Ladies who launch
When many women are looking forward to their retirement, a new breed of "olderpreneurs" are starting up their own businesses instead.
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(Source: Guardian)
Make sure your body is ready for the summer on the inside as well as the outside
As summer approaches, millions of women around the UK will be preparing their bodies for summer clothes with healthy eating, exercise and trips to the salon. But will they be paying as much attention to checking the signs of what is happening on the inside?
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(Source: Cancer Research UK)
New Survey evidence on the health and wellbeing of England's older generation
Many people aged 65 and over lead healthy and active lives, but others of their generation face severe health challenges as they get older.
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(Source: Medical News Today)
Two thirds of UK over-65s "suffer high blood pressure"
Almost two thirds of people aged 65 and over suffer high blood pressure and many have arthritis, according to figures published.
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(Source: 24dash.com)
New website to help employers tackle discrimination law
A new website aimed at taking the stress out of complying with the UK's myriad of complex discrimination laws has been launched for businesses across the UK.
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(Source: onrec)
Healthy coffee lovers, drink up!
Coffee lovers who are in good health may have little reason to cut back, at least as far as their blood pressure is concerned, a new study suggests.
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(Source: CNN)
Pensioners pay to travel
Retirement is the time to travel. Yet most holiday insurance policies are barred to the over-65s - and when cover is available it will cost far more than for younger holidaymakers.
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(Source: This is Money)
Home help
If you are strapped for cash in retirement equity release could help you make ends meet. But before you sign up there are many things to consider, as Harvey Jones explains.
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(Source: What Mortgage)
Junk food diet linked to cancer in women
Eating junk food raises women's risk of developing a range of cancers, researchers said. Two studies demonstrated the dangers of a diet that includes high levels of fat and processed foods.
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(Source: Daily Mail)
Pensioners "failing to claim council tax benefit"
An estimated £1.8 billion of Council Tax Benefit is going unclaimed each year across the UK and individual people could be owed as much as £600, according to official figures.
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(Source: 24dash.com)
Three-generation family wanted for Channel 4 documentary
Are you part of a family with more than two generations living under the same roof? Would you like the opportunity to show others how your unique family works? Have you ever wanted to experience a different way of life? A Channel 4 documentary series would love to hear from you.
This observational documentary series looks at family life in the UK, celebrating different lifestyles in modern Britain. It is about people learning from the way others lead their lives- an opportunity for families to open their doors and share their culture, way of life and family values.
Call Melissa on 0207 013 4514
or email melissa.waterson@rdfmedia.com
(Source: rdf television)
The day they turn off your TV
Sat on the coastline of Cumbria, Whitehaven's main claim to fame has been its famous neighbours - the Lake District and Sellafield nuclear powerplant. But that will change in autumn this year,....
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(Source: This is money)
Grape juice "boosts health"
Drinking a glass of purple grape juice each day could help to protect the body against heart disease and cancer, new research claims.
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(Source: inthenews)
Don't be charitable with tax
Thousands of fundraisers will be hoping to generate over £65m for Comic Relief but their chances will be vastly improved if they give "tax efficiently".
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(Source: This is money)
Internet clicks with the grey surfers
The "grey army" is taking up the internet faster than any other age group, according to a new report into the digital revolution.
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(Source: Telegraph)
Parents call on kids to fund retirement
British parents, struggling to keep their own debts under control, are turning to their children for help as they prepare for a comfortable retirement.
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(Source: Moneyhighstreet)
Heading into your golden years on a Harley
It's official...the days of Hell's Angels and leather clad bikers are numbered and in their place is a new breed of biker - chicks who are more silver surfer than busty blonde.
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(Source: Easier Finance)
Baby boomers turn to internet for cash
The Internet is acting as a financial lifeline to the over-45s, a report says. Birmingham Midshires found that the baby boom generation is turning to the Web to make ends meet.
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(Source: Reuters)
Just equal treatment mass lobby to demonstrate the need for legislation on age discrimination in the UK
Help the Aged (UK) active members of AGE are holding a mass lobby to press for the equal treatment of older people. It will take place in Westminster, London, on 18 April 2007.
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(Source: The Mature Market)
Britons remain enthusiastic about entrepreneurship
Enthusiasm for entrepreneurship last year helped the UK to buck the trend for falls in the number of start-ups in the world's richest countries, an international survey has found.
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(Source: Financial Times)
Fifty-plus and fabulous
Brits had more to be proud of at the Oscars last week than just the professional success of our dramatic icons.
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(Source: Scotsman)
Fed Chair warns of looming baby boomer crisis
Evoking a familiar theme, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the United States will face a major crisis unless the federal government eases the looming economic strain of paying Social Security and other benefits to aging baby boomers.
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(Source: KCBS)
Remarry in haste, and you'll repent in poverty
One of the most dangerous things you can do in life is to remarry. It is particularly perilous if you have made a bit of money and your new spouse is less well off than you.
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(Source: The Observer)
Young workers choose pension before property
People in the UK are more likely to start saving for a pension before buying a property, claims Axa. In its third "AXA retirement scope research 2007: the golden generation of British pensioners", the insurer reveals the British are the youngest people in the world to start retirement planning.
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(Source: IFAonline)
Survey: Baby boomers worry most about pensions
A new survey by YouGov (LSE: YOU), commissioned by The Hartford (NYSE: HIG), shows that baby boomers see securing their financial security as their highest priority.
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(Source: Finance Markets)
Growing trend in UK property equity release gives rise to concerns
A growing trend among UK pensioners applying for equity release mortgages is causing concerns with at least one financial adviser. Bristol-based adviser Hargreaves Lansdown believes that Brits who are looking to rely on equity release mortgages to fund their retirement plans are not being realistic about how to fund their future needs.
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(Source: uk personal loan store)
Garlic does not appear to lower cholesterol levels
Three forms of garlic including raw garlic and two types of commercial garlic supplements did not significantly reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad" cholesterol) during a six-month trial, according to results published in February 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine
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(Source: Medical News Today)
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