On this week in history
1991: Giant of rock dies – Freddie Mercury dies aged 45, just one day after he publicly announced he was HIV positive. 1963: Kennedy shot dead in Dallas – The president of the United State ...
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Dame Helen Mirren joins Age UK and John Lewis to call for action on loneliness
Age UK today launches the next stage of its Christmas 2015 partnership with John Lewis to call for support for the million older people who can go a month without speaking to anyone. John Lewis’s Man ...
Third of over 55s in work struggling to afford to heat their homes
New research by the national charity Turn2us has found that over a third (35%) of over 55s on low incomes are struggling to afford their energy costs, despite being in work. Worryingly, of those who a ...
Medal mystery
Staff at a Scots museum have uncovered the remarkable story of a cook who travelled across Europe during the First World War – after finding a collection of 90-year-old medals. Curators were res ...