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MYSTERIOUS: Silver voices - What They Never Told You

As most TV viewers tune in via broadband, will 2034 signal the death of Freeview?

The aerial-accessed service has a fast-dwindling audience but when exactly to switch the platform off is proving highly divisive

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Robert Halfon quits as minister and James Heappey confirms resignation, paving way for mini reshuffle – as it happened

Robert Halfon quits as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister as James Heappey confirms decision to step down

The Guardian - UK

The TV licence fee scandal: why are 1,000 people a week being casually criminalised?

Each year, tens of thousands of UK citizens are charged with non-payment of their TV licence fee – from the man who missed payments while in hospital, to a woman with a brain injury who forgot to pay

The Guardian - UK

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Royal Mail fails to hit first-class delivery target in every UK area

One-third of letters in some parts of the country don’t arrive the next day – despite the rise in stamp prices

The Guardian - UK

As UK landlines go digital, fears grow for vulnerable people whose home phone is a lifeline

Campaigners say BT’s switch to Digital Voice is too fast and will leave many unable to make calls in an emergency

The Guardian - UK

UK Government under pressure to protect 'lifeline' terrestrial TV

THE UK Government is coming under increasing pressure to guarantee the future of “lifeline” traditional TV and radio for decades to come ahead…

The National (Scotland)

Older holidaymakers face 'prohibitive' travel insurance costs

Routine change in blood pressure medication led to demand for extra payment and accusation of price-gouging

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New petition calls for guaranteed Freeview TV and radio channel access through aerials for millions of older people

Aerial signals are currently only guaranteed until the early 2040s.

Daily Record

Campaigners urge Government to fight for traditional TV and radio signals

The Broadcast 2040+ has written to the Culture Secretary warning that millions of viewers could lose access to terrestrial television from the mid-2030s onwards

Daily Mirror

Pensioners launch 'guaranteed' £200 a week petition amid cost of living crisis

A petition, which has been signed by almost 14,000 people, is calling for a guaranteed minimum £200-a-week payout. The demand comes amid rising bills due to the soaring cost of living.

Edinburgh Live

More than 13,000 sign petition calling for guaranteed £200-a-week UK pension

A group of pensioners is calling for the weekly rate to go up due to the cost of living crisis

Wales Online

Pensioners call for £200-a-week guaranteed income as cost of living crisis deepens

The Silver Voices group has launched a petition on the Government website calling for a hike in the weekly rate

Daily Mirror

Pensioners left 'bitterly disappointed' at Tory Nadine Dorries in TV licence row

Older people's group Silver Voices lashed out at the controversial Culture Secretary in the latest development in the over-75s' free licences dispute

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