Perfect storm' of freezing temperatures and surging winter viruses threatens to cause crisis in the health service ...

The Met Office has said it expects snow this weekend to be up to 20cm deep in places and has warned of potential travel ...

COMMENT: In its bid to plug the £22bn ‘black hole’ in public finances, the Labour government has let down vulnerable, elderly ...

A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place from 12pm on Saturday until 9am on Monday and covers most of England and Wales ...

If the temperature dips below zero or below for seven consecutive days the £25 cold weather payment is trigger for pensioners ...

My elderly mother lives alone and can’t afford heating – and there are many more like her - COMMENT: In its bid to plug the ...

Not only was this a capitulation to strikes, it failed to explain to the population at large that public sector pensions are so much more generous than those for private workers that one former ...

Legislators have turned their parliamentary oversight mandate into a money-minting scheme that is bleeding cash-strapped ...

There have been renewed calls for a social tariff on energy bills for elderly people, as the county is set to freeze during a ...

BENEFITS can be worth thousands of pounds a year so it’s crucial you claim everything you’re entitled to. Benefits are payments made to certain households on low incomes or to meet ...

Wes Streeting was accused of being "cruel" after he told pensioners stripped of winter fuel payments to turn the heating on this weekend. The Health Secretary made the comment after Age UK said ...