Long gone are the days when pensioners spent their retirement doing crosswords and gardening, now, retirees are having more fun than ever, and spending their hard-earned cash in the process. But all this costs money – and the ‘baby boomers’ are not afraid to spend it, with almost a third (62%) saying money is ‘there to be spent’ and more than half (56%) saying they want to enjoy their money now, and not pass it on to others. However, they...Read more

NEWS COPY By Gemma Francis The recipe for leading a long and healthy existence is maintaining a young mindset, being immature from time to time and regularly enjoying a touch of nostalgia, according to a study. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults found almost three quarters of Brits believe forgetting you are an adult from time to time is important. One in four of those revealed they wanted to stay ‘child-like’ as long as possible. The study commissioned by Healthspan to...Read more

Putting your feet up could be slowing you down There’s nothing like putting your feet up in that favourite chair however, according to new research we’d better not get too comfortable. Sedentary lifestyles can impact on many facets of health and the Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have realised research illustrating the potential adverse effects of too many hours in front of the television or reading a book. Us woman are particularly at risk with...Read more

Car profile drawings from Graeme Jenner Graeme Jenner’s a man on a mission; this, to draw profiles of some of the world’s most iconic cars. The challenge is Graeme’s drawings are amazingly detailed and time consuming however the finished article is well worth the effort. The technique used is known as profile drawing, the detail though as precise as a technical drawing has a delightful warmth and feel to it with approaching 700 cars in the series Graeme’s focus in...Read more

Over 50s reveals money is the biggest concern for 28% of retirees More than a third (35%) of retirees are worried their cash will dry up before they die and a quarter say they don’t think they have enough money in their pensions to cover their retirement, according to SunLife’s Big 50 research. Big 50, which interviewed 50,000 people age 50 and over, found that, when asked to think about their biggest concern for the future, 28% of retired people...Read more

Maintaining sufficient vitamin D levels may help to prevent the onset of inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered. The research also found that while Vitamin D can be effective at preventing the onset of inflammation, it is less effective once inflammatory disease is established because diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis leads to vitamin D insensitivity. Another key finding of the research was that the impact of vitamin D on inflammatory disease cannot...Read more

Royal Mail today announced the release of a set of stamps to commemorate the 70th Wedding Anniversary of HM The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. The six-stamp set features paired images from their engagement period, wedding and honeymoon. On 9 July 1947, Buckingham Palace issued the following announcement: “It is with the greatest pleasure that the King and Queen announce the betrothal of their dearly beloved daughter The Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten RN.” Officially, the wedding of...Read more

Winter slow cooker beef braise with redcurrant port sauce   by Karen Burns-Booth 20 minutes, plus 4-8 hours braising, depending on what kind of oven you use This slow cooker Irish beef recipe is everything you'd want from a warming comfort food dish. Port and redcurrant sauce gives a sweet yet intense finish, which matches beautifully with the meltingly tender chuck steak. Though this dish benefits from being made in a slow cooker, Karen also offers instructions for a conventional...Read more

The University of Glasgow has released a damning report on the potential harm Grandparents pose to children's health. Researchers from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, published the results of the review – which looked at 56 studies with data from 18 countries, concerning the care provided by grandparents who are not the primary carer of their grandchildren – today in the journal PLOS ONE. Until now research has largely focused on the potential role...Read more