Romford, Essex: Thieves trick their way into Pensioners home

A ruthless thief tricked a frail widowed pensioner into letting him into her house and distracting her whilst his accomplice rifled through her home, stealing cash, jewellery and bank details.The incident happened on the morning of 26th November, in Cherrydown Walk, Romford,...

Grey Britain has more pensioners than children

"Pensioners outnumber children for the first time as more and more people live longer, new figures show. The fastest-growing pensioner group is the over-80s, who are benefiting from improved diets and healthcare. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show...

Paramedics on triple-0 calls used as taxi drivers

Pensioners using ambulances for free ride was disgraceful. What if someone else is killed or injured as a result of no ambulances available. " PARAMEDICS responding to emergency Triple-0 calls in Sydney's west are instead being used as de facto taxi drivers to local...

Woman Wins Bid To Sue Lotto Rapist

A judge has ruled that a woman in a 1988 sex attack can sue her attacker to claim some of his winnings from a lottery he won after his release in 2004."A PENSIONER attacked by lottery rapist Iorworth Hoare has won the right to sue him for a share of his £7million winnings. ...

Old tractor driver causes crash on UK highway

"Late last week a man described as a blind pensioner driving a tractor was involved in a crash on the A9 in the UK. The 77-year-old struck problems when he parked his tractor and trailer and trailer across the central reservation and fast lane of the dual carriageway. The...

Flatulence ban for club pensioner

"A social club in Devon has banned a 77-year-old man from breaking wind while indoors. Maurice Fox received a letter from Kirkham Street Sports and Social Club in Paignton asking him to consider his actions, which "disgusted" members. Mr Fox, a club regular for 20 years,...

Tony Blair: Success or Failure

It looks like Mr. Blair has started a media war with his recent remarks concerning News media. This article from the Times online demonstrates this." “Bliar, the mendacious, spin-obsessed, manipulating fraudster who lied to take us to war, undermined our independent civil...

How to Stop Junk Mail.

As the results of a nationwide survey by Royal Mail revealed junk mail was our biggest pet hate, new laws could soon allow even more of the stuff to flood through our letterboxes. The words above are from ketteringtoday.co.uk Photo Source : ketteringtoday.co.uk ''Yes it is...

Northampton Chronicle and Echo - Kicking

"Kicking up a stink – OAP loses battle over rubbish A PENSIONER whose huge hoards of rubbish tormented the nostrils of his neighbours for months now has a pristine garden after cleaners removed 3 tons of trash. Neighbours applauded workers from Enforcement Services Ltd,...