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  1. What is a living will (advance decision)?

    Advance decisions (sometimes called a 'living will') and advance statements let you make decisions now about your future care. Find out more from Age UK.

  2. Looking after yourself in a heatwave

    weather gets hotter, it’s a good idea to take simple precautions to ensure they are looking after themselves as temperatures rise. Top tips for staying cool in a heatwave Check on older neighbours ... hottest time of the day, 11am to 3pm – If you do go out, use sunscreen of factor 30 or above, wear a hat and keep in the shade when possible. When inside, try to keep your home cool – Keep curtains

  3. Celebrating a year of friendship and support

    We visit the Joining Forces Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland, to celebrate a year of coffee mornings for older veterans and meet those that make it possible.

  4. Veterans welcome a new generation of soldiers

    Older veterans from Joining Forces Age UK Portsmouth were recently invited to see a new generation of soldiers passing out at Arming Training Centre (ATC) Pirbright. We joined them to see what happened

  5. A brilliant bond: Margaret and Sarah

    fundraising campaign. “She’s the first person I go to with any problem, and there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t speak to her,” Sarah continues. “We’ve been really ... I was little, which I think is partially because my dad was away so much when I was younger.” A happy three Sarah’s dad was in the army, which meant that Margaret often had long stretches of

  6. Live a little with Howard Jacobson

    growing older, and the things we get better at with age. Howard Jacobson’s latest novel, Live a Little, is about a developing romance between two people in their nineties. At 76, you might think the author ... didn’t have his first book published until he was 36, and his first novel at 40, which he considers a belated start in the profession. “I’m surprised I’ve produced so many books,” he reveals, sat on the

  7. A pandemic year – rising to the challenge

    Reflecting upon Age UK’s 2020-21 Annual Report, which covers a time of immense challenge and change.

  8. What is an executor of a will?

    An executor is a person named in a will who sorts out the estate of the person who's died. Find out more information on what executors do from Age UK.

  9. A true friend on the line

    both through life's ups and downs. “We hit it off from the word go. You couldn't have picked a more perfect person for me,” says Sandra of her telephone friend, Sarena. Sandra has been speaking ... for 43 years,” explains Sandra. “And when he died, I was at breaking point. It was like a piece of me had been taken away.” Sandra, 69, has lived in the same bungalow in south-west England

  10. Coronavirus: the steps to a vaccine

    Dr Elizabeth Webb explains the stages scientists have to go through to produce a vaccine for coronavirus (COVID-19).

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