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About 400 police officers who were forced to retire have lost their claim for age discrimination at a tribunal.
A pensioner has claimed she was denied surgery after being automatically deemed "unfit" because she was over 70. Pat Kelso from County Fermanagh said she needed a hip operation in 2012 but there was a 68-week waiting list in the Western Health Trust area.
The former head of Grampian's fire service has lost an age discrimination case, the BBC Scotland news website has learned.
A police force accused of age discrimination was "justified" in forcibly retiring officers who had served 30 years, a tribunal has heard.
Anna Dyer, 63, has lodged a civil claim for £18,000 against the party at Glasgow Sheriff Court, citing age and sex discrimination.
A former trainee police officer is suing Strathclyde Police over claims she was discriminated against because of her age and gender.
Labour politicians have criticised David Cameron for what they said were "disgusting and shameful" ageist remarks about long-serving MP Dennis Skinner.
Former newsreader Anna Ford has accused the BBC of "tokenism" in the debate over ageism on television.
He told Dennis Skinner people should not visit the Natural History Museum to see the ancient beasts, but "come to the House of Commons" instead.
The force has used a police service regulation, known as A19, to compel officers to retire when they have spent 30 years in the job, but officers claim that this is ageism and age discrimination.
A 100-year-old Briton has become the world's oldest marathon runner after finishing a race in Canada.
A Northern Ireland teenager has received compensation at an industrial tribunal after winning a case of age discrimination against her employer.
And a baby born in 2011 is almost eight times more likely to reach their 100th birthday than one born 80 years ago. A girl born this year has a one-in-three chance of reaching 100 years old and boys have a one-in-four chance.
The 65-year-old has been suspended since January and had alleged discrimination on grounds of age.
The 65-year-old was suspended earlier this year.
The coalition wants to raise the pension age for women from 60 to 65 by 2018 as a prelude to both female and male pension ages rising to 66 in 2020. Age discrimination allegations have arisen as women currently in their fifties will be disadvantaged.
Statistics gathered after a survey by the Prince's Trust of more than 2,300 people aged 16-24 suggested those from deprived backgrounds were three times more likely to say they will "end up on benefits". Calls to end "aspiration gap".
Michelle Mitchell, of the charity Age UK, described the recommendations as a "one-off opportunity to replace this dog's breakfast with a clear, logical and consistent framework".
Their are calls on the new assembly to introduce legislation to protect older people who have been refused insurance, health care, and access to financial services. NI is not covered by Equality Act.