The Corpus Clock has joined forces with some of the nation’s finest pieces of architecture last night (Wednesday 21st October) to light up pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s leading fundraising campaign, wear it pink. The Corpus Clock is one of 19 landmarks across the UK to turn pink to help raise awareness of wear it pink, which raises vital funds for the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now. A mixture of the nation’s beautiful historic and more...Read more

Most Brits say companies still aren’t doing enough to secure their personal data 75% of Brits believe companies aren’t doing enough to secure their personal data – 15% said they had their personal data exposed by a leak or a hack. 77% think the internet is getting more dangerous, with 35% saying they don’t feel safe online Most have anti-virus security software, but only just over half use anti-spyware/malware and firewalls New research by the broadband, TV and mobile internet...Read more

President Xi Jinping wants Fish n Chips During Chinese President Xi Jinping state visit he says he is keen to eat fish and chips in a traditional pub. Hopefullt Fish and chips are on the menu today when Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan visit the Prime Minister country residence, Chequers Court,in Buckinghamshire, England, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. We’ve been searching for a few of the best fish and chip shops in the UK, and not surprisingly...Read more

Almost 50% of unemployed over-50s want to work – however a third believes their age stopping them back from being hired according to a study by Barclays Apprenticeships. As reported in the Daily Mail over half felt they had no choice in having to leave their previous employment, with approximately 20% being unemployed owing to injury or poor health. Interestingly almost 50% in the report would like to return to the workforce. Others in the survey cited redundancy or caring...Read more

The Goodwill Partnership and Multiple Sclerosis Society partner to offer Will-writing services The Goodwill Partnership (http://www.thegoodwillpartnership.co.uk ), the UK’s leading Will-writing service for charities’ donors, has partnered with the Multiple Sclerosis Society (https://www.mssociety.org.uk). The MS Society is the UK’s leading MS charity, providing invaluable information, support and research funding as well as fighting for change. Founded in 1953, the organisation has over 35,000 members as well as 5,500 volunteers and 265 staff members whose stated aim is ‘to beat MS’....Read more

Wed Oct 21st 2015, next week-rings a bell? Film buffs the world over will be celebrating this famous date next week because Wed Oct 21st 2015 is the time and date in the ‘Future’ set by Dr, Emett ‘Doc’ Brown for Marty McFly to travel forward in time to prevent McFly's future son from ending up imprisoned. Universal classic series starred Michael J Fox as Marty and Christopher Lloyd as the Doc. This is a classic! Watch it again and...Read more

MICHAEL FASSBENDER portrays the pioneering founder of Apple in Steve Jobs, directed by Academy Award® winner Danny Boyle and written by Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin. Set backstage in the minutes before three iconic product launches spanning Jobs’ career—beginning with the Macintosh in 1984, and ending with the unveiling of the iMac in 1998—the film takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.Set for release on Nov...Read more

Over 50s travel market at ABTA 2015 Reported on www.travelmole.com travel agencies seem to be missing an important opportunity according to travel industry expert Debbie Marshall. Debbie, Managing Director at the travel review website Silver Travel Advisor, informed ABTA 2015 delegates that only 5% of their marketing budgets are aimed at the growing over 50s market. TravelMole reported that Debbie said the average age of a PR and advertising executive is 35 and, as a result, many lack the understanding...Read more

easyJet launches new initiative to increase recruitment of female pilots Europe’s leading airline, has launched a new initiative to increase the proportion of new entrant easyJet pilots who are female, part of a new strategy to encourage the development of female pilots at all ranks and positions and will widen the pipeline of women who enter our pilot community. Just over 5% of easyJet's 2,500 pilots are female - in line with the industry as a whole. Currently women make...Read more

Pensioner property wealth hits £891 billion Over-65 homeowners are £3,700 better off on average over three months, Key Retirement Pensioner Property Index shows Retired homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by nearly £17.5 billion in the past three months as house prices continue to climb earning the average pensioner more than £1,200 a month, new analysis* from leading over-55s financial specialist Key Retirement shows. Pensioners who own their homes outright have gained an average of £3,725 each from their...Read more