Keep Calm and Carry on has been usurped as the slogan of the day. What does it tell us about ourselves?With the end of the recession, the British sense of cynicism has resurfaced. Finally people are tiring of the nauseating mantra “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Slogans far truer to our national character [...]
Nine people are rescued from flats in central London, close to the Centrepoint tower, after a fire broke out.
A quarter of people living in England’s rural villages will be over 65 by 2020, the National Housing Federation says.
Author Terry Pratchett offers to be a test case for “tribunals” which would give permission for people to seek assisted suicide.
Almost three-quarters of people support assisted suicide for someone who is terminally ill, a BBC poll suggests.
Millions of people in their 70s could be vaccinated against shingles after the government backs the stance of expert advisers.
Ministers want everyone over the age of 70 to be eligible but campaigners say age limit is too highEvery person in their 70s could soon be vaccinated against shingles, a painful infection that can cause pain, scarring, sight loss and sometimes death in older people. Four million people in England will be eligible to receive [...]
People are being wrongly refused basic bank accounts on the basis of their credit history, Radio 4’s Money Box learns.
Handwriting style shows Margaret Thatcher as someone who listens even if she does not always agree, says graphologist”This is quite a masculine hand in many ways, but it is softened slightly by the lack of sharp points on letters like n, m and h. It shows that she’s a little bit broader in her approach, [...]
There appear to be fewer round robin letters this year – but they are no less annoyingTime for our annual collection of round robin letters. I notice there are very slightly fewer this year, and that the average age of the writers is slightly higher. I’d like to think it’s the mockery from me and [...]