A Church of Ireland rector has withdrawn an industrial tribunal claim alleging age discrimination, the day before the hearing was due to start. The Reverend John Hemphill has been suspended from his ministry in Ballyhalbert, County Down, since 2009.
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More than 2,000 of the country's most experienced police officers could be forced to retire by 2015 as forces try to cut costs, according to Labour. Shadow Home Sceretary Yvette Cooper claims the government is taking unacceptable risks with public safety.
The Care Services Minister, Paul Burstow, said: "Our population is ageing as more of us live longer - and there can be no place for age discrimination in the NHS. Eliminating inequalities in access to surgery is vital if we are to improve survival rates".
Statistics show life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite fears over the impact of obesity, population expert Professor David Leon has said.
A suspended Church of Ireland rector is taking his local bishop to court on the grounds of age discrimination.
Workers will no longer be forced to retire at 65 under rules to stamp out age discrimination published by the government today in direct defiance of fierce lobbying from business groups to delay the measure.
The chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has said it is unfair that online customers get the best gas and electricity deals and may be ageist and age discrimination.
Age discrimination in the NHS: age, sex and wealth all affect how likely your GP is to refer you for a specialist appointment, a new study has concluded.
Thirty six years after starting to play amateur rugby, a 55-year-old player says being forced to retire on his birthday due to Welsh Rugby Union insurance rules is age discrimination.
Former BBC One controller Jay Hunt has denied she hates women of a certain age at the tribunal of Miriam O'Reilly who is seeking compensation for alleged sex and age discrimination.
Surrey Police has become the first force in England to make some officers with more than 30 years service retire in a bid to cut costs, but the Age and Employment Network said police plans for forced retirement amounted to "naked ageism".
Four national older people's organisations are joining to create a senate to give older people a stronger voice in Wales.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said 1,800 people in Epsom and Ewell will hit the milestone age as the country celebrates the Olympics - 300 more than this year.
Older people deserve a specific set of rights to combat age discrimination and ensure they are treated with dignity and respect, according to the older people's commissioner for Wales.
IBM is facing legal action from 250 ex-employees who claim they were "forced" to take early retirement before changes to the pension scheme.
The government has announced plans to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011.
A majority of older people do not want to be forced to retire at 65, according to a survey.
Older voters could hold the key to the outcome of the general election, research commissioned by the charity Age UK suggests.
Older teachers feel they are being pushed aside and treated unfairly, a teachers' conference is to be told.
A case brought by a senior Catholic police officer against the PSNI alleging religious and age discrimination has been settled.