Greek government stops paying 1,473 deceased pensioners

Debt-ridden Greece’s biggest pension fund has stopped payments to 1,473 pensioners over the age of 90 after finding out that they are dead.

The state-run Social Security Fund also says it will sue people who were illegally pocketing such pensions and try to recoup £1.6m (€1.8m) that has been paid into the accounts of the dead.