Pensioners

No10 denies claims Dominic Cummings said pensioners should be sacrificed to virus to protect economy

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Downing Street fury over ‘let OAPs die’ accusation: No 10 angrily denies claims that Dominic Cummings said pensioners should be sacrificed to coronavirus to protect the economy By Larisa Brown Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:25 GMT, 23 March 2020 Downing Street last night angrily denied claims … Read more

British pensioners trapped on cruise ship plead for Government to send in Royal Navy to rescue them 

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Desperate British pensioners trapped aboard a cruise ship in northern Italy have pleaded for the Government to send in the Royal Navy to rescue them. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline via video call, three of the 214 British citizens on the Costa Pacifica – which moored last night at Genoa, near the epicentre of the outbreak … Read more

Police step in to stop selfish stockpilers barging past pensioners in supermarkets

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Hundreds of shoppers were spotted queueing around the entire carpark of a Tesco at 6am today.  Shocking drone footage revealed the true extent of panic buying amid the coronavirus pandemic.  The same Tesco in New Malden, London, saw a similarly gigantic queue snake around its carpark at 5.50am yesterday.   Shocking drone footage revealed the true … Read more

Two pensioners, aged 72 and 73, arrested on suspicion of murder

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Two pensioners, aged 72 and 73, are arrested on suspicion of murder after woman, in her 40s, was found dead in a house in Bolton Woman discovered after officers called to home in Lostock, Bolton, last night She had serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene Police keeping ‘open mind’ and post-mortem taking place … Read more

As little as 2,100 steps a day can extend lives of pensioners

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A short stroll consisting of as few as 2,100 steps a day could extend the lives of pensioners, scientists say. Research by University of California San Diego found that taking between 2,100 and 4,500 steps reduced the risk of dying of heart diseases by 38 per cent.   Doctors advise that people of all ages should … Read more

Pensioners warned over holidays to countries with ‘weak’ health systems

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Pensioners are warned to ‘think twice’ about going on holiday to countries with poor health systems amid coronavirus crisis Health experts urge elderly to consider health provision in holiday destinations Warned over travel to places with ‘weak’ health services and coronavirus issues They insisted that most holidays should still be safe for healthy individuals  By … Read more