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My firm deducts my pension contribution then sits on it for three weeks

Do I have the right to challenge the delay in forwarding the employees' contribution due to the detriment this may have to pension performance?




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How do I protect my pension in falling markets? Steve Webb replies

I am 51 now and would like to retire at 60. I realise I need to be looking long term, but at the moment I just see thousands slipping away. Is there anything I can do to protect my pension pot?




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Will I inherit any of my terminally ill husband's state pension?

My husband is terminally ill now. Will I receive any of his state pension when he dies? This is Money's pensions columnist, Steve Webb, explains how the rules work according to a couple's ages.




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Will my state pension increase if I get properly divorced?

I have just found out I'm not divorced after 30 years. My state pension is very low. I'm only getting £78 per week. My husband gets a full pension. If I get divorced now, would I get more?




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Will my final salary pension be affected by the coronavirus crisis?

This is Money's agony uncle Steve Webb explains how final salary schemes work, and what happens to them in financially turbulent times.




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My inherited pension pot is down a fifth in value - what should I do?

The deadline for me to take a decision on the full lump sum without paying tax is due in summer 2021. Anything after that date, I have to pay up to 40 per cent tax on the lump sum if I take it out.




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Can you inherit state pension if you never married?

Do you think it is possible to successfully challenge this in a court of law, since I feel it is discriminating unfairly on grounds of marital status?




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My employer has handed my final salary pension to an insurer

What happens to my pension if the insurance company has serious financial problems or goes bump? Our agony uncle Steve Webb explains what happens to pensions that are bought out by insurers.




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Generous Matty Longstaff, who earns just £850 a week at Newcastle, 'contributes to club's NHS fund'

Longstaff is one of the top flight's lowest earners but has still put money towards the NHS' fight against coronavirus as part of the Premier League's 'Players Together' initiative.




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Newcastle United and Amanda Staveley in advanced talks over £350m takeover

Documents lodged last week and made public on Tuesday appear to be laying the legal framework for a deal to proceed. Sources close to the club say it is proof of talks being advanced.




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Newcastle United revive interest in Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare

Despite putting their scouting and recruitment staff on furlough and discussions ongoing over a potential £350m takeover, club executives are pressing ahead in their attempt to sign Soumare.




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Meet Amanda Staveley: The financial fixer on the verge of a £300m deal for Newcastle

KIERAN GILL: Amanda Staveley could be about to become the new First Lady of Football. She is thought to have a personal fortune of £115m-plus, and is no stranger to the limelight.




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A £300m deal agreed, bid backed by Saudi Arabia's crown prince: How close Newcastle are to takeover

CRAIG HOPE: Newcastle United are in talks with Amanda Staveley over the sale of the Premier League club. So is this finally the end of Mike Ashley's 13-year reign as owner?




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Newcastle could become latest side to make furlough U-turn on non-playing after £300m takeover

Newcastle's potential new owners believe that the finances of the £300m takeover mean there will be no need to continue the controversial furlough scheme, according to the Telegraph.




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Premier League 'unlikely to prevent Newcastle takeover'

Mike Ashley is close to sealing the £300million sale of the Premier League club to a consortium fronted by Amanda Staveley, which has been backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.




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Sam Allardyce takes swipe at Rafael Benitez's reign and urges Newcastle to stick with Steve Bruce

Steve Bruce was an unpopular choice to replace Rafael Benitez, but Sam Allardyce insists Newcastle must stick with the former Sunderland boss once the takeover is complete.




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Newcastle's money man: Saudi crown prince is close to being Premier League's newest megarich owner

Mike Ashley's 13-year ownership of Newcastle is nearing the end. His £300m sale of the club is now in the hands of the Premier League, and he is 'closer than ever' to getting his wish.




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The billionaires from Bombay: The Reuben brothers are ready to back a bold new era at Newcastle

Should the Reuben brothers play an integral part in Mike Ashley departing Newcastle United, Ant and Dec might suddenly find they have competition as the Toon's favourite double act.




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Arturo Vidal 'interested in signing for Newcastle United if they hire Max Allegri'

Arturo Vidal is reportedly set to leave Barcelona this summer on the cheap, as his contract is set to expire in June 2021. Newcastle have emerged as contenders to sign the Chilean international.




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Newcastle United existed simply to make Mike Ashley's retail empire more profitable

Mark Jenson is the co-founder of The Mag, now the leading independent website on all things Newcastle United. He speaks out about what it is like to support a team owned by the retail giant.




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OLIVER HOLT: True poison of Mike Ashley is we welcome an owner whose people have critics murdered 

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Let us disregard the succession just for a moment and agree that if Mike Ashley departs Newcastle United, it will be a reason to celebrate. 




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Faustino Asprilla pledges to deliver condoms from his range by DRONE to help with global shortage

After Asprilla pledged to provide 3.5million contraceptives due to a global shortage, the Colombian unveiled his latest ambitious proposal to ensure his customers can still be supplied.




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Steve Bruce to be handed '£200m transfer war-chest' by Newcastle's prospective new Saudi owners

A huge £200million will be handed to Newcastle boss Steve Bruce by the club's prospective new owners as part of an ambitious plan to return the Geordie club to Champions League contenders.




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Newcastle's £300m Saudi-led takeover gathers pace as deposit to buy the club is paid

Sources have disclosed that cash has now exchanged hands - with the remainder of the balance due when the Premier League approves the change of ownership.




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Matty Longstaff 'keen to sort out new deal at Newcastle' if Saudi takeover of the club is completed

Longstaff, who burst onto the scene when he scored the match-winner against Manchester United, is out of contract on June 30 and talks over a new deal have stagnated in recent months.




