Older citizens have contributed to society for decades, and many rely on the state pension
Many older people are dependent on the state pension. Photograph: Kirsty OâConnor/PA
Many older people are dependent on the state pension. Photograph: Kirsty OâConnor/PA
Sun 18 Jul 2021 01.00 EDT
Will Hutton lumps pensioners together, equating us all with a wealthy elite (âEnding pension lock is a start, but thereâs no easy fix to the yawning generation gapâ, Comment). We are not all wealthy with the perks Hutton sets out and many are dependent on the state pension, one of the lowest in Europe. Saying pensioners are the beneficiaries of cuts in overseas aid or lack of refunding of studentsâ fees is tantamount to implying we are less worthy of keeping out of poverty.
By George Nott2021-05-26T11:01:00+01:00
Source: Cook My Grub
Home-cooked meal delivery platform Cook My Grub has secured £750,000 investment and revealed plans to be operational in a further 10 cities by the end of the year.
The platform allows consumers to purchase food prepared in the kitchens of chefs living in their area, working in a similar way to Deliveroo but for individual home cooks.
Cook My Grub, which is currently available in Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Slough, Windsor, Bourne End and Marlow, said it wanted to “consolidate the home-cooked food market” by providing a “simple and user-friendly structure in an otherwise disorganised sector”.
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A Yeppoon visual artist found herself trapped in a foreign country for a number of months as the COVID-19 pandemic sent the world into lockdown.
Julie Barratt was invited to attend the Arteles International Artist Residency in Finland to work with 13 other international artists and hone her craft in early 2020.
A trip that was only meant to last four weeks, Ms Barratt was unable to return to Australia for another two months.
She will share some of her stories about her time at the residency, as well as what it was like living through lockdown at the upcoming Armchair Travel event next weekend.
Updated: May 8 2021, 5:52 ET
CHILDREN will be protected from botched cosmetic fillers under tough new laws, after success in our call for a crackdown.
The Sun s Had Our Fill campaign demanded action from the Government on the unregulated industry.
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While tough new laws will protect kids from botched cosmetic fillers, Catrina Banks, from Edinburgh, was just 16 when she had her lips and cheeks plumped
Until now, there had been no legal age limit for fillers or Botox and they have been available on every high street in Britain, with beauticians and even hairdressers offering jabs for as little as £50.
But the Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act, passed last week and coming into effect in autumn, will now stop these treatments from being given to under-18s.
A surge of home food businesses have been set up in Wirral during the pandemic but many are not properly registered as businesses. Photo: PA Environmental Health professionals in Wirral have expressed concerns over a growing number of home food businesses that have started during the latest lockdown. Often selling through social media and other informal networks and apps, it is believed some are not registered as food businesses, meaning local authorities have not been able to check hygiene and food standards. Figures from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and data from an online registration system used by nearly 200 local authorities, show that around 44% of food businesses started since the first lockdown are home-based.