Ex-soldier, 29, jailed for terrifying elderly customers into buying new windows

Former soldier, 29, is jailed for nearly three years for terrifying elderly customers into buying new windows and doors after challenging one upset victim on crutches who complained to ‘step outside’ Richard Evans led team telling customers their homes put insurance in danger His firm would ‘pressurise’ customers into agreeing deals by using ‘scare tactics’ … Read more

Joy for families with elderly relatives as care homes allow visitors for the first time in a YEAR 

Together again! Joy for families with elderly relatives as care homes allow visitors for the first time in a YEAR Emotional reunions took place across the UK as care homes reopened to visitors Pam Harrison was among the delighted residents to finally see family yesterday  Guidance allows visits without a screen if Covid test is … Read more

Elderly women owed a stunning £3BILLION in state pension by DWP

A generation of working women owed £3BILLION in state pension scandal: Government reveals shocking scale of under-payments after OUR investigation unearthed the blunder Staggering bill for shortchanging women on their pension now revealed   OBR included figure for correcting state pensions in document for the Budget It’s ‘truly mind-numbing’ says our columnist Steve Webb, who … Read more

Elderly women owed a stunning £3BILLION in state pension by DWP

True scale of the underpaid state pension scandal revealed: Elderly women owed a staggering £3BN by DWP after our campaign unearthed the blunder Staggering bill for shortchanging women on their pension now revealed   OBR includes figure for correcting state pensions in document accompanying today’s Budget It’s ‘truly mind-numbing’ says Steve Webb, who launched investigation … Read more

Covid vaccines: Oxford and Pfizer first doses just as effective in elderly with underlying illness

One dose of the Covid jabs being deployed in Britain are up to 80 per cent effective at stopping already-ill elderly people from being hospitalised with the disease, fresh research shows. Earlier this week, the first real-world analysis of the Oxford and Pfizer jabs in England found a single injection prevented eight in 10 over-80s from … Read more

Body of elderly woman who died ‘several years ago’ is found in house

Body of elderly woman who died ’12 years ago’ is found at house she shared with her husband after she failed to show up for Covid jab Body found in Cove, Aberdeen last Thursday after woman didn’t show up for jab It is understood she died ‘several years ago’ and death treated as ‘unexplained’  Her husband … Read more

Boris Johnson is urged to scrap the ban on care home visits by March to give hope to the the elderly

Boris Johnson is urged to scrap the ban on care home visits by March to give a ray of hope to the elderly who have been cut off from their loved ones during the pandemic Six charities have banded together to urge Boris Johnson to allow visits to care homes by relatives from the beginning … Read more

CHRISTA D’SOUZA discusses whether the elderly are Covid superspreaders

Everyday Ageism: FEMAIL columnist CHRISTA D’SOUZA discusses whether the elderly are Covid superspreaders Christa D’Souza discusses a study suggesting the elderly are superspreaders The study says the elderly are more likely to exhale more infectious particles The UK-based columnist speaks about the elderly being given the vaccine first By Christa D Souza For The Daily … Read more

Elderly woman ‘collapses with hypothermia’ in vaccine queue as pensioners left queuing for hours

Elderly woman ‘collapses with hypothermia’ in vaccine queue after hundreds of pensioners were forced to wait for HOURS in snow and ice due to overbooking blunder – before many were sent home and told to RE-BOOK Scottish pensioners were left queuing in freezing temperatures for a Covid jab Labour MSP Alex Rowley slams NHS Fife’s … Read more

Travel company is using its fleet of tuk tuks to help elderly get to vaccination centres 

Need a lift to get your Covid-19 jab? I’ll tuk tuk care of it! Travel company is using its fleet of vehicles to help elderly get to vaccination centres Tourist transport company Tuk Tuk Time is using its fleet of vehicles to help the elderly get jabs Pensioners are transported to vaccinations centres for free … Read more