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Newcastle's owners in waiting must heed warnings of Manchester City's plight

The prospective new owners - a consortium backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund - are on the cusp of tying up a £300m that would rocket the club to the top of the financial charts.




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Mike Ashley was READY to confirm £300m Newcastle sale LAST WEEK before Saudis insisted on delay

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: Mike Ashley was hours away from confirming the £300million sale of Newcastle United last week only for the Saudi owners in-waiting to insist on a delay.




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Newcastle owner Mike Ashley to bank £17m even if sale of the club to Saudi Arabian consortium fails

EXCLUSIVE BY MARTIN SAMUEL: The deposit paid by the Saudi Arabian consortium is non-refundable, meaning Newcastle owner Ashley gets richer even if the takeover is not ratified.




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Amnesty International warn Premier League over human rights surrounding Newcastle's £300m takeover

The north-east club are reportedly on the verge of being sold to a Saudi-backed consortium which involves Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for around £300million.




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Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley to leave after handover

Newcastle United managing director Lee Charnley has reached an amicable agreement with Amanda Staveley's Saudi-backed group that will see him depart St James' Park.




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Why have BeIN Sport launched last-minute bid to scupper Newcastle takeover?

The Premier League are understood to be going through the owners and directors test to put their seal of approval on the deal, but it may not be a straightforward case given the protests.




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Premier League assure Amnesty that £300m Saudi takeover of Newcastle will be examined with 'rigour'

Amnesty's UK director Kate Allen wrote a letter saying there were serious questions to address but Masters insisted 'due process' would take place.




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Premier League lawyers 'investigating illegal broadcasting of top-flight matches by Saudi Arabia'

beIN Sports shone a light on Saudi Arabia's involvement in the piracy of matches, highlighting the Premier League's unsuccessful attempts to take legal action against satellite provider Arabsat.




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UK government members call for scrutiny of Newcastle's Saudi takeover amid concerns over piracy

The UK government have been urged by its own members to take an active role in scrutinising the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United following calls for the deal to be blocked.




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Meet Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the golf lover set to become Newcastle's new chairman

Al-Rumayyan was headhunted n to run Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which is worth around $330bn and has been funding the nation's push to host a growing array of sporting events.




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Dimitar Berbatov says Newcastle could sign Gareth Bale if they appoint Mauricio Pochettino 

The Magpies are close to finalising a £300million takeover by a Saudi Arabian consortium which is backed by the country's public investment fund.




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Newcastle could sign stars like Gareth Bale if they appoint Mauricio Pochettino, says Berbatov

The Premier League club are nearing a change of ownership after a £300million bid by a Saudi Arabia-lead consortium was accepted by controversial owner Mike Ashley.




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Newcastle 'make contact with Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly over audacious summer move for defender'

The Napoli centre-back has been heavily linked with long-term admirers Manchester United, but Newcastle are also reportedly preparing to make an offer to the Senegal international.




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Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is slammed over handling of Newcastle takeover

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden has been slammed for failing to intervene in the proposed takeover of Newcastle United by a Saudi-led consortium.




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Newcastle 'targeted in £350m takeover bid from Henry Mauriss' if Saudi Arabia-led offer collapses

The Saudi consortium's proposed takeover means that they are set to hold an 80 per cent stake in the club, putting American Henry Mauriss' attempt to buy Newcastle on the back burner.




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Who is Henry Mauriss, the American linked with a Newcastle United bid?

With protesting voices growing louder over the potential sale of Newcastle United to a Saudi-backed consortium, question marks have appeared over whether the deal will go through or not.




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Newcastle will be 'one of only five Premier League clubs to spend big this summer'

It appears that current owner Mike Ashley is edging forever closer to selling the club to a bid led by Amanda Staveley which is backed by the wealth of the Saudi Public Investment Fund.




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Premier League warned US about Saudi piracy BEFORE beIN Sport sent letter over Newcastle takeover

The Premier League asked the United States government to keep Saudi Arabia on its piracy watch list before beginning checks on Newcastle United's Saudi-led takeover.




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Andy Carroll ready to return after beating mystery injury but Newcastle future is uncertain

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: Andy Carroll has beaten the mystery injury that was threatening to end his season - but is now sweating on the resumption of Premier League football.




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Newcastle 'take key members of staff OFF furlough' as they gear up for Premier League return

First-team players are expected to return to training next week, providing Government's formal review and Premier League shareholders' meeting agree to finish the current campaign.




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Newcastle legend Temuri Ketsbaia warns new owners will have to pay DOUBLE to sign players

Newcastle's proposed takeover would rocket them into the bracket of the world's wealthiest sports club. Temuri Ketsbaia feels the spending would have to be ruthless from day one.




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BT and Sky TV piracy row with Saudi Arabia could threaten Newcastle takeover bid

The BBC, another key Premier League partner, has also complained to the European Commission about Saudi Arabia regarding TV piracy, which could scupper state's bid to buy Newcastle.




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Newcastle players 'determined to save Steve Bruce from sack should takeover go through'

Newcastle's first team stars have launched a bid to save boss Steve Bruce with the club's prospective new owners keen to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as manager, according to The Sun.




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Matt Ritchie insists Newcastle team-mate Jonjo Shelvey is good enough for BARCELONA

Matt Ritchie believes Newcastle team-mate Jonjo Shelvey could play for Barcelona 'if only his head was screwed on'. Shelvey, 28, has been capped six times by England.




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Newcastle will have to pay Tottenham £12.5m if they appoint Pochettino to replace Bruce this month

The manager was sacked in November and was paid the same fee in compensation, but part of the agreement means any club wishing to employ him within six months has to repay Spurs that amount.