Vintage TV launches on Sky and Freesat
Vintage TV is now live on Sky and Freesat. The channel, which launched on the 1st of September 2010, is dedicated to the music, culture and fashions from 1940 to 1989. Vintage TV is available on Sky channel 369 and Freesat channel 515.
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(Source: Radio and Telly)
Barings sounds warning over 'head in sand' attitude to pensions
Nearly half of the adult working population have never reviewed their pension plans despite the volatility of the markets in recent years. Pensions experts have warned millions of workers may have to work into their seventies to make up for bad pensions choices unless they get to grips with the scheme they have signed up for.
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(Source: Telegraph.co.uk)
New rules of engagement for older people and climate change
A new study by researchers in the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York calls for better engagement of older people on climate change issues. The report, prepared in partnership with the Community Service Volunteers’ Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP), urges the scrapping of stereotypes which suggest that older people are incapable of engagement, passive or disinterested in climate change.
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(Source: University of York)
Pension crisis means no retirement for 10% of Brits
The pension crisis facing Britain has led one in 10 Brits to give up on any hopes of retirement. The statistics from Baring Asset Management reveal that 10 per cent of the working population – equivalent to 3.5 million people – have no plans to retire, while 42 per cent are unable to plan when they will be able to retire.
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(Source: Fair Investment Company)
OFT raise awareness of rogue doorstep traders
There are traders who call at your door who are honest and genuine. However, some are not and can be extremely persuasive. Examples of bad practices associated with cold calling and doorstep selling include pressure selling, unfair contracts, overpriced or substandard home maintenance or improvements, phoney consumer surveys and bogus charity collections.
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Savers less prepared for retirement, survey reveals
Savers have become less prepared for their retirement this year, according to Scottish Widows 2010 Pensions Index.
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(Source: FT Adviser)
Number of people working beyond 65 soars
The number of people working beyond the age of 65 is rising at the fastest rate since records began, official figures indicate, as thousands of pensioners attempt to boost their income in retirement.
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(Source: Telegraph.co.uk)
Over 50s 'trapped in jobless cycle'
Nearly 170,000 people over 50 year olds have been unemployed for more than a year amid fears older workers are being trapped in a jobless cycle, new figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced a 13% quarter-on-quarter rise in the number of people aged over 50 who have been unemployed for more than 12 months during the three months to June.
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(Source: Press Association)
End of Default Retirement Age - Just the first step to extending working lives
Responding to the Government’s announcement of the abolition of the Default Retirement Age, Baroness Sally Greengross, Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre-UK said: “The International Longevity Centre-UK welcomes this announcement. In the context of an ageing society, working longer is good news for the economy and older people.
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(Source: ILC-UK)
Default Retirement Age to go in 2011
Age campaign organisations have welcomed the Coalition Government’s announcement that the Default Retirement Age (DRA) will be scrapped from October 2011.
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(Source: TAEN)
Equity 'being used to pay debts', says Age UK
Some pensioners are unlocking equity from their homes as a last resort to use to pay off debts, a report has found
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(Source: BBC)
Life expectancy gap 'is widening'
The gap between average life expectancy and that of the poorest in England is widening despite efforts to close it, a National Audit Office report says.
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(Source: BBC)
Pensioners 'relying on the state', says ONS
A third of UK pensioners rely solely on the state for income during their retirement years, according to official statistics.
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(Source: BBC)
Extra million 'silver surfers' go online as one in four internet users are now over 50
The internet is becoming more 'mature' as an extra million Britons aged over 50 went online for the first time in the past year. Of the 39million people in Britain who use the internet regularly more than one in four is in the older.
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(Source: Daily Mail)
Older People Mentor Troubled Teens in 'Granny Knows Best' Project
More than 50 “Grandmentors” will be assigned to young people in London, providing them with support and advice.
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(Source: Daily Telegraph)
Older workers will have to fill the gap created by the demographic time bomb
Employees over 50 are set to provide the economic backbone of the South East workforce, according to the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA).
