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Dame Helen Mirren wants people to 'embrace rather than fear' ageing

Hollywood legend Dame Helen Mirren is encouraging people to start exercising to help them embrace growing older.

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How doing squats between emails could boost your health in midlife

Keeping fit and healthy in midlife is key to enjoying your later years. Here’s some tips

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Helen Mirren’s ageing advice for younger people

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Helen Mirren opens up on ‘complications’ of ageing as she shares advice for younger people

The 79-year-old Oscar winner spoke about ‘aches and pains’

The Independent UK

Dame Helen Mirren urges midlife exercise for healthy ageing

The actress has urged people to exercise in their 50s.

The Independent UK

Supported housing in England on brink of financial crisis, charities warn

Exclusive: More than 150 organisations warn funding cuts could force closures, putting thousands of vulnerable people at risk

The Guardian - UK

How to build digital confidence over 60

Age UK offers digital skills sessions supporting older people to develop their skills, safety and confidence.

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Life ‘harder than five years ago for over-60s due to more online services’

Some 38% of over-60s surveyed for Age UK said they believed the shift to online services was ‘ageist’.

Evening Standard

Ageism widespread and culturally embedded in UK, MPs warn

There are 11 million people in England and Wales aged 65 or older, including more than half a million who are aged over 90.

The Independent UK

This is how living in a cold home can impact your health

The cold can take a hidden toll on our wellbeing. Here’s some tips to stay warm

The Independent UK

How to talk about mental health over 65 if you struggle to open up

There is too often a stigma surrounding mental health in older generations – leaving people not knowing how to speak about it.

The Independent UK

Life satisfaction among over-50s in England higher than before pandemic, study finds

Research shows happiness levels have bounced back post-Covid, although depression also remains more common

The Guardian - UK

Martin Lewis urges UK households to claim over £5,000 a year from DWP – even if they have money

The benefit could unlock up to £5,644 for eligible claimants

The Independent UK

Caught short? Warning after nearly 100 public toilets closed in London over last decade

Charity raises ‘serious public health concern’ as three times as many public loos closed or removed by councils as were opened in past 10 years

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Cold Snap Triggers Outcry as Age UK Urges Government to Reinstate Winter Fuel Allowance

The Met Office has said it expects snow this weekend to be up to 20cm deep in places and has warned of potential travel disruption.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting says pensioners should ‘layer up’ as millions struggle without winter fuel payment

A yellow warning for snow and ice, which covers most of England and Wales, is in place from lunchtime on Saturday until 9am on Monday.

The National (Scotland)

Wes Streeting faces tense grilling over freezing pensioners amid cold snap

WES Streeting has faced a grilling over pensioners being forced to go into debt to turn their heating on after Labour cut the Winter Fuel Payment.

Evening Standard

Put the heating on and layer up during cold snap, Health Secretary advises

The Health Secretary was asked about comments from Age UK that 2.5 million people need the winter fuel allowance but will not receive it.

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The Independent UK

Icy blast raises risk of death in elderly, health chiefs warn, as Age UK criticises winter benefit cut

Pensioners already worrying about heating, says charity, as temperatures set to plummet to zero or below across UK

Evening Standard

Fact check: Pensions triple lock was temporarily suspended after pandemic

‘Double lock’ was used to uprate state benefits for older people due to market volatility caused by Covid-19, lockdown and furlough scheme.

The Independent UK

Thousands lose NHS healthcare funding after living ‘longer than expected’

Age UK said families find the system for NHS continuing healthcare ‘a complete con’, with decision-making being made on an ‘ad hoc’ basis.

The Guardian - UK

One million elderly people skipping meals amid winter fuel benefit crisis

The row over Labour’s cuts to pensioners’ energy payments is about to flare up again after damning new research

The Independent UK

37% of older people ‘will find it hard to manage without winter fuel payment’

Charity Age UK said that energy bills ‘have become a source of real fear’.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer warned elderly people ‘are going to die’ as fears mount over winter fuel cuts

Keir Starmer was confronted during a round of local radio interviews by a listener named Maxine who said ‘we just can’t keep warm’ and that ‘elderly people are literally going to die’

Evening Standard

Charities warn of impact of cold weather as UK feels ‘first taste of winter’

Charities have warned that the conditions could be dangerous for vulnerable people, including the elderly.

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