Pensioners lose age-raise battle

Campaigners have lost a landmark legal challenge against the government after the state pension age for women was raised from 60 to 65. Nearly four million women born after 6 April 1950 have been affected by the change, which campaigners say wasn’t communicated properly by the government. But in a ruling today at the High Court, judges rejected the case saying that lawmakers had properly consulted with those who would be affected. Mrs Justice Whipple and Lord Justice Irwin said…