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Former Channel 4 News anchor and his wife, Precious Lunga, 48, had a boy via a surrogate in 2021The former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow has said he is “at complete ease” with becoming a father again in his 70s.The broadcaster, 75, and his wife, the a…
Jeremy Hunt criticised for scrapping lifetime allowance and increasing annual contribution cap Budget 2023 live: reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s statementBudget 2023: key points at a glanceThe chancellor has been accused of unveiling a £4bn tax giveaway tha…
Charity urges Jeremy Hunt to spend more on social care, as it warns of ‘tragedies behind closed doors’Thousands of older people have died without getting the care they needed, a charity has said.Age UK said it was “deeply concerned” about the plight of…
‘Relay loans’ that can pass on to children follow other moves to make borrowing more flexibleIn an attempt to stimulate China’s flagging housing market, banks in some cities are extending the upper age limit on mortgages to between 80 and 95.Although n…
Exclusive: Funding hole directly affects elderly people whose bills are entirely or partly paid for by councils‘Not shoved miles away’: Cumbrian fight to keep care in the communityA £2.3bn-a-year hole has been exposed in England’s elderly care home sys…
Villagers of Staveley want to turn closed care home into new facility for older people but have run into council roadblockShortfall of £2.3bn a year in England’s care homes ‘putting people at risk’Hospitals are clogged with patients fit for discharge w…
Statistics suggest many older and younger people could be disenfranchised at England’s May local electionsHuge numbers of older voters could be disenfranchised at local elections in May after official data has shown that only 505 people aged 75-plus ha…
Charity’s report highlights scale of unmet support need owing to huge shortfalls in workforceHundreds of thousands of older people in England are having to endure chronic pain, anxiety and unmet support needs owing to the worsening shortage of social c…
Crowds of retirees gather in cities of Wuhan and Dalian to protest against cuts as local government coffers feel strain of years of Covid policiesCrowds of hundreds of older people took to the streets in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Dalian on Wednes…
Rally is latest showing of public discontent since demonstrations against Covid curbsThousands of older people have staged a rally in the rain in central China to protest against significant cuts to their medical benefits, in the latest outburst of pub…