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Too many of us were traumatised by sport at school – but it’s never too late to change

A recent study showed millions are put off by early experiences of physical education. But sport can bring camaraderie and joy

The Guardian - UK

I was a kid in the 80s, and I can see how brutal PE lessons put people off sport for life – but you can get into cycling at any age

Organisations including British Cycling are attempting to take the trauma out of sport

Cycling Weekly

Four million Brits ‘put off exercise by school PE lessons’

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The Independent UK

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Almost half of mid-lifers are still haunted by school PE lessons and are put off exercise

Almost half of adults aged 50 to 65 have been put off exercise after feeling self-conscious about their body at school, survey reveals

The Independent UK

Mid-lifers ‘put off exercise by school PE’ – charity

More than a quarter of people polled in a survey said school PE lessons put them off exercise and sports ‘for life’.

Evening Standard

The sport ‘anyone’ can do that improves heart health and helps people lose weight

Anyone can get involved, irrespective of their ability or experience

The Independent UK

Friendship fraud: warnings of rise in ‘insidious’ scam targeting older people

Steps to help you avoid fraudsters who exploit isolation and search for human contact to often devastating effect

The Guardian - UK

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Cold weather payments made to nearly 1.5m households so far this winter

The payments are made automatically when temperatures drop to 0C or below for seven consecutive days.

Evening Standard

Elderly patients facing alarming wait times in A&E

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The Independent UK

The ‘staggering’ time over-65s have to wait for hospital beds while in A&E

Some elderly patients have been forced to lie on the floor and told to wash in toilet sinks while waiting for a bed

The Independent UK

Pensioners in UK resorting to ‘drastic measures’ due to financial struggles

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The Independent UK

Older people ‘forced to skip meals and turn down heating’ during winter, charity warns

Pensioners need to ‘jump through hoops’ to get support, charity boss says

The Independent UK

One in five older people cutting food and hygiene to make ends meet

Age UK’s ‘crisis hiding in plain sight’ campaign is urging older people to check if they are entitled to extra financial support

The Independent UK

Some older people ‘skipping showers or meals to make ends meet financially’

Age UK’s ‘crisis hiding in plain sight’ campaign is urging older people to check if they are entitled to extra financial support.

Evening Standard

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International Business Times UK

Widow, 82, Sits in the Cold Fearing £600 Heating Bill as Viral Video Ignites Fury Over UK Energy Costs

Elderly widow can't afford heating, sparking viral video and GoFundMe raising £12,375 amid netizens slamming UK government disgrace over pensioner support in 2026

Woman & Home

'The silence can be deafening' - Joanna Lumley fronts new appeal to tackle growing loneliness crisis among older people this Christmas

Age UK says over one million older people will be eating dinner alone this Christmas – here's how you can help

The Independent UK

How to spot if someone is lonely – and what you can do to help

The festive season can be hard for many older adults on their own

The Independent UK

Joanna Lumley warns of ‘crisis’ older adults face during Christmas

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The Independent UK

The ‘crisis hidden in plain sight’ facing 1.5 million Brits this Christmas

New polling suggests 11 per cent will eat dinner alone on December 25

The Guardian - UK

The rapid rise of renters in their 60s: ‘I hate the idea of house-sharing – but I have no choice’

It is often assumed that people of retirement age will no longer have housing costs to cover. But for a significant and growing group, this is far from the case

The Independent UK

Left lying in excrement for 20 hours and scenes ‘like war films’: The elderly patients neglected in NHS hospitals

New report reveals ‘heartbreaking’ stories of elderly patients left to languish in hospital corridors for hours as experts warn of ‘crisis in plain sight’

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year

Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds

The Independent UK

Corridor care in the NHS is a ‘crisis in plain sight’

Harrowing accounts of poor care of elderly patients have been laid bare in a new report.

Woman & Home

Prue Leith joins Age UK knitters to launch this year's fashion-forward Big Knit campaign

The Big Knit returns with a runway-worthy twist

The Guardian - UK

The beautiful stroll: England’s seniors take walking football to world stage

As England’s teams head to the World Nations Cup in Spain, walking football is proving to be one of the UK’s fastest-growing sports

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