey said the government is in talks with the US over Donald Trump's threat to stop exports.

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