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Radio 4,09 Jun 2025,45 mins
Three-quarters of pensioners to get winter fuel payment after U-turn
The World TonightAvailable for over a year
More than three-quarters of pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms a major U-turn. We look at the new policy and the politics of the decision. Who are the Palestinian gunmen shooting at those trying to collect aid parcels in Gaza? And best-selling author Lee Child pays tribute to The Day of the Jackal author Frederick "Freddie" Forsyth, who has died aged 86.
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