I wouldn't be so defeatist about old age. I have just spent the day taking my mum for a hospital appointment. She is 88, while my dad is 90. She struggles to walk more than 100 yards due to arth… (View Post)

It's a bit obsolete as defining old age. I think few require institutional care before age 75, but the problem remains with the population of over 75s doubling from 2020 to 2040 to 6 million. I … (View Post)

It is quite normal in NZ too. A relative there literally moved house 10 miles down the road to a new plot. (View Post)

Przemysl was the Stalingrad of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the winter of 1914-15. An epic battle long forgotten in the West. (View Post)

This one is pretty remarkable. Died a few days ago aged 105. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cruickshank (View Post)