Thousands of elderly people are dying unnecessarily early because ‘despicable’ age discrimination in the NHS is denying them treatment for cancer, a charity has warned.
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Thousands of elderly people are dying unnecessarily early because ‘despicable’ age discrimination in the NHS is denying them treatment for cancer, a charity has warned.
Rugby is one of the world's toughest games. But try telling that to grandfather Easton Roy who has pledged to keep on playing.
Working past retirement age doesn’t bother Albert Billington, who is happy being one of Britain’s oldest workers.
Half of today’s children will live until the age of 103, meaning people will have to work for longer to support themselves, a major inquiry has concluded.
Unemployed people in their 50s are finding their desperate hunt for a job ‘made worse’ by a key Government rule change.
The BBC was embroiled in a fresh age discrimination row last night after sacking 73-year-old “voice of cycling” Hugh Porter in favour of a younger colleague.
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.
Pak Wong, a former commercial director with Bovis Homes Ltd, has lost an age discrimination claim.
Devon and Cornwall police officers who were offered compulsory retirement accuse the force of age discrimination.
A picture editor is taking the tabloid to court for "discriminatory and retaliatory practices".
The pensions minister has warned workers in their 30s that the government had no idea when they would be able to retire.
Former horse racing pundit to bring age discrimination proceedings after being dropped and replaced with the BBC's Olympics star Clare Balding.
More older people working longer is causing a bottleneck for younger staff - who will leave to join a rival company, organisations warn in a new report.
Report reveals extent of age discrimination across the NHS, with doctors making ‘inaccurate assumptions’ about patients based on their dates of birth.
A childless couple who were refused NHS fertility treatment are suing the Health Secretary for age discrimination.
Employees who worked on the company jet had an unusual dress code, including mandatory boxer briefs, jeans below the waist, and a compulsory “spritz” of Abercrombie cologne.
An 81-year-old checkout worker is suing DIY giant B&Q for unfair dismissal, claiming she was sacked for being too old.
A major new project to challenge negative stereotypes about young and older people has been launched in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
More than a third of older people intend to work past 65.