What is the triple lock on state pensions and why has it been controversial?

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Russia's ballistic missile and jet-propelled drone blitz keeps Kyiv on edge

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OpenAI makes formal apology after AI agent hacked government data in Australia

Questions surround counterterror probe into US air base after suspects were freed on bail

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Video shows Iranian police beating, sexually humiliating teenage detainee

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What is the state pension triple lock and how much would pensioners lose if it’s scrapped?

Pensioners would be thousands of pounds worse off without the policy, analysis shows

Politician beaten to death after radio interview promoting Ebola awareness

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