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SCRAP SIGN THAT INSULTS OLD FOLK, SAY CHARITIES

THE road sign depicting pensioners as hunched and slow is insulting to today’s healthier and fitter older people, say campaigners.

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Esther: Life begins at 68...

She hardly ranks with the ugly pieces of veg that used to be a feature of That’s Life but Esther Rantzen believes she’s ahead of the game by not being classically beautiful. 

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A couple's 10-year 60-mile daily trek - for fish and chips

A COUPLE have spent every weekday for the past 10 years travelling 60 miles by bus – to eat their favourite fish and chips for lunch.

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Past it? Not on your life

RETIREMENT is becoming a second adolescence for millions of baby-boomers, it is suggested today.

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Dementia doesn't have to rob you of happiness

PENNY Garner spent a decade caring for her mother who suffered from dementia. She explains how a revolutionary approach to the condition ensured that her mum spent her final years full of contentment...

Toddlers’ flu jab will aid elderly

AN annual flu jab for the under-fives could stop them spreading the virus to elderly, more vulnerable patients, research suggests.

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Ordeal of sailor, 70

A BRITISH sailor aged 70 was stranded in shark-infested seas for eight hours after his yacht foundered during a round-the-world race.

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Now councillors jump on pensions gravy train

TAXPAYERS are paying tens of millions of pounds into lavish pensions for councillors, the Daily Express can reveal.

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Canny spinster who dabbled in shares leaves church £1/2m

SHE was a church-going spinster who had worked as a secretary.

Parents never stop helping their children

NEARLY one in 10 parents have grown-up children living with them.

Wogan's Radio Fans Fade Away

VETERAN radio presenter Terry Wogan lost 357,000 radio listeners in the first six months of the year.

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Preparing to retire in style

FOLLOWING on from last year's success, the second Retirement Show in London takes place on July 18 and 19 at London Olympia's Grand Hall.

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Don't let today's hard times spoil your retirement

THE credit crunch has seen workers cutting back on their vital pension savings, warns HOLLY THOMAS...

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Matchbox car collector to strike it rich

A COLLECTION of 3,500 Matchbox cars is expected to fetch up to £500,000 when it is auctioned later this year.

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Don't let rise in food prices ruin your diet

HAVE your shopping bills been giving you nightmares recently? If so, you’re not alone.

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Pension pot poser

MAISHA Frost finds out what should be done with a top-up fund which has now been discontinued...

Plans to retire are put on hold

A HUGE number of people aged over 50 are expecting to work past the state retirement age, it was revealed yesterday – and poor pensions and a lack of savings are to blame.

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Dakota downed by EU rules

TO the thousands of Allied paratroopers who jumped out of its doors on D-Day, it was a faithful wartime workhorse.

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Rise of the tuck-box tourist

BRITISH holidaymakers are packing baked beans, soup and even tea bags to avoid tummy troubles when they go abroad.

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Forced to retire at 65? It could breach your rights

A SOLICITOR forced to retire at 65 by his own law firm had a “fundamental” right to keep on working, an employment tribunal heard yesterday.

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The silver cyclists

WITH an average age of 60, these four women cycled across America in just over eight days. They tell ADRIAN LEE why their age proved no barrier to fitness...

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Man traces his royal family

RESEARCHER Roy Blackmore claims to have created the world’s largest family tree after tracing 9,390 relatives through more than 50 generations and 1,500 years.

Grandad's Army fall in 40 years on

PRIVATE Pike is no longer a “stupid boy” but a 62 year old with a distinguished grey beard.

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Wonder food that protects the brain

TOMATOES could become the new weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.

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