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UK STATE PENSIONS RANKED THE WORST IN THE DEVELOPED WORLDA
The British state pension is now worst in the developed world as it has fallen below Mexico and Chile, data shows... READ MORE›
UK AND US 'MUST LEARN FROM POOR COUNTRIES' TO SOLVE AGEING CRISIS
In just four years, what began with five older people associations has mushroomed into hundreds of such self-sustaining entities... READ MORE›
ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY MOSTLY USED ON WOMEN AND OLDER PEOPLE, SAYS STUDY
The use of electroconvulsive therapy to treat serious mental health problems is more prevalent in women and older individuals, researchers have found... READ MORE›
OUTNUMBERED BY 'GRAY VOTERS,' GERMANY'S YOUNGER GENERATIONS WORRY INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE IS AT RISK
Former president Roman Herzog had already warned in 2008 against a pensioner democracy, which would be condemned to a slow death... READ MORE›
DEATHS OF 11 ELDERLY AND MEDICALLY FRAGILE PATIENTS IN CARE HOMES ROCK FLORIDA
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - Inside a sweltering nursing home, a crisis unfolded Wednesday as 150 centers across Florida still lacked power days after Hurricane Irma ravaged the state... READ MORE›
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HALF A MILLION OLDER PEOPLE SPEND EVERY DAY ALONE, POLL SHOWS
Age UK, which commissioned the research, said the results highlighted a growing number of chronically lonely older people, which was placing increasing demand on health services... READ MORE›
HEALTH CARE COSTS HERE'S WHAT THE U.S. COULD LEARN FROM SINGAPORE'S PLAN FOR AGING WORKERS
Singapore's largest supermarket chain, NTUC Fairprice, has also focused on employing older workers, with roughly half of its employees aged 50 or over... READ MORE›
WORLD'S 'OLDEST MAN' DIES AT THE AGE OF 146 IN INDONESIA
Sodimejo had been preparing for his death since he was 122 and a gravestone was made for him in 1992 -- 24 years ago... READ MORE›
'NO ONE TELLS YOU WHAT OLD AGE IS LIKE. I DON'T CARE ABOUT RAISING HELL'
Miriam Margolyes 'No one tells you what old age is like. I don't care about raising hell'... READ MORE›
13,000 PENSIONERS COULD BE FORCED INTO CARE HOMES AGAINST THEIR WILLA
Thousands of pensioners could be forced into care homes against their will under secret NHS cost cutting plans... READ MORE›
POLICE IN AUSTRALIA FIND BODY OF 'FAIR-HAIRED' GIRL IN SUITCASE SPARKING MADELEINE MCCANN SPECULATION
I thought when we started this job that we would quickly identify who this little girl was, said detective superintendent Des Bray... READ MORE›
GERMAN SUPERMARKET CHAIN EDEKA RELEASES TEARJERKER OF A CHRISTMAS AD
And they seem to agree with this, because then it cuts to a happy family dinner... READ MORE›
CARE CUTS 'LEAVE OLD HIGH AND DRY'
Hundreds of thousands of older people who need social care are being left high and dry... READ MORE›
BABY BOOMERS' DRINK AND DRUG MISUSE NEEDS URGENT ACTION, WARN EXPERTS
By 2020 the number of people receiving treatment for substance misuse problems are expected to double in Europe, and treble in the US, among those aged over 50... READ MORE›
NINE PEOPLE CHOKE TO DEATH EATING MOCHI RICE CAKES IN JAPAN
Every year, Japan's emergency services warn people to cut the mochi into bite-size pieces before serving them to young children or elderly relatives... READ MORE›
ELDERLY PEOPLE WARNED OVER ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
Experts warned that GPs were less attuned to drinking problems among elderly people... READ MORE›
HOUSE OF LORDS FEARED CHEAP CHAMPAGNE AND VETOED MERGING SERVICES WITH COMMONS
