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GP VISITS FOR MINOR AILMENTS ARE HAVING 'CATASTROPHIC IMPACT' ON NHSGP visits for minor ailments like coughs and colds are having a "catastrophic impact" on the NHS, it was warned today. 
Sir Terry Wogan wins radio personality of the yearSIR TERRY Wogan scooped a gong for digital radio personality of the year today, beating off stiff competition from top DJs. 
Video: Heroine of French Resistance dies aged 105A HEROINE of the French Resistance who saved over 100 lives has died at her nursing home aged 105. 
 
Household bills soar £775 for the elderlyPENSIONERS have to find an extra £775 a year to pay their bills, figures showed yesterday. 
Keeping fit: Gardening and housework can keep pounds offKEEPING fit doesn't just happen by going to the gym. Daily activities from housework to gardening all burn extra calories, says SUSANNAH MARRIOTT... Mr Kipling to reveal his wife for first time in 40 years...But he'll still be a mysteryTHEY say behind every man is a good woman...But will the same be said for Mr Kipling's other half? Debate: Are flu jabs for the elderly totally pointless?GIVING flu jabs to the over-65’s in a bid to stop them from falling ill is not based on any sound scientific evidence, experts have said. 
Stars to turn out for Wogan's return to Radio 2SIR Terry Wogan will be welcomed back to the Radio 2 airwaves by a host of stars on Sunday morning. Debate: Does Britain need to wake up to the dementia crisis?DEMENTIA is costing Britain more than cancer and heart disease combined but receives just a fraction of the funding, a "wake up call" report has revealed. Sir Terry Wogan left Radio 2 on top with 8.1 million listenersSIR Terry Wogan matched his biggest-ever audience when he bowed out of his Radio 2 breakfast show. Dementia is a grim fate which awaits so many of us nowMY eyes opened sharply yesterday morning when the radio told me that one in three people over the age of 65 will develop dementia. 
'Dementia sufferers being failed by poorly-trained NHS'DEMENTIA sufferers are being failed by the NHS as doctors and nurses are lacking in basic training, a watchdog has revealed. 
Dementia costs more than cancer and heart disease combined - but given less fundingDEMENTIA is costing Britain more than cancer and heart disease combined but receives just a fraction of the funding, a "wake up call" report has revealed. 
Liz McClarnon named as Age UK ambassadorAN ELDERLY charity has enlisted singer Liz McClarnon to help raise awareness of some of the issues faced in older life. 
Girlguiding celebrates centenary anniversary with new stampsTHE centenary anniversary of the girl guides has been marked with a set of commemorative stamps. 
Top anti-ageing creams: Our pickWE asked eight women to spend six weeks testing popular anti-wrinkle creams that claim to smooth skin, reduce the appearance of lines and boost radiance. Pensioners discover their umbrella stand is lost Chinese vase worth £500,000AN elderly couple have discovered they were sitting on a goldmine, after their umbrella stand was revealed as a lost Chinese vase worth more than their house. Pensioners in poverty: 2 million too poor to heat homesTWO million pensioners are still living in poverty with half of them so poor they cannot afford to heat their homes. 
Debate: Do YOU want the retirement age scrappedPEOPLE should be able to work past the UK's retirement age to help pull Britain out of the recession, a watchdog has announced. 
Retirement age should be scrapped to help Britain out of the recession, says watchdogPEOPLE should be able to work past the UK's retirement age to help pull Britain out of the recession, a watchdog has announced. 
Debate: Call to ban elderly drivers from 70mph roadsFRAIL elderly drivers should no longer be allowed to drive on motorways and dual carriageways to prevent accidents, a motoring group said last night. 
Arthritis drug is snubbedA POWERFUL arthritis drug which patients in England and Wales have been refused on the NHS is available for free in Scotland. Britain's oldest keep-fit fanatic says secret of youth is no junk foodBRITAIN'S oldest keep-fit fanatic Georgina Easter says her secret is a refusal to eat junk food. Alzheimer's: Loss of smell early signLOSS of smell may be an early indication of Alzheimer's, a study has revealed. |
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