Over half of all over 50s to use their property to fund their retirement The number of working over-50s planning to use their property as their pension has doubled in the last year - half (52%) now set to use cash in property to fund retirement 75% of over-50s own their property outright Average homeowner over-65 has lived in their property for 25 years The HIPpies ‘home is pension’ generation has doubled in the last year, according to retirement specialist...Read more

2.4 million grandparents raid pension to help grandkids A quarter of grandparents who have helped out grandchildren financially took the money from their pension The average grandparent has already given away £1,633, and plans to give away £2,938 more in future House deposits, university fees and cars are common reasons to gift Forget the Lamborghini, 2.4 million UK grandparents1 have either raided their pension to support their grandchildren, or plan to in the future. According to new research from retirement...Read more

There’s a generation gap on our roads - How young, middle-aged and older motorists view each other Are young drivers fast, impatient and dangerous? Are older drivers slow, nervous and cautious? They might sound like stereotypes but that’s how they are described by other age groups in new research into the attitudes of different generations of motorists by car insurance specialist, Admiral MultiCar. The survey of 2,000 people asked motorists of different age groups – young drivers aged 17-25, middle...Read more

Guys and Dolls + 2 Course Pre-Theatre Dinner at The Ivy Market Grill Don't miss the ‘scintillating revival’ (Financial Times) of GUYS AND DOLLS this Christmas as the highly acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production heads to the West End for a strictly limited run. The sizzling New York tale of gamblers, gangsters and nightclub singers, GUYS AND DOLLS will leave you ‘walking on air’ (Daily Telegraph) with a glorious evening featuring some of Broadway’s greatest show-stopping tunes, including "Luck be...Read more

Festive cheer abandons nearly three million older people this year Gogglebox stars join campaign to tackle loneliness A quarter of all over-65s – nearly three million people [i] – are not looking forward to Christmas this year, with around 550,000 of those saying it’s because the festive season brings back too many memories of loved ones who have passed away, according to new polling for Age UK. The research, part of the Charity’s No one should have no one at...Read more

Congratulations to Ronnie Wood,set to be a dad to twins next June. The Rolling Stones rocker's third wife, theatre producer Sally, 37, is said to be around three months pregnant with the couple’s first children together though Ronnie 68 has four more children. Ronnie is still half a decade younger than Charlie Chaplin who takes the prize for being the oldest new celebrity back in 1962 when at the age of 73 Charlie Chaplin became a father to his son...Read more

Friends star Matthew Perry will star in the world premiere of his playwriting debut, THE END OF LONGING, at London's Playhouse Theatre next year. This fast paced, and bittersweet comic new play will begin previews on 2 February running until 14 May 2016. Critically acclaimed and award-winning director Lindsay Posner (Speed-the-Plow, Other Desert Cities) will direct. Perry and Posner previously joined forces in 2003 for Sexual Perversity in Chicago at the Comedy Theatre. Matthew Perry is most widely known for...Read more

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To add to their beautiful range of geeky chocolate including the pictured Dr. Who pieces, A Little Piece & Love have created a beautiful Dalek inspired dress for The Salon Du Chocolat last month. As expected, the dress received a lot of attention and was a huge success, with the BBC even sending a real size Dalek for a photo shoot. The dress was dreamt up & designed by Claire Smith, founder of social enterprise A Little Piece & Love,...Read more