If you are 65 or over, it is important to spend most of your time in a warm environment during the winter months. There are a number of things you can do to cope in cold weather.
Keep your main living room at around 18-21°C (65-70°F) and the rest of the house at least 16°C (61°F). If you can't heat all the rooms you use, heat the living room during the day and the bedroom just before you go to sleep.
Make sure you are receiving any benefits you are entitled to, such as the Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment.
Regular hot drinks and eating at least one hot meal a day will help keep energy levels up during winter and keep your body warm.
Finally, make sure you get the seasonal flu jab. While not 100% guaranteed, it should reduce your vulnerability to infection...
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'We police it ourselves': Group processes in the escalation and regulation of violence in the night‐time economy :: Abstract
The attempt to regenerate city centres has led to the creation of a 'night‐time economy' (NTE) based around alcohol‐led entertainment. This has been accompanied by an increase of violence. Using insights from social identity research on collective action, we argue that NTE violence can be viewed as a group‐level phenomenon. Twenty focus groups were conducted with participants who socialise together (total number of participants = 53). Participants discussed their experiences of the NTE, including violence. A thematic analysis of the transcripts drew out four ways in which NTE violence is discussed in group terms: intergroup violence, intragroup violence, intragroup intervention (escalation) and intragroup intervention (regulation). The analysis reveals that groups ca...
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25343384#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
WRU and regions fail to agree deal :: The meeting between the Welsh Rugby Union and the four regions ends without a deal being agreed but with further talks planned.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/25325859
GM's new female chief executive adds to slow closing of CEO gender gap :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/eVhIzGSZKDY/
Meat and spuds :: Northern Ireland spends the most in the UK on alcohol, soft drinks, potatoes, sweets and toilet paper, according to official statistics.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25336686#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
European markets at close: 11.12.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/NgLjFrGA6kg/
Eurozone banking union close, but still stuck on details :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/v1-0OIv9QAk/
Lloyds bank in record £28m fine :: Lloyds Banking Group is fined £28m, a record for a UK retail banking operation, for "serious failings" in relation to bonus schemes for sales staff.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25330366#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Wall Street unhappy with risky trade curbing Volcker rule :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/UqJ-aKA8Zu8/
GM joins Ford in quiting carmaking in Australia :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/sxRN2URlaTw/
Bank fines go to good causes after rule change :: Where does the money from bank fines go?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25214567#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
10 ways people spent their money last year :: Which part of the UK blows the most on gambling?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25300969#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Look at Xmas presents of the future! :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pcqI6usw-Hk/index.html
EU wrestles with bank rescue plan :: The EU edges towards a common mechanism for rescuing problem banks, in a drive to avoid any more taxpayer-funded bailouts.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25330432#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Is Greek economy finally recovering? :: There are signs that Greece's economy may have finally turned a corner. Mark Lowen reports.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25318642#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Who is GM's new CEO? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Xmp42Kd5yUU/qmb-mary-barra-gm-general-motors-ceo-valdes-dapena.cnn.html
Will China expel foreign journalists? :: Is Beijing poised to expel major US news outlets?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-25314241#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The 12 cyber-scams of Christmas :: Computer security expert Alan Woodward highlights 12 ways that cyber-scammers hope to catch you out over the festive season - and how to thwart them.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25200338#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Revolution brings no job hopes for Tunisia's women :: Revolution brings no job hopes for Tunisia's young women
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25262847#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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