Miss Mayo Marie Hughes was crowned Miss Ireland just last Saturday night, ahead of 30 other competitors, but was stripped of her title the next day she was told that she would be too old to compete in Miss World.
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Miss Mayo Marie Hughes was crowned Miss Ireland just last Saturday night, ahead of 30 other competitors, but was stripped of her title the next day she was told that she would be too old to compete in Miss World.
Williams, who co-hosted BBC Breakfast and is about to join Radio 4, said she disagreed with female presenters being handed jobs merely to fill quotas.
Labour politicians have criticised David Cameron for what they said were "disgusting and shameful" ageist remarks about long-serving MP Dennis Skinner.
At 19 years old, law student Carl Johnson is the youngest candidate ever to represent Tyneside’s Labour party as he fights for a seat in the Battle Hill ward. But after just weeks on the campaign trail, Carl believes he's the victim of age discrimination.
The Chartered Insurance Institute could be set for a clash with the Equality and Human Rights Commission after an adviser claimed the EHRC told him the CII’s 10-year degree rule was ‘ageist’.
Allegations of age discrimination brought by senior civil servants have cost the taxpayer nearly £70,000 even though the tribunal they launched to take up their case was abandoned.
According to new research, 92.8% of jobseekers aged over 50 feel the Government is ignoring the problem of over 50s unemployment.
Ninety-six retired officers from Devon and Cornwall Police are taking the force to Employment Tribunal in May arguing its use of Police regulation A19 is unjust. A19 allows a force to retire an officer if they have over 30 years service.
A 64-year-old ground worker is seeking compensation for age discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal after complaining a Kidderminster building and civil engineering firm wanted to “get rid of him” by stopping his transport to work.
A new breed of 'grey panthers' has emerged - the phrase refers to those women who embrace their full heads of grey hair while maintaining high-climbing careers.
Employers could be sued under age discrimination laws for taking part in Nick Clegg’s £1 billion scheme to get young people jobs, the Government’s own official guidance has warned.
Ten years on from her Changing Rooms heyday, Carol Smillie is beginning to feel frozen out from the industry.
Before her return, Miriam O'Reilly said she was looking forward to returning to work for the corporation.
A TV weatherman has sued CBS broadcasting for sex and age discrimination claiming his job applications were ignored because he isn't a 20-something woman.
Former newsreader Anna Ford has accused the BBC of "tokenism" in the debate over ageism on television.
Age discrimination against older workers is not nearly as widespread as the community believes, a new survey of over 3,000 workers shows.
British companies will need to retain their ageing talent as the number of people retiring over the next ten years may outnumber the number of people finishing education.
Pensioners holidaying abroad this summer face being hit by annual increases of up to 90 per cent in the cost of their travel insurance.
As Age UK survey finds 60% of UK thinks age discrimination is widespread, a mass lobby of Parliament on Tuesday will aim to get the Government to reform and boost funding for social care.
Rowan Atkinson has written to the Guardian, following up on some of the controversy he caused last week.