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  1. Students of digital confidence

    older people with digital knowledge and know-how on staying safe from scams in an increasingly online world.

  2. Human rights are for us

    Blog written by Emily McCarron, Policy Manager for Equality and Human Rights, Age UK on the world premiere of Sunrise, not Sunset, a film directed by human rights advocate and campaigner, Debora Singer

  3. Has anyone won the lottery twice?

    times is rare but it could happen. In this article, Age UK reveal some of the lucky people around the world that have won the lottery twice.

  4. Our partners and supporters

    We've brought the world of sport, physical activity and movement together to help showcase the huge variety of ways we can get moving more – and the brilliant health benefits on offer.

  5. 100 year anniversary of the RAF

    some of its key achievements. The world's oldest independent air force The RAF was created on 1 April 1918 towards the end of the First World War – the first war in which air power played a significant ... flying divisions be merged to form the world's first air force independent of army or navy control – the Royal Air Force. At this time, the RAF was the world's most powerful air force – with

  6. VE Day 2025

    marks the day when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Western Allies, bringing an end to the Second World War in Europe. This year is its 80th anniversary, so we spoke to our storytellers Lauretta and Sylvia ... how they celebrated VE Day 80 years ago. Lauretta Lauretta is 102 and lives in London. During the war, she worked as an entertainer, singing and performing for people up and down the country. “Everyone

  7. Vodafone

    We live in an increasingly online world. Yet still today 5 million people over 55 are not online, and risk becoming more lonely, isolated, and cut off from modern life. Age UK and Vodafone are working

  8. Marking the Armistice centenary

    Sunday 11 November will mark 100 years since the end of the First World War, honouring those who lost their lives in the conflict. Here are some of the notable ways the centenary is being acknowledged ... Binyon poem ‘For The Fallen’ quoted on many war memorials, was made using footage, much of it previously unseen, from the Imperial War Museums’ extensive archive. “We have transformed

  9. Telling stories and changing perceptions

    'The world is getting more complex and more diverse, so we’re playing catch up. For some, it’s a challenge; for others, it’s an opportunity...' Peter MacDonald Hall, a consultant specialising in diversity ... Diversity was therefore my norm from the off, and that’s helped shape my perspective on the world. Telling stories To help make concepts about diversity and inclusion land with people, I like to tell

  10. Solitude and loneliness in the age of coronavirus

    1918-1919, and part of the reason that killed so many people was that the world was completely disordered after the First World War, so it took a long time for governments to generate the resources to manage ... households – a home containing one person living alone – were almost unknown. During the Second World War, which David describes as “the last great crisis”, there were studies of women who had lost their

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