Get on your bike and deliver takeaways to earn extra cash, minister tells over 50s

Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride suggests cash-strapped Brits could turn to flexible working at firms such as Deliveroo

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“The mere fact you're delivering any will help, I'm sure," said Professor Pelc, smiling like a doctor telling a man not to worry, the disease is only fatal in 87 per cent of cases.”
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#DiscWorld #MelStride #ToryWorkAndPensionsMinister #GetOnYerDeliveryBike #Over50s #EconomicallyInactive #TaxTillYouDie #ToryDreams

Shingles vaccine extended to vulnerable over-50s

"If you are living with blood cancer, you are likely to have a weakened immune system, which means you are more likely to develop shingles and experience more serious side-effects," said Fiona Hazell, chair of Blood Cancer Alliance and chief executive of Leukaemia UK. #Shingles #vaccine #extended #vulnerable #over50s

https://neyatimes.com/shingles-vaccine-extended-to-vulnerable-over-50s/

Shingles vaccine extended to vulnerable over-50s - Neya Times - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US

"If you are living with blood cancer, you are likely to have a weakened immune system, which means you are more likely to develop shingles and experience more

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Working people are being ‘pushed to breaking point’

Latest labour figures show rise in unemployment and real weekly wages are down £19 per week

Morning Star

Yay! for a new writing competition for writers who are over 50:

https://jennybrownassociates.com/news

I learnt of it here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/23/prize-london-book-fair-over-50s-novel-debut-book

Unfortunately, I only have about 15000 words of a novel completed - but maybe next year!

#writing #seniors #competitions #over50s #novel

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What are shingles? Three early symptoms of the virus

The painful infection is very common and often starts with a tingling feeling in the skin

The Independent
Budget back to work plan to cost £70,000 per job

The chancellor's schemes will only recruit small numbers at a high cost per job, the OBR forecasts.

BBC News

Budget 2023: Jeremy Hunt seeks to tempt parents and over-50s back to work

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64964911

Great idea. I wish they'd give me a job.

#Budget2023 #Tories #UKPol #UKNews #Jobs #Work #Over50s #Parents

Budget 2023: Jeremy Hunt insists plans will get people back to work

Jeremy Hunt tells the BBC his plans will kick start growth, but Labour says the UK economy is stagnating under the Tories.

BBC News
Brexit U-turn: Builders to get special immigration status to tackle construction industry crisis

Builders expected to be added to ‘shortage occupation list’ to allow EU labourers to return

The Independent