Older people
The people who started again in their 90s: ‘I was in the closet for 95 years. Then that door blew open!’
It’s never too late and you’re never too old – at least according to the nonagenarians who are coming out, completing PhDs and publishing their first books in their 10th decade
Emine Saner
19, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
Live to 120? I’d rather go for quality not quantity of life … | Eva Wiseman
Staying alive longer is only worth it if the quality of life itself is valuable
Eva Wiseman
17, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM
The desperate struggle to access NHS treatment | Letters
Letters: Readers on the lottery that British healthcare has become, with many forced to go private to get the necessary treatment to stay alive
13, Mar, 2024 @5:01 PM
The Digital Divide: could you live without the internet?
Could you live without the internet? Doctors’ appointments, job applications, personal banking, key services and more are today mostly managed online. While the UK government details its plans for a digital future to transform public services, one in seven Britons are forced to live without the internet. This film is voiced by three individuals experiencing digital exclusion, revealing how varied and complex the repercussions can be.
Joya Berrow, Lucy Jane, Scarlett Barclay, Jess Gormley and Lindsay Poulton
13, Mar, 2024 @11:11 AM
Spring budget: how Jeremy Hunt’s tax freeze is leaving pensioners out in the cold | Torsten Bell
The chancellor’s choices mark a shift in Conservative policy. For once, older people are not given priority
Torsten Bell
10, Mar, 2024 @7:30 AM
Assisted dying could lead to many tragedies if not handled with care | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article by Frances Ryan that says we should not be naive about protections promised for older and disabled people
08, Mar, 2024 @6:29 PM
‘Ageing isn’t inevitable’: The 100-Year-Life co-author on how to live well for longer
Andrew Scott says we can stop one of humanity’s biggest achievements turning into a dystopian near-future
Amelia Hill
04, Mar, 2024 @11:18 AM
‘We’re hugely worried’: UK private pension rule changes disrupt retirement plans
Banned from making transfers or told they must wait to retire, older people tell of fears for their life savings
Rupert Jones
02, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
Senior suicide: the silent generation speaking up on a quiet killer
Over-85s have become the Australians most susceptible to suicide and a general lack of support is threatening to make the problem worse
Kate Lyons
25, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘It makes moving pointless’: why stamp duty is the biggest downside to downsizing
Many older people in large homes would like to release them to growing families, but the financial hit can be huge
Jedidajah Otte
24, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM
Has the ice-cream van cometh too early? | Brief letters
Brief letters: Ice-creams in February | Valentine’s cards | Cutting hedgerows | Olivier as Othello
19, Feb, 2024 @4:54 PM
Relatives decry undertakers’ Valentine’s cards sent to care home residents
Whitegates Care Centre defends distributing the funeral directors’ cards, described by one relative as ‘appalling’
Kevin Rawlinson
16, Feb, 2024 @1:05 PM
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