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61 Newsorga stories grouped around “Government”, published from 2026-05-05 through 2026-05-13. Most pieces are in World, Politics, Markets, Technology, and Health. Newest first below.

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Stacks of British pound coins beside a jar—illustrative imagery for Newsorga’s explainer on UK state pension age policy, WASPI, and compensation politics; not a photograph of any campaign event or individual.

World

Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI): what the campaign wants and why ministers keep rejecting compensation

Roughly 3.6 million women born in the 1950s saw their UK state pension age rise faster than many expected as laws passed in the 1990s and 2010s equalised women’s retirement age with men’s. The campaign group Women Against State Pension Inequality argues official notice came too late; in 2024 the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman found maladministration and suggested payments of £1,000–£2,950 each. After a brief review triggered by newly surfaced documents, the Labour government told Parliament on 29 January 2026 it would still not pay compensation—citing fairness, cost of up to £10.3 billion, and its reading that most women already knew ages were rising.

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Brighton seafront with the Palace Pier extending over the English Channel—illustrative stock imagery for Newsorga’s report on the May 13, 2026 emergency response off Madeira Drive; not a photograph of the incident or recovery operation.

World

Bodies of three women recovered from sea off Brighton in major emergency response

Sussex Police and HM Coastguard led a large multi-agency operation off Brighton’s seafront on the morning of May 13, 2026, after emergency calls around 5:45am BST about three women in the water near Madeira Drive. All three were recovered from the sea and pronounced dead at the scene; authorities described a “tragic incident,” appealed for public restraint around speculation, and said inquiries to establish identities and circumstances were moving quickly.

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Desk with calculator, pen, and euro banknotes—illustrative imagery for Newsorga’s report on France’s Smic minimum wage indexation in June 2026; not an official government photograph.

Business

France’s minimum wage (Smic) to rise by about 2.4% on 1 June 2026, Labour Minister Farandou announces

Jean-Pierre Farandou, Minister of Labour and Solidarity, confirmed on 13 May 2026 that France’s statutory hourly minimum—the Salaire minimum de croissance (Smic)—will be revalued by roughly 2.41% from 1 June after annual consumer prices for the poorest households’ basket crossed the 2% trigger. For a full-time Smic worker the move adds about €44 gross per month (just under €35 net), lifting monthly net pay from €1,443 to about €1,478 on the figures circulated by the government. The increase is automatic under French law, not an extra political “coup de pouce,” and lands as unions demand larger hikes and the budget ministry counts the fiscal ripple through employer social-contribution reliefs.

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Politics

More than 500,000 federal workers and retirees in the IRS's crosshairs: the FERDI crackdown, the $2 billion tax gap and the OPM rule that can now end careers

The IRS's Federal Employee/Retiree Delinquency Initiative has sent LT36 notices to more than half a million current and former federal employees since June 2025; combined unpaid tax debt is now estimated at over $2 billion; and a parallel Office of Personnel Management rule lets agencies fast-track dismissal for unresolved tax debt for the first time.

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