CRAIG BROWN: Hooray for the OAP DJs, still rocking at 80 

Some professions are best suited to the young. You seldom come across a professional gymnast in his 60s, for instance, or an air hostess in her 70s. The comparatively recent profession of disc jockey was designed for young men or, much more rarely, women in their 20s. When the pioneering pop station Radio Caroline first … Read more

Royal Mail worker suspended for telling OAP he was ‘too knackered’ to help when she fell in snow 

This is the ‘arrogant’ postman who claimed he was ‘too knackered’ to help a frail pensioner who fell in the snow. Thomas McCafferty has been suspended by the Royal Mail for refusing to assist Patricia Stewart, 72, when she lost her footing and fell down her icy front steps as she tried to collect a … Read more

Brake! Moment speedy OAP on a mobility scooter mows down hapless man who dashes in front of him

Brake! Moment speedy OAP on a mobility scooter mows down hapless man who dashes in front of him CCTV captured the moment a speeding OAP mows down a man on his scooter  The pensioner continues to hit the accelerator as the man fails around on ground Salon manager April Yardley said staff were in ‘hysterics’ after … Read more

Celebs Go Dating: Wayne Lineker, 58, makes his date, 39, ‘feel like an OAP’

Celebs Go Dating: Wayne Lineker, 58, makes his date, 39, ‘feel like an OAP’ as he tells her he’s ‘only ever gone out with 25-year-olds’… before making VERY crude reference to his manhood By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 22:27 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 28 January 2021 Wayne Lineker, 58, has … Read more

Pianist plays Camptown Races for OAP singalong as charity show erupts into race row

‘Doo-dah’ hoo-hah after pianist plays Camptown Races for OAP singalong as charity show erupts into race row over the ‘inappropriate’ choice of a song that dates from the era of ‘blackface’ minstrel shows Pianist Sarah Fisher was criticised for‘inappropriate’ choice of song in singalong The song Camptown Races dates from the era of the ‘blackface’ minstrel … Read more