Pensioners forced to sell their boat say they feel ‘hung out to dry’ by Labour
They’d accumulated 60 buy-to-let properties to fund their retirement An Essex couple who face being forced to sell their boat to pay for their retirement are among dozens of pensioners who have written to The Telegraph to express their concern over Rachel Reeves’s maiden budget. The chancellor outlined plans to plug a £22 billion black hole in […]
1 year ago
104-year-old woman dies days after record-setting skydive
‘Age is just a number’ The 104-year-old woman who made headlines around the world for setting the record for the oldest tandem skydive has passed away just days after her inspiring jump. Dorothy Hoffner, who announced “age is just a number” after touching down on October 1, died in her sleep, TMZ reported. It is […]
2 years ago
104-year-old woman breaks world record for oldest person to skydive
‘Age is just a number’ A 104-year-old woman has broken the record for being the oldest person to skydive and she’s already lining up her next stunt. Dorothy Hoffner’s leapt out of a plane at 13,500 feet in northern Illinois, is likely to break the Guinness World Record, once her jump is certified. The record […]
2 years ago
93-year-old grandma’s reaction to her ex dying goes viral
‘I slay while he lays’ A 93-year-old grandma has gone viral for delivering the coldest lines on the internet about her ex dying. Lillian Droniak, from Shelton, Connecticut, has become internet famous for her TikTok videos, having reportedly started the account with her grandson in November 2019. Newsweek reports that Droniak and her grandson made […]
2 years ago
108-year-old woman says secret to long life is to have dogs and not children
She has no children or grandchildren A 108-year-old woman has revealed some rather surprising advice on how to life a long life. Ada Daniel says the secret to longevity is to raise dogs instead of children. Ada “had a lot of greyhounds” in her younger days. The centenarian was surprised with nearly 300 cards to […]
3 years ago
Man, 72, ditches retirement because it’s boring and gets job at McDonald’s
‘I wasn’t going to sit back’ A pensioner has told how he spent one day in retirement before quitting and returning to work. Daryl Holmes, 72, had barely given retirement a chance when he decided it wasn’t for him and applied for a job at Wallsend McDonald’s in Sydney, Australia. The former disability sector worker […]
3 years ago