2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (271+ words) Seven-time Grand Slam champion Jamie Murray has retired from tennis after a "tough year". The 40-year-old, who had not played since last August's US Open, said he was "excited to enter the real world". Murray retires after 'tough year of…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (1275+ words) Russell Findlay announced the Scottish Conservative manifesto on Tuesday Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has defended his plan to give pensioners a "500 tax rebate while cutting spending on child and disability benefits. The Tories have proposed tax breaks alongside welfare…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1069+ words) The age at which millions of people can claim their state pension is starting to rise to 67 from Monday, when the monthly payments also go up. The current state pension age is 66 but this will increase in stages over the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (528+ words) The reductions to contributions are set to take effect from 1 June Pension contributions for public employees have been reduced due to surpluses in the funds. The Treasury and Exchequer said there was a surplus of "456m in the Public Employee Pension…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (585+ words) Sue and Pete Hanne said their visit to Windsor Castle had been 'amazing' A couple are preparing to retire after 34 years of sharing their home with vulnerable adults who cannot live on their own. Sue and Pete Hanne, from Hereford,…...

4+ week, 13+ hour ago  (691+ words) VR headsets helping patients in Gloucestershire Patients have been trialling headsets which allows them to virtually escape hospital walls and enjoy a local day out. The Places to Escape project in Gloucestershire has been immersing patients at the Gloucestershire Hospitals…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (977+ words) Bosses at embattled Capita have apologised for the saga which has left thousands of retired civil servants without pension payments. Capita took over the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme in December, but said it inherited a backlog of…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (73+ words) The Chief Executive of Capita Public Services has apologised for the serious delays thousands of civil servants are facing simply to get paid their pensions. Richard Holroyd was speaking to MPs on the. .. Use BBC. com or the new BBC…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (507+ words) Dr Joseph Kendall and colleague try out the virtual reality headset Patients at a mental health unit in Kent are to get the chance to travel abroad - without ever leaving its four walls. It is all thanks to a new…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (626+ words) The headset will help patients undergoing radiology treatment to relax more Patients undergoing lengthy procedures in Coventry are being offered virtual trips to the beach, forest or mountains to help alleviate pain and anxiety during treatment. The trial is focused…...