60s

‘Risky drinking’ is found to increase among women in their 50s and 60s, study reveals

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Women are found to partake in ‘risky drinking’ as the age, study reveals. Researcher found that women in their 50s and 60s are consuming more alcohol than what is deemed safe for their age.  Their report, published in the journal of Sociology of Health & Illness, found that the participants were more likely than women … Read more

50s and 60s photos show UK holidaymakers at Butlin’s camps

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Incredible vintage photos dating back to the 50s and 60s show holidaymakers at Butlin’s and lounging in the sun as they enjoy the best seaside hotspots.  The nostalgia-inducing images were recently unearthed in TopFoto’s digital archives and capture a fleet of women cycling down Clacton-on-Sea’s promenade on novelty tandem bikes. The snaps also include a … Read more

The Great British staycation: Incredible photos from the 50s and 60s show holidaymakers at Butlin’s

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Incredible vintage photos dating back to the 50s and 60s show holidaymakers at Butlin’s and lounging in the sun as they enjoy the best seaside hotspots.  The nostalgia-inducing images were recently unearthed in TopFoto’s digital archives and capture a fleet of women cycling down Clacton-on-Sea’s promenade on novelty tandem bikes. The snaps also include a … Read more

Dementia risk leaps by 30% if you live alone in your 50s and 60s, research says 

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Dementia risk leaps by 30% if you live alone in your 50s and 60s as isolation takes a much greater toll than previously thought, research says Study by University College London surveyed 21,666 people over the age of 55 The authors warned that there is a growing number of elderly people living alone Loneliness, stress … Read more

Murder probe launched after a man in his 60s dies in care home

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Police have launched a murder probe after a pensioner in his 60s died in a ‘serious assault’ at a care home as a man, 43, has been arrested.  Police and forensics teams rushed to Longcroft Residential Care Home in Wickford, Essex, last night shortly before 7pm, after reports the elderly man was assaulted. Despite the … Read more

Beatles and Bowie featurea as ’60s reporter releases memoir

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MEMOIR THE BEATLES AND BEYOND   by Don Short (Wymer £14.99, 254pp) This rollicking memoir — a veritable treasure trove of anecdote and gossip — is not so much a trip down Memory Lane as a star-strewn cavalcade down Memory Motorway. Don Short is the uncrowned king of showbusiness reporters. Anyone who grew up reading the … Read more

Daily internet users in their 60s are more likely to be socially isolated than occasional users

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People in their sixties who use the internet every day are more likely to be lonely than those who just surf the web occasionally, a new study shows. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University carried out the study of online behaviour among adults over 60 using data from 4,492 adults. The study on the link between … Read more

As ’60s icon Peter Beard dies aged 82, RICHARD KAY looks back on his remarkable life

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That he managed to make it to the age of 82 is nothing short of a minor miracle. To get that perfect shot, photographer Peter Beard swam in crocodile-filled rivers, stood before a charging lion and survived being gored by an enraged elephant that snapped his ribs and crushed his pelvis. By the time he got … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Sunderland woman in 60s is put in coma

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A heartbroken son fears his mother could become Britain’s next coronavirus victim after she was placed in a coma. The woman, in her 60s from Sunderland, was ‘fit and healthy’. She hadn’t left the family home in the last two weeks except to visit the doctor. ‘This has shocked us all,’ her son said, ‘We … Read more