MPs have voted 319 to 248 for a 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance for workers and employers to help fund health and social care. Boris Johnson hopes the tax increase, which breaks a Conservative manifesto pledge, will raise £12bn a year. The prime minister said his plan would deal with “catastrophic costs” faced […]

Cheltenham gran-of -two Betty Bromage took to the skies to celebrate her 89th birthday with her third wing walk – and is raising money for her local Sue Ryder hospice.  

A powerlifting octogenarian says he will continue to pursue his passion for weightlifting, despite battling a variety of health problems over the years. Ted Brown, 89, from Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, has been part of the British powerlifting scene for more than 70 years, after taking up the sport in the 1940s. Despite Mr Brown’s new hip, […]

The assisted living home where Bob lives arranged for Happy Birthday to be sung to him on his balcony and presented him with his certificate, all from a safe distance to celebrate this remarkable milestone.