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  1. Boldly changing ideas about ageing

    A new book compiles interviews with 28 incredible older people to help change perceptions of ageing.

  2. Why free TV licences for the over 75s matter

    in our society, TV is their main form of company. That's why we're fighting to save the right to a free TV licence for the over 75s.

  3. Switched Off: Save free TV for older people

    to the BBC and that the BBC was wrong to accept it. We still believe that the TV licence should be free for all over 75s. That's why we're committed to holding the BBC and the Government to account. What

  4. Ricky Tomlinson calls to save free TV for older people

    Actor Ricky Tomlinson backs Age UK's Switched Off campaign to save free TV for older people, and stars in our new video.

  5. Over 60 free bus pass, senior railcard and transport concessions

    disability, you might be eligible for public transport concessions – from a senior rail card to a free bus pass.

  6. How much do we know about sex in later life?

    Research tells us sex remains important in later life, but is there enough information available to older people?

  7. What is the value of an older person’s life?

    by others during the course of this pandemic. Quantity and quality of life It is often asserted that an older person’s life is worth less than a young person’s. In a way this is arguably true ... ‘a good innings’, as it is sometimes termed. Of course, it’s not just about quantity of life, quality matters too. There is an agreed methodology for measuring this which comes into play when

  8. 9 health tests that could save your life

    the heart around the body. If a swelling in the aorta is left to get bigger it could burst, causing life-threatening bleeds inside the stomach. An abdominal aortic aneurysm won’t often have symptoms ... is that breast screening sometimes picks up cancers that may not have caused any symptoms or become life-threatening. So you may end up having unnecessary extra tests and treatment.  Learn more about

  9. Philippa Forrester on wellbeing and the wild

    Presenter and author Philippa Forrester discusses her recent book, Wild Woman, the vital knowledge of older people, and how nature can help us all feel better.

  10. Getting older people fighting fit for life post-lockdown

    Age UK meets Lavina Mehta MBE, who's spent lockdown helping older people get fit, with a little help from her mother-in-law.

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