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.
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25739565#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/danish-tourist-allegedly-robbed-gang-raped-indian-capital-new-delhi-files-police-complaint-1540528
Osborne: Reform EU or face UK exit :: The UK could "face a choice between joining the euro or leaving the European Union" unless Brussels reforms, Chancellor George Osborne warns.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25740462#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Stiffer penalty for wage underpayers :: Employers who fail to pay workers the national minimum wage face stiffer penalties under new rules coming into force next month.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25743929#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
37 States That Are Net Importers Of Coal Despite Drop In Overall Use [Maps] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>While the U.S. is using less coal to produce electricity, at least 37 states continue to be net importers of the hydrocarbon, putting heavy economic burdens on local economies, according to a new study released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (USC) Tuesday.</p>
<p>The nonprofit science advocacy group found that in 2012, the 37 states spent $19.4 billion to import 433 million tons of coal from other states and nations. The data used in the study was the most recent available.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/37-states-are-net-importers-coal-despite-drop-overall-use-maps-1539472
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mcdonalds-corporation-mcd-earnings-preview-steady-q4-profits-fast-food-franchise-diversifies-menu
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/goldman-sachs-group-inc-gs-earnings-preview-bleak-q4-due-low-trading-revenue-1539946
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The White House Won't Say How Few Hispanics Are Signing Up For Obamacare. Why Not? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Natalie Malis was something of a test case: a Latino willing to set aside her misgivings about U.S. government-sponsored health care and dive right in, though ultimately it was more like slogging in after she called in and got put on hold for "a ridiculously long time."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/white-house-wont-say-how-few-hispanics-are-signing-obamacare-why-not-1539998
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<p>Every year, Impact publishes an "Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report" detailing the number of natural disasters in the previous year, with estimates about their <a href="http://http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20140113_ab_if_annual_climate_catastrophe_report.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">total costs</a>.</p>
<p>They categorize each event by economic loss and insured loss. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/report-ten-most-expensive-natural-disasters-2013-1540058
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/citigroup-inc-nysec-earnings-preview-q4-sales-erode-profit-cost-cutting-1540066
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/french-are-better-americans-everything-even-political-sex-scandals-1540122
Uruguay's Economy Will Struggle With Unemployment And Inflation, But It Will Grow 4 Percent In 2014 :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Uruguay has earned its right to be called The Netherlands of Latin America. With an uber-liberal government, progressive social laws and a stable economy, the small country sit in its Atlantic corner without making much noise -- but when it rumbles, the whole continent feels it.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/uruguays-economy-will-struggle-unemployment-inflation-it-will-grow-4-percent-2014-1540214
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<p>See the incredible footage here: </p>
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/game-drones-what-happens-when-worlds-toughest-sports-drone-goes-against-shotgun-video-1540232
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25743517#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
German growth weaker than expected :: Germany's economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 0.4% in 2013 according to the first official estimates, but economists expect an improvement in 2014.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25742519#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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