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State pension age could rise faster than expected, say expertsConcerns raised as government announces review of whether pension age should continue to be linked to life expectancyMillions more working-age people may have to wait until their 70s to retire after the government launched an official review of the state pension age, Labour and financial experts warned.The exercise will consider whether to change the state retirement age from April 2028, the point at which it will have reached 67 for men and women, potentially affecting people under the age of about 55.
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Where does your surname come from? This simple search could tell youNamed: Search to reveal where your surname is most common in the UK and the regions you may have a historical link to
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QuoteWhere does your surname come from? This simple search could tell youNamed: Search to reveal where your surname is most common in the UK and the regions you may have a historical link tohttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12179590/Named-Where-does-your-surname-come-from-Search-now.htmlHm, only had a quick look but appears to be two different location finders on the same website:http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/ and http://named.publicprofiler.org/Maybe I didn't spend long enough but the two seem to give quite different results. Interesting, though.
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Quote from: Maik on Wednesday, 02 March, 2016 @ 00:54:16QuoteWhere does your surname come from? This simple search could tell youNamed: Search to reveal where your surname is most common in the UK and the regions you may have a historical link tohttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12179590/Named-Where-does-your-surname-come-from-Search-now.htmlHm, only had a quick look but appears to be two different location finders on the same website:http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/ and http://named.publicprofiler.org/Maybe I didn't spend long enough but the two seem to give quite different results. Interesting, though.It backed up my research. I always thought that Steven was a derivation of Sven and the concentration in NE Scotland seems to bear that out. I'm a Viking!
Meet the 440-million-year-old Scottish fungus which kick-started the human raceThis tiny pioneering fungus was among the first organisms populate dry land, sparking an explosion in plants and animals
I always thought my wife’s name was a bit unusual, Metcher. The general feeling in the family is that people of that name were Hugonot refugees. Strange then how the search only came up with two locations in the UK, the Outer Hebrides and Telford
QuoteMeet the 440-million-year-old Scottish fungus which kick-started the human raceThis tiny pioneering fungus was among the first organisms populate dry land, sparking an explosion in plants and animals http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12180689/Meet-the-440-million-year-old-Scottish-fungus-which-kick-started-the-human-race.html
Jed Metcher is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Australia, Tim Metcher is an Australian rugby union player.er... probably not much help!
The last time I was in Scotland it was Glasgow for a concert and during our 2 day stay we were definitely surrounded by plantpots and animals !