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Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age

The Age UK ambassador spoke out as the charity published analysis on agesim.

The Independent UK

More than 120,000 London pensioners at risk of losing winter fuel payment despite eligibility

Age UK London is urging pensioners to check whether they’re eligible for pension credit, which would allow them to keep their winter fuel payment

Evening Standard

Labour minister squirms as Martin Lewis grills her over Winter Fuel Payment cut

A LABOUR minister was left squirming when questioned about the scrapping of the Winter Fuel Payment by Martin Lewis ...

The National (Scotland)

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Shock analysis shows four in every five pensioners struggling with money will see winter fuel payment cut

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable pensioners aged 80 or over will miss out on fuel help this year, Age UK estimates

The Independent UK

Long A&E waits for hip breaks can increase odds of death – study

Longer delays were also associated with additional time spent in hospital.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer stares down Labour MPs’ revolt over winter fuel payments as rebellion fizzles out

Sir Keir Starmer has seen off the biggest rebellion of his premiership so far with just one Labour MP voting against the winter fuel payment cut for pensioners

The Independent UK

Labour ministers reveal grave concerns about winter fuel payment cut

Frontbenchers say they have had string of complaints from constituents and policy ‘won’t be worth the political hit’

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Labour’s decision to cut winter fuel payments is mean and politically inept

Means-testing will hit up to 2 million people. Rachel Reeves would be wise to admit she was wrong, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

People with greater mental resilience may live longer, study finds

Peer-reviewed study finds link between higher mental resilience and lower risk of death, especially in women

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves under renewed fire from MPs and charities over cuts to winter fuel allowance

Chancellor maintains that overspending by previous government has left her little room for manoeuvre

The Guardian - UK

Elderly residents in Notting Hill whisked away to seaside during Carnival

More than 20 residents will take the trip this year

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis urges Labour to ‘rethink’ Winter Fuel Payment changes for pensioners

The MSE founder says he is due to meet with Rachel Reeves ahead of her October budget

The Independent UK

DWP launches Pension Credit campaign after Winter Fuel Payment changes

Campaingers have welcomed the drive – but say Winter Fuel Payment changes should be scrapped

The Independent UK

Challenges to deprivation of liberty orders in England soar by a third

Campaigners say vulnerable people receiving care are being deprived of their freedom in order to save money

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Petition to save Winter Fuel Payment for pensioners reaches huge milestone

A PETITION seeking to save the Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) for struggling pensioners has hit more than 130,000 signatures in a matter of days.

The Independent UK

“This could kill us”: Labour urged to bring back Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners

Age UK says around two millions ‘struggling pensioners’ will miss out

The Independent UK

Winter fuel payments: The cold weather support available for pensioners after new rules introduced

Everything you need to know about the changes to the winter fuel payment

The Guardian - UK

Up to 2m pensioners will struggle without winter fuel help, say campaigners

Charities warn that means testing as part of Rachel Reeves’s estimated £1.5bn cuts may create ‘heat or eat’ dilemmas

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The Independent UK

A ‘lonely deaths’ epidemic is sweeping the UK as thousands go undiscovered for a week or more

Last year, 9,000 people were found at least a week after they’d died alone. Helen Coffey investigates how our increasingly fragmented society means more of us are slipping away unmourned and unnoticed

The Independent UK

NHS warns of major disruption as junior doctors strike begins as temperatures soar in UK

Strike comes as health authorities warn of threat of increased deaths during heatwave

The Independent UK

Long-term loneliness increases the risk of stroke by 56% – study

Some 12,161 people aged 50 and over who never had a stroke were asked questions about loneliness.

The Guardian - UK

The loneliness trap: it is said to be as bad as smoking. So will it shorten my lifespan?

Lonely people are more likely to get heart disease, strokes, anxiety, depression, dementia … Add it all up, and they’re 26% more likely to die early. How do you avoid joining the unhappy millions?

The Conversation

Does ‘whining’ really make you happier? A therapist gives his verdict

A problem shared is a problem halved. Research by Age UK shows that only 29% of adults share their worries, but of these 36% feel brighter as a result; 26% feel relief having confided in someone, and 8% feel that the problem recedes once shared.

The Guardian - UK

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He’s 93, he’s run 52 marathons and he’s in the gym six days a week: can this man teach us how to age well?

Known to his friends as the Legend, John Starbrook is living, breathing proof of the power of exercise and enthusiasm. I tried to keep up with him – and barely survived

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