Frozen state pensions: thousands sign protest petition

About 550,000 Britons living abroad have lost thousands and face severe hardship Anne Puckridge served as an intelligence officer during the second world war before working in various jobs and raising a family. But, as a result of being “cheated” out of her full basic state pension by the UK government, the 93-year-old has been left so hard-up she has to think twice about going to the supermarket or buying Christmas presents for her grandchildren.Meanwhile, at 87, widower Alan Job ha