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  1. 3 ways to tackle climate change

    hydropower (also known as water power). By using renewable energy, we reduce the amount of carbon we release into the atmosphere. So Phil suggests "what we can all do is get our energy from a source which is

  2. How you can beat the blues this January

    most depressing day of the year, a real thing? In short, no. The term was first coined in a press release for a travel channel and not taken seriously by scientists – largely because depression doesn't pick

  3. There's no age limit on productivity

    thrive in later life. Robin Lloyd-Jones turns 85 this year, a milestone he’s recognising with the release of a new book. The New Frontier: Making a Difference in Later Life is a collection of in-depth interviews ... that’s to say nothing of his own literary creations. The New Frontier The New Frontier, which will be released in April, is certainly an ambitious undertaking, so the obvious question to ask is: how did

  4. A guide to campaigning

    call the news desk and ask. Try to build relationships with friendly journalists. Keep your press releases short and packed with information. You need to grab the journalist's attention with the first couple ... should the journalist care?' and 'What impact will it have on the local community?' For key press releases, it's always worth following up with a phone call. Always check with the journalist whether now

  5. Telling stories and changing perceptions

    (and themselves) get older. Black History Month 2022 The steps being taken by Age UK towards racial equity for our colleagues and for the older people we support. Intersectionality Then there are the additional

  6. Sumita's support

    and women’s rights. “All my working life I was very involved in issues around equality, equity and access to opportunities,” she explains.  Born in Calcutta, Sumita was a loved child with

  7. Rediscovering a musical time capsule

    record label Parlophone and their first single, 1970’s Hot Cinnamon, arrived with a press release declaring: ‘Yesterday was The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Cream. Today is: Led Zeppelin, The ... ” A question of legacy Now, however, Misty’s debut album ‘Here Again’ has been released properly. This hasn’t only resulted in the band’s fascinating and complex music finally

  8. Understanding polypharmacy

    overall drugs budget. These challenges are recognised by those working in the NHS. Shortly after the release of our report in 2019, the Department for Health and Social Care launched the National Overprescribing

  9. Poverty and low income among Black older people

    ethnic minorities face as part of our work on pensioner poverty. See, for example, this recent press release . These figures were picked up in some of the media coverage including in a headline in the Independent

  10. Recognising the carers in need of help

    silence A new report released for Carers Week 2019 reveals the number of unpaid carers there are in the UK, and the mental and physical toll helping others puts on them. A new report, released for Carers Week ... wouldn’t reach 9 million until 2037. Getting Carers Connected Getting Carers Connected is a new report released in conjunction with Carers Week 2019 (10-16 June), supported by Age UK and calling for better support

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