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(Source: HR Magazine)
We care more for jewellery and fast cars than pensions
Do you know where your pension is invested? Not many do.
A third of us admit living in the dark when asked where our nest egg is being salted away. In fact, we put expensive cars and jewellery way before retirement savings.
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(Source: Daily Mail)
Eight in ten face bleak retirement
Millions of over-50s are on a 'collision course with an impoverished retirement', with almost eight in ten set to receive an annual income of just £8,000.
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(Source: Daily Mail)
Only one in five take pre-retirement advice
Prudential has found that fewer than one in five people (19 per cent) planning to retire in 2010 took pre-retirement advice from a financial adviser.
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(Source: FT Adviser)
Two-thirds work past retirement age
More than two-thirds of adults plan to work on past the state pension age in a bid to improve their finances, research showed today.
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(Source: Independent)
Workers won't have to retire at 65
Workers will no longer be forced to retire by 65 under a radical shake-up of pension rules by the Government.
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(Source: This is money)
Prudential finds Brits fear outliving pensions
Prudential research findings show that more than half (59%) of British adults fear they will outlive their pension savings, as increasing longevity means workers are having to save more money to fund a longer life in retirement
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(Source: 24-7 Press Release)
Britain's older workers look set to hold the aces
Britain's older workers look set to hold the aces in the workplace of 2020, with graduates being forced to raise their game to achieve the jobs they want in an increasingly competitive employment environment.
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(Source: HR Magazine)
Designer store? No, its a charity shop
One of the country’s biggest charities, Age UK, is turning all its 500 shops into bright outlets with white walls, smooth lines, wooden flooring and trendy furniture. Shoppers will be able to receive information on the charity’s work and advice from a series of “interactive touch-screen kiosks”.
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Couples must budget £600,000 for retirement
Couples need to budget nearly £600,000 to cover the cost of their retirement, new figures disclosed yesterday. It means each pensioner needs an income more than double the basic state pension just to cover everyday costs such as food, petrol and clothing.
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(Source: Telegraph.co.uk)
How the recession bruised our pensions
Volcanic ash clouds, stranded holidaymakers, Nick Clegg... and more Nick Clegg – headline writers have had a whale of a time these last few weeks. For anyone who'd momentarily forgotten, then: we've just escaped one of the most pronounced recessions in British history
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(Source: this is money.co.uk)
Living to 100 - easy for the super-fit
A new study today (23 April) revealed that the UK will be populated with more than 300,000 centenarians by 2059, a staggering twenty-six-fold increase compared with today. Saga's report into changing attitudes to life expectancy forecasts that one in eight people turning fifty this year will live to the grand old age of 100.
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(Source: Easier lifestyle)
Never mind the grandchildren. Friends are what make a satisfying retirement.
Friends, not family, are the key to a happy retirement, according to research which concludes that grandchildren are a mixed blessing. Pursuing hobbies, joining clubs and making friends were more important to “life satisfaction” than regularly seeing grandchildren. Researchers suggested that grandchildren could get in the way of grandparents’ social life if they spent too much time caring for them.
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(Source: Times online)
Millions of our over 50s living in fear of yobs
YOBS are now so intimidating that millions of older people cross the road rather than having to go near them, a survey reveals today.
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(Source: Express.co.uk)
The value of older workers
Whatever approach an organisation takes to embrace its older employees, there is no escaping the fact that this must be done. The demographic time bomb is still ticking away in the background and there is no sign of a boost in birth rates defusing it any time soon.
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(Source: Management issues)
Ageing population isn’t a burden: Newcastle University calls for profound change in attitudes
Tuesday 23rd March 2010: Newcastle University today announces the launch of ‘Changing Age’, a major campaign that calls for a fundamental change in the way society thinks about our ageing population, based in large part on scientific advances in understanding the ageing process. Click here for more >>
(Source: Newcastle University)
