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HISTORICAL FACTS: Age uk - The Untold Story

Could robots help tackle loneliness? BBC’s Ann Droid raises questions about the future of care

New BBC sitcom Ann Droid imagines a near future in which robots provide care and companionship to older people at home.

The Conversation

Gardners urged to help hedgehogs as heatwaves leave wildlife centres ‘bursting’

The RSPCA encouraged people to think about wildlife as well as pets

The Independent UK

Wildlife centres ‘fit to bursting’ with hedgehogs amid scorching weather

Gardeners are being urged to create shaded spaces for wildlife struggling to keep cool during the scorching weather as another heatwave looms.

Evening Standard

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Age UK urges ‘leave no-one behind’ as BBC ends long-wave radio broadcasts

BBC Radio 4 had its long-wave service permanently switched off at 1am on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Are heatwaves dangerous for older adults? How to stay safe

From staying hydrated to keeping homes cool, knowing how to prepare for hot weather can make all the difference.

The Independent UK

UK heatwave: Warning over extreme heat being ‘dangerous time for older people’

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The Independent UK

‘Not living, just trying to survive’: Council’s benefit mistake costs vulnerable couple £7,200 a year

Exclusive: An unexpected letter turned the lives of Buxton residents Sandra and Colin Ralphson upside down

The Independent UK

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High temperatures could mean hottest bank holiday on record

The UK saw its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Britain braces for hottest May bank holiday ever as 34C forecast in London

The UK saw its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday as London recorded 32.3C

The Independent UK

Hottest May day for 79 years with Monday forecast to be even warmer

Parts of the UK were as hot as the Mediterranean with a high of 32.3C at Kew Gardens.

The Independent UK

London heatwave: Hottest May day for 79 years with Monday forecast to hit 34C in capital

Parts of the UK were as hot as the Mediterranean with a high of 32.3C at Kew Gardens

Evening Standard

Sizzling temperatures could mean hottest bank holiday on record

It comes as the Met Office has said heatwave conditions have now been met in eight parts of England.

The Independent UK

Britain’s pothole-ravaged streets stopping older people from exercising, MPs say

In the UK, physical inactivity is associated with one in six deaths and is estimated to cost £7.4 billion annually

The Independent UK

The one thing that’s just as important as medication for your health later in life

The Commons Health and Social Care Committee have cited one factor as being a ‘major driver of ill health in later life’

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‘I am calling from the police’: UK pensioners lose thousands in fake officer scam, authorities issue urgent warning

Elderly Britons are losing thousands to sophisticated scams where criminals pose as police and bank investigators. Victims are manipulated into revealing sensitive financial details or handing over bank cards to "couriers." Authorities urge extreme caution with unexpected calls involving money, emphasizing that genuine officials never request such information.

The Guardian - UK

Too many of us were traumatised by sport at school – but it’s never too late to change

A recent study showed millions are put off by early experiences of physical education. But sport can bring camaraderie and joy

Cycling Weekly

I was a kid in the 80s, and I can see how brutal PE lessons put people off sport for life – but you can get into cycling at any age

Organisations including British Cycling are attempting to take the trauma out of sport

The Independent UK

Four million Brits ‘put off exercise by school PE lessons’

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Almost half of mid-lifers are still haunted by school PE lessons and are put off exercise

Almost half of adults aged 50 to 65 have been put off exercise after feeling self-conscious about their body at school, survey reveals

Evening Standard

Mid-lifers ‘put off exercise by school PE’ – charity

More than a quarter of people polled in a survey said school PE lessons put them off exercise and sports ‘for life’.

The Independent UK

The sport ‘anyone’ can do that improves heart health and helps people lose weight

Anyone can get involved, irrespective of their ability or experience

The Guardian - UK

Friendship fraud: warnings of rise in ‘insidious’ scam targeting older people

Steps to help you avoid fraudsters who exploit isolation and search for human contact to often devastating effect

Evening Standard

Cold weather payments made to nearly 1.5m households so far this winter

The payments are made automatically when temperatures drop to 0C or below for seven consecutive days.

The Independent UK

Elderly patients facing alarming wait times in A&E

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The Independent UK

The ‘staggering’ time over-65s have to wait for hospital beds while in A&E

Some elderly patients have been forced to lie on the floor and told to wash in toilet sinks while waiting for a bed

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