内容摘要：Earlier in the weekly sitting of the House of Keys, Allinson defended the plans to introduce a system that would see pensions rise by either 2% or inflation, arguing it was

Earlier in the weekly sitting of the House of Keys, Allinson defended the plans to introduce a system that would see pensions rise by either 2% or inflation, arguing it was

She adds: “I think I’m just going to have to go to bed early in hope of avoiding the coldest temperatures.”Age UK have started a petition calling for the rule changes to be delayed - and more than 500,000 people have signed it.

Chris Brooks, head of policy at the charity, says: “The big problem is that a lot of pensioners, often those who are on very low incomes, don't claim what they're entitled to.“Because they don't claim these benefits, they won’t get the WFP. This puts them in a really difficult financial position and lots of them tell us that they won't be able to turn their heating on this winter.”Both Mr Brooks and Ms Emerson told us they are in favour of giving more support to pensioners on low incomes or those who are medically vulnerable.

And not just pensioners - others argue the payment should be widened to some families. Among them is Joan Jones, 76, who says the WFP sits in her bank account as she has “enough income to live on reasonably comfortably”.“There are families with young children who are struggling,” she warns. “Whatever their age, those people who need it should have it first.”

An NHS trust has apologised after a mouse was filmed scurrying through a hospital ward in Kent.

A woman visiting relatives at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham took the video of the rodent on the Tennyson Ward on 15 February.Unite claims the government should have done more to gather evidence on the impact of the cuts before announcing them.

earlier this month, unless the government cancelled the cuts or produced more evidence for them.Now, it has instructed lawyers who are asking the High Court for an urgent judicial review of the policy.

The government did undertake a limited "equality analysis" of the policy, which was disclosed to MPs last week and revealed an estimatedas a result of the change.