Five stories you may have missed this week

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This week's top stories include articles about the CMI's latest mortality projections model and its accompanying report, which show a clear trend in life expectancy.

Also, Toys R Us has entered administration which means its defined benefit pension scheme, with an estimated £38m deficit, will likely fall into the Pension Protection Fund; and the Competition and...

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