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The full rate of the new state pension will increase from £230.25 to £241.30 a week, and the full basic state pension will shoot up from £176.45 to £184.90 a week22:30, 04 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesMore than 12 million people will be handed a state pension boost of up to £575(Image: Getty)More than 12 million people will be handed a state pension boost of up to £575 under the triple-lock guarantee.In line with average earnings growth, pensioners will enjoy a rate rise of 4.8%, the Department for Work and Pensions confirmed.The…

UFO boffs say we should be 'optimistic' about meeting extra terrestrial life after world leaders came out to say they believe aliens could be 'demons' here to torment us.Sian Hewitt22:43, 04 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesAliens should not be feared(Image: Getty Images)Alien hunters have stressed that we should not be scared of aliens, as they probably just want to be our mates. UFO boffs say we should be "optimistic" about meeting extra terrestrial life after world leaders came out to say they believe aliens could be "demons" here to…

By REV GILES FRASER, VICAR OF ST ANNES, KEW Published: 22:07, 4 April 2026 | Updated: 22:10, 4 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag); s.src = src; prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev); }("https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/1.17.0/async_bundle--.js", document, "script")); --> <!--…