内容摘要：Decorated rooms have themes including Cinderella's grand ball, the Snow Queen, and the Princess and the Pea.

Decorated rooms have themes including Cinderella's grand ball, the Snow Queen, and the Princess and the Pea.

The 80-year-old, like all pensioners in England and Wales, was given the winter fuel payment (WFP) automatically – until this week whenNow only pensioners who qualify for certain benefits will receive it, an estimated 1.5 million people. Last winter 10.8 million people got the payment.

Jon, a retired police officer, tells us “it’s about time” the rules changed as “there are people who need it more than me”.The policy, launched by the last Labour government in 1997, costs nearly £2bn per year but Sir Keir Starmer hopes the changes will save taxpayers £1.5bn.The prime minister says it could

he says exists in the national finances - but the Tories and charities fear it could leave some over-65s cold this winter.Beyond the political fray, the argument is nuanced - so the BBC spoke to pensioners to hear the full range of views. Some told us they rely on the payment for heating, while others said they spend the money on things like holidays, restaurants or their grandchildren.

Olwen Jones, 70, has been receiving the payment for the last four years since retiring from her job in IT.

“I thought about giving it to my brother the last time I was given the payment, except he started getting it himself. Now, I give the money to charity,” she says.I have been a reporter for 25 years but this is one of the most intriguing stories I have ever covered.

Over the years, I had to keep quiet as the police investigation carried on.I received anonymous tip-offs and one of the criminals even sent me text messages from prison.

Three years after the trial, in April 2022, I was behind the scenes at the British Museum where the hoard was taken to be studied and valued.The jewellery is beautiful but it is the coins that have changed what we know about the history of England.