All told, she has been linked by the police and the news media to seven deaths... READ MORE›
WORLD AIDS DAY TO BE MARKED AROUND WORLD
Ahead of World Aids Day, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) urged for more investment and access to treatment for children... READ MORE›
WORLDS OLDEST DOG? MAGGIE THE KELPIE DIES AGED 30
Owner Brian McLaren, a dairy farmer in Woolsthorp, Victoria, confirmed the news to The Weekly Times ... READ MORE›
US PROTESTS AFTER POLICE SHOOTING OF BLACK MAN IN LOUISIANA
The incident took place in the state capital, Baton Rouge, on Tuesday after reports of a man threatening people with a gun outside a shop... READ MORE›
HOW OVER-50S ARE CHANGING PATTERNS OF WORKING LIFE
Encore careers offer a bonus not least in the power to shift ageing from a problem to part of a solution... READ MORE›
NHS CRISIS GROWS AS YOUNG BRITONS TURN THEIR BACKS ON FAMILY DOCTORS
Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice, said failure to treat younger people outside hospital would add to the financial pressures on the NHS... READ MORE›
JORDAN BLACKBURN COMA PHOTO TO RAISE DRUGS AWARENESS
Jordan Blackburn fell ill following substance abuse at Kendal Calling on 31 July... READ MORE›
THE WORLD'S OLDEST TWO-FACED CAT HAS DIED
Born with three eyes, two noses and two mouths, Frank and Louie belonged to a group known as Janus cats, named after the Roman god... READ MORE›
AL-HILLI FAMILY ALPS DEATHS RULED UNLAWFUL KILLINGS
Woking Coroner's Court heard that Surrey Police was continuing a murder investigation into the deaths... READ MORE›
ISTANBUL SUICIDE BOMBER 'REGISTERED AS A REFUGEE A WEEK BEFORE ATTACK'
Only one person was arrested in direct connection with Tuesday's attack, which killed 10 German tourists and wounded another 15 people... READ MORE›
MEET THE YOUNGSTERS HELPING SOLVE JAPAN'S CAREGIVING CRISIS. LIKE KUNIO ODAIRA, 72.
Kunio Odaira, 72, started working at the Cross Heart nursing home in Yokohama, Japan, after retiring from his job in sales at an auto parts maker... READ MORE›
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT OUR AGEING POPULATION
If you're an older person or work with older people, you can share your thoughts by filling in the form below... READ MORE›
US EMERGENCY WORKER RESIGNS FOR HANGING UP ON 911 CALLER
'My friend is dying' During the call, Mr Sanchez asks the young woman if Chavez-Silver is breathing, to which she replies Barely!... READ MORE›
FEW FEEL OLDER PEOPLE IN THE UK HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, SURVEY FINDS
In the process such projects can also demonstrate the cross-generational support that will help society manage an ageing population... READ MORE›
'HIS DAUGHTER WAS HIS WORLD': FATHER DIES SAVING 6-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER FROM RIP TIDE
William Moritz, 28, was preparing for his own father's funeral when he drowned while saving his daughter on Jacksonville Beach... READ MORE›
THE BEST AND WORST COUNTRIES FOR PEOPLE 60 AND OLDER
Australia's overall ranking of 17th out of 96 countries masks an alarmingly high rate of poverty among older Australians according to the report's methodology... READ MORE›
AMERICA IS AGING IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Housing is doing its part, too, in contributing to the aging of America's capital stock... READ MORE›
DR ABBAS KHAN FAMILY WANT SYRIA DEATH CASE TO GO TO THE HAGUE
An inquest jury found he was unlawfully killed and did not commit suicide as the Syrian authorities claim... READ MORE›
'WORLD'S TALLEST MAN' PORNCHAI SAOSRI DIES IN THAILAND AGED 26
Pornchai Saosri, who measured 8ft 8ins, died aged 26 at his family home in Ban Takaeo village in the Prasat district of Thailand... READ MORE›