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Helene Ball in her rear garden in George Road, Matlock.

Gran, 81, wins £50k council fight over blocked garden access

Television Licence: How many people have signed a petition to fund free TV licences for all pensioners? Photo: Getty Images

Petition to fund free TV licences for pensioners grows rapidly

Harry Enfield revealed how freshwater swimming left him with hearing problems

Comedy legend Harry Enfield opens up on health condition

Younger consumers are paying almost twice as much as pensioners when buying snacks.

Ad Feature Gen Z hit hardest by corner shop convenience pricing

HMRC is sending pensioners a winter fuel payment - and then asking for it back, if the recipient earns more than £35,000 a year

HMRC sends letters to pensioners on paying back winter fuel payment

A 77-year-old woman is feared dead after falling overboard from a popular cruise ship. (Photo: ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Woman feared dead after plunging from cruise ship

Benefits and pension payments may differ for some recipients over Christmas

Changes to benefit and pension payments over Christmas announced

Peter Augustine (left) was sentenced to 23 years in jail after being found guilty of the murder of pensioner John Mackey (right).

Man who murdered 'charming' pensioner sentenced to 23 years

A 73-year-old man has died after falling overboard from the Disney Wonder cruise this weekend. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Man dies after plunging from Disney cruise ship

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Martin Lewis: these pensioners should opt out of Winter Fuel Payments

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The 4 pensioner groups ineligible for this year's Winter Fuel Payment

“Beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather” Harold Monk was cruelly taken from his family in the brutal attack

Family robbed of “beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather”

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7 of the most overlooked ways over-60s can cut weekly bills

Police have launched an investigation after a woman in her 70s was kicked to the ground by a gang of girls in Sutton Coldfield

Elderly woman left bleeding after alleged attack by 'gang of girls'

More than nine million pensioners in England and Wales are set to receive Winter Fuel Payments this winter under newly expanded rules

How much you'll get if you're eligible for winter fuel payment

Mr Bryan Riemer examines a patients scans

Pensioner gets new lease of life after robotic hip replacement surgery

Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, bludgeoned Stuart Everett with a hammer at the house they shared in Winton, Salford before dismembering him into 27 parts.

Man who dismembered pensioner convicted
A man who murdered and dismembered a pensioner into 27 pieces is facing a life sentence.
Rahmah Ghazali

A statue has been unveiled as part of a campaign to highlight the issue of pensioner poverty this winter.

'Freezing and forgotten': Ice sculpture leads winter fuel cuts plea

'I lost limbs in horror attack': Owner of out-of-control dog jailed

Patriotic pensioner branded disrespectful with Union Jack mistake

Freda Smith, 73, pictured outside her house on Liverpool Road in Eccles, Greater Manchester

Noisy manhole cover makes my home inhabitable

Ray Wragg, from Sheffield, has given away most of his lottery fortune. Photo: Tom Maddick SWNS.com

I won £7m on the lottery but I still check the price of socks

Dennis Iliffe spent over £500 on repairs from Storm Darragh damage to his chimney and aerial after his insurance provider refused to pay out as the wind speed in Kidderminster did not reach 55mph.

My insurance 'did u-turn' after I complained over storm damage clause

A pensioner was seriously injured in an arson attack in Upperthorpe, Sheffield.

Watch: Pensioner had to be rescued from fire in suspected arson attack

A woman has been found dead near to the westbound slip road of junction nine of the M62. (Photo: Cheshire Police)

Woman found dead near major motorway

Caught on CCTV: Chilling words as teen is sold fireworks used to kill pensioner

CCTV: Chilling words as teen is sold fireworks used to kill pensioner

A Spanish chef has been arrested after attacking and “seriously injuring” a holidaymaker at a restaurant in Ibiza. (Photo: Getty Images)

Spanish chef attacks and 'seriously injures' tourist at restaurant

Protester speaks at winter fuel cuts rally.

Watch: Rally against winter fuel cuts held outside Parliament
Watch the moment protesters shout “Shame on you!” as they attend a rally against winter fuel cuts outside Parliament - with one man saying, “The government seems to be going out of its way to annoy older people”.
Jessica Martin

Terminally ill Valerie Horwood, 81, has been scammed out of £140,000 by a fraudster posing as Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.

