Sarcasm lost on the older generation
Sarcasm – often described as the lowest form of wit – is lost on the older generation, say scientists. Over 65s are more likely to misinterpret sarcastic comments and take the literal mean ...
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Numbers of older people dying over winter highest this century
New figures released by the ONS today show that over the winter of 2014/15 there were a staggering 40,800 excess winter deaths among the over 65s from cold-related illness such as heart attacks and st ...
Is getting online worth it?
Since I normally obtain my Mature Times from the library it is only today that I picked up the September edition where the front page speaks about the internet and say how few of over 64s are online. ...
Will you be opening the door this Halloween?
Only 3 in 10 people plan to open the door to ‘trick or treaters’ this weekend. Further to this, over half plan to ‘hide away’ with a quarter switching the lights off and preten ...