BBC
June 2026
Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
But instead of splashing the extra cash, or saving up for holidays or a house deposit, he's decided to squirrel more of it away into his workplace pension
It just mathematically doesn't make sense… There has to get to a point where that state pension is taking up too much of the budget and can't exist in the way that it exists right now,
The majority of my friends don't pay into pensions and instead decide to take their whole wage [after taxes] and spend it how they see fit. A large proportion goes on travels or holidays,
Money always comes back, time doesn't. The world is so vast, we shouldn't wait till the last 10/20 years of our lives to go out and see it!"
At this rate I don't think anyone's ever going to retire, I think everyone will just have to fend for themselves in the end."
Britain's state pension system was built for a different era. We can't keep pouring money into a system that is increasingly unaffordable."
I'm going to have to increase the amount of my paycheck that goes into a private pension, which obviously isn't good with cost of living through the roof,
Renting in retirement increases your chances of pensioner poverty, and they do face challenges to save, as younger people, that previous generations didn't face when they were at the same age,
I don't believe that I'll be a recipient of a state pension. I know a lot of people my age don't think they're going to be... There just won't be enough money,
I currently don't pay into a pension, actually I never have. I'd way rather have my money now and use it to live life,
E-scooters being advertised for commuting despite UK road ban
But only rented e-scooters can legally be ridden on roads, cycle paths and in parks in the UK
Women with PMOS should have yearly NHS checks, says health watchdog
PMOS, which affects around one in eight women, used to be known as polycystic ovary syndrome but was renamed in May to better reflect the broad impact it can have across the body
It was so disheartening to be told, until I was finally diagnosed in my mid-30s, that my symptoms were just part of being a woman,
UK charities launch Venezuela earthquakes appeal
Fifteen UK aid agencies including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children have come together to ask the public to donate
The people of Venezuela desperately need urgent humanitarian support from across the globe,
'Normal birth drive' criticism removed from maternity report, expert claims
The campaign, which encourages vaginal birth without any medical intervention and is backed by many midwives, has been found to have contributed to avoidable deaths and harm in other reviews
Why India's cockroach protesters are still on the streets in over 40C heat
The protesters, who call themselves "cockroaches", belong to an online satirical movement called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
None of this was intended or planned. It was just meant to be satire, but as millions began signing up, people started saying we also want to turn this into a serious movement because no other political party is talking about our needs or hopes and aspirations. I was kind of forced into it by our supporters,
The movement is growing by the day, and the momentum is strong,
It's the early days, so no issues. But I don't think much about health. It's either death or this series of indefinite hunger strikes, whichever comes first
I had just come back from the gym and was playing FIFA on my PS5 when I saw the chief justice's comment,
The education system has immense problems, but even the examinations are failing. I'm here to support these youths in their movement to bring accountability in education with the minister for education,
Even I didn't think I'd be allowed to leave the airport. I was expecting to be arrested,
They are not from well-to-do families. They are from very poor, very marginalised families. These are the sort of students that I teach in my class,
I'm preparing for the police recruitment exam, but I worry about a paper leak which would spoil my future,
Plea for households to read energy meter as prices rise
Bill payers are being urged to submit a meter reading as household energy prices rise by 13% for millions of people in England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday
The Iran ceasefire gave the markets some breathing room, but this is a pause, not a resolution to the conflict. What comes out of the final agreement, if there is one, will matter enormously for energy prices,
We are starting to see some signs of improvement in people's finances,
Energy inefficient homes take lives in winter and will increasingly threaten the most vulnerable in summer,
US Supreme Court has dealt heavy defeats to Trump, while expanding his power
And while this decision was a blow to Trump, it brings to an end a Supreme Court term that has mostly continued a trend of recent years
There will be occasional deviations, but I think this is a very strong, very conservative court with the broadest conception of presidential power that we have ever seen,
Dangerous heatwave to hit US ahead of holiday weekend
It comes after Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave scorched several countries over recent days, with temperature records broken across the continent
Rape-accused bagged drugs at addict's home, court hears
I asked who she was and how old... she said 23,
They'd hug,... He adored the ground she walked on."
She seemed fine... he seemed normal,
Three-year-old rescued and taken to hospital six days after Venezuela quake
Community tensions are rising as access to assistance remains constrained,
There's an increased risk now of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases" such as measles and diphtheria due to low vaccination coverage,
Patient tests negative after Ebola alert at Glasgow hospital
The outbreak in Africa has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO)
There are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in Scotland and the risk to the general public remains low."
Why Starmer's defence plan leaves next PM with £4.7bn headache
Extra defence funding gives 'certainty' to businesses
It is the largest increase in defence spending since the Cold War in the 1980s, with £270bn earmarked for defence over the next four years
Ukraine really changed everything in warfare and I think the rest of the world is learning from it.
Half of government should be female, Labour women tell Burnham
Andy Burnham is being urged by female Labour MPs to commit to a 50:50 gender split within his government should he become prime minister in July
We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government."
Critical incident declared at Addenbrooke's A&E
Australia sues Amazon for making allegedly unfair contracts with subscribers
For more than a decade, Prime Video was a commercial-free streaming offering that was included as part of Amazon's popular Prime subscription, which is sold as an upgrade on its core delivery service
Consumers who wanted to avoid ads were left with no choice but to pay more to maintain the service they'd initially signed up for
Those contracts included five terms permitting [Amazon Australia] to unilaterally make materially adverse changes to its services (including, but not limited to, Prime Video) and the terms governing those services, without any contractual entitlement for subscribers to receive refunds or other meaningful redress,
Those subscribers were provided with a degraded, ad-supported Prime Video service for the balance of their prepaid term unless they paid for the ad-free option
Former youth worker guilty of child sex offences
He has been released on bail and is due to be sentenced at the same court on 24 July
Asylum seeker jailed after small boat crossing
Friday Rout, from South Sudan, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday to a young offenders' institution after admitting attempting to arrive in the UK without valid clearance on 26 May
Self-evidently the dinghy was crossing a busy shipping lane and was very overcrowded
I consider the public concern regarding this particular method of entry to the UK means the offence is so serious that an immediate sentence of imprisonment is demanded."
Patient tested for suspected Ebola virus at Glasgow hospital
Starmer defence plans will cut Welsh budget, says first minister
It would of course be for an independent Wales, in years to come, to decide on what kind of association or membership it would have with Nato,
Police officer who assaulted child spared jail
The children had been compliant up until the point that the victim, egged on by the other boys, stood in front of the police car to stop it being driven,
He ignored his fundamental duty to protect a vulnerable person and, instead, used violence and vile language to intimidate and scare him. "... I want to stress that his actions are, in no way, representative of our organisation nor the vast majority of our officers, staff and volunteers who come to work every day with the sole intention of serving our communities."
Frank Gardner: Key points from government's defence spending plan
Mother and daughter died from collision — inquest
There was nothing within the physical evidence to indicate emergency braking immediately prior to or post-impact but this does not preclude it from having occurred,
I saw two shadows of pedestrians. The car in front was higher than mine, so I did not have a clear view.... They were holding hands. They stepped out in front of my car."
For the family the feelings of loss and grief are hard to imagine."
A full evidential review was conducted based on the evidence we gathered,
The fact we have no accountability or answers means it's even harder to deal with what's happened. "... I am