Pensioner scammed by fraudster posing as Deep Purple guitarist

A personal finance expert talks about what help is out there for the 10 million pensioners that won’t qualify for the winter fuel payments this year (Photo by Adobe Stock)

Alternative winter support payments if you're struggling with bills

Murder probe launched in Rosemary Way, Waterlooville, after 82-year-old woman found dead

Woman found dead at home

Video footage captures the woman, believed to be in her 30s, smashing into 67-year-old Shirley Smith and knocking her to the ground.

Watch: Woman knocked down by e-scooter on kerb left 'badly injured'

Breaking Dad dies in hospital sandwich 'accident'

Mr Bigg's body was found in a freezer in a derelict wine bar in London in October 2021. Picture: SWNS

Pensioner's body found in freezer

Pensioner Simon Steeves, 71, fatally stabbed his wife Denise Steeves, 59. Picture: SWNS

Breaking Pensioner murdered wife at holiday park

John Newton died after being struck by a silver Ford Transit van the did not stop at the scene of the collision. Image: Family handout

Family tribute to 'beloved' grandad killed in hit and run

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue confirmed the death of a woman in her 70s following a house fire at a property in Leek. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Pensioner dies in house fire

Beryl Wall is struck by a pillow in the footage. Picture: Courtesy Danielle Hinsley / SWNS

Breaking "Chilling" footage of carers abusing 89-year-old

Anthony Brown was last seen on a train that departed Higham station at 4.50pm and arrived at Northfleet at 5.02pm on Thursday 18 January.

Missing pensioner - have you seen him?

Norman Carter. Picture: Norfolk Police / SWNS

Elderly man died after vanishing

Lance Corporal Harold Jones (100), army veteran has walked hundreds of miles around his home in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

Brummie great grandad, 100, walks 660 miles round garden for charity

A 81-year-old man has died after falling from a special assistance lift he requested to get him off a plane at Edinburgh Airport. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Pensioner dies after fall from plane

Derrick Walker received a letter from Sheffield-based Excel Parking stating he had failed to pay in the time allowed. It added: ‘The Maximum period allowed at this site is 0 minutes’.

'Too slow' OAP fined £100 and given 0 minutes to buy parking ticket

The site on Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, where a mum, her two children, and one of their young friends died, has gone, replaced with a peaceful green open space. Pictures: National World / PA

Breaking Quadruple murder site now 'peaceful'

Carer Sofia Smith stole thousands of pounds from a disabled pensioner before splashing the cash on an 'extravagant' lifestyle. Picture: West Midlands Police / SWNS

Breaking Carer stole thousands from pensioner to fund 'extravagant' lifestyle

Shocking moment a pensioner on a mobility scooter knocks down another elderly man during a row about a pasty in Devon. Picture: Oakleigh Richards / SWNS

Breaking Watch man on mobility scooter knock down another OAP in row over pasty

An 80-year-old man has died after being hit by a bus.

Breaking Pedestrian, 80, dies after being hit by bus in town centre

An elderly man died in a hit and run on a busy road in Kilburn

An elderly man dies in Kilburn hit and run in London

Nigel Barrow, 78, has died after he was airlifted to hospital following a suspected gas explosion at his property in Derbyshire last week. (credit:

Breaking Pensioner dies in hospital after suspected gas explosion at home

Rapper 50 Cent performs onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 20, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

As 50 Cent currently tours the UK, where did the rapper get his name?

Burglar Lee Tidy, who stabbed a 90-year-old man in the neck has been jailed for 23 years. Picture: SWNS

Breaking Burglar who stabbed 90-year-old in neck jailed for 23 years

The shocking moment a bare knuckle boxer attacked a defenceless 78-year-old man (Photo: Greater Manchester Police / SWNS)

Breaking Traveller TV star jailed for attack on "vulnerable 78-year-old"

Pensioner Tommy Ward was murdered in a “despicable and vicious attack” in his own home

Appeal after pensioner murdered in “vicious attack” in own home

Lisa Way was decorated with the Queen's Gallantry Medal by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle, Berkshire.

Brave nurse stepped in as pensioner killed in supermarket knife attack

Police have found a body in their search for Catherine Stewart, 75, who was last seen on Monday night.

Breaking Body found in search for missing woman, 75, in Scotland

Police are looking to speak to the dangerous bull-breed’s owner in relation to the horrifying incident.

Terrifying moment pensioner & pet labradoodle attacked by crazed dog

The Duchess of Edinburgh. Picture: Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Pensioner, 81, in coma after being hit by motorbike escorting a royal

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