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Campaigners say move could lead to many disabled people having to seek work when they are not well enough

GET out the sunscreen and put the fizz on ice — summer is back for a final flourish. Temperatures today are forecast to hit 32 degrees, and if they nudge just a little higher it will be a record for the year. Londoners are flocking to the parts of the…

The over-55s account for biggest rise in trainee teachers in England, with a 75% increase in applications

As the pandemic subsides, people aged 50 to 64 are ‘unretiring’ – either through choice or necessity

Although for decades he was greeted by cries of “on your bike” wherever he went, Norman Tebbit never told anyone to get on a bike, said John Elledge in The New Statesman. He merely recalled, at the Tory conference in 1981, that during the Depression, his father had pedalled around…

Chris says the long hours, lack of a pension or holiday pay and occasional violence from the public impacts his mental health

Work and pensions secretary said working for Deliveroo could be good option for older people, despite low pay and job insecurity

The Work and Pensions Secretary has suggested the over-50s should break free from age-related job stereotypes and embrace a wider range of career…

We’re interested to hear from people aged 50 and over in the UK about what it’s like to work as couriers for delivery companies such as Deliveroo