Older People

  • HealthYahoo Life UK

    Why older men are getting lonelier - and what to do about it

    The figures are prompting concerns about loneliness in older males living solo.

    11-min read
  • HealthAOL

    Retired ballerina's exercise DVD for OAPs

    Dame Gillian Lynne, an 88-year-old former ballerina, has brought out an exercise DVD to encourage other people her age to keep fit. The octogenarian demonstrates an impressive level of fitness, and dedication to keeping her flexibility and her

  • NewsAOL

    A £500 profit from George Osborne's pension loophole

    Probably unintentionally, George Osborne has gifted older savers a small risk-free £500 pension loophole. It's buried in the Budget pensions rules where Osborne details plans to take small pension pots as cash. The nub of it concerns tax

  • BusinessAOL

    Boom in oldepreneurs

    Since the onset of the recession, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people over the age of 50 who class themselves as self-employed. As businesses laid off many of their most experienced and most expensive staff, a huge number have

  • NewsAOL

    UK care home death rate soars

    Death rates in UK care homes are soaring. A decade ago there were an estimated 38,000 deaths in care homes a year. Last year the death rate hit more than 103,000, according to new figures uncovered by Professor Brian Jarman at Imperial College

  • LifestyleAOL

    Age UK launches no-frills £55 mobile

    If your eyes aren't great and you struggle with the tiny buttons and options on many mobile 'phones, you might want to check out a new £55 handset - endorsed by Age UK. The campaigning group for older people have introduced the MyPhone

  • BusinessAOL

    Why older people face unfairly high insurance costs

    Damian Dovarganes/AP/Press Association Images Older drivers are facing massive hikes in their insurance premiums as they hit milestone ages over the age of 60. An investigation by Which? has revealed that these rises in costs are unjustifiable