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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Ford (F) Says Would Reassess UK Operations If Britain Left EU: Paper :: <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>LONDON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F), the top-selling car manufacturer in Britain, said on Wednesday it would be forced to reconsider its UK operations if the country voted in favor of leaving the European Union, the latest major foreign investor to sound the same warning.<br />
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Steve Odell, chief executive of Ford's operations in Europe, said the second-largest U.S. carmaker would have to re-evaluate its operations if Britain pulled out of the 28-member trading bloc in a proposed referendum.<br />
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ford-f-says-would-reassess-uk-operations-if-britain-left-eu-paper-1540622
Deutsche Bank Suspends Several Traders In New York And Other Offices For Alleged Currency Manipulation :: <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>Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) has suspended several traders in New York and at its offices in other countries as part of an internal probe into alleged manipulations of the foreign exchange market.</p>
<p>The internal probe was part of a global investigation, launched by several of the world's largest banks, into suspected manipulations and collusions, which have seen several traders being either suspended or fired.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/deutsche-bank-suspends-several-traders-new-york-other-offices-alleged-currency-manipulation-1540540
Japan Approves Fukushima Operator's Revival Plan :: <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>By Mari Saito and Kentaro Hamada<br />
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry on Wednesday approved a revival plan for the utility responsible for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T>, its second attempt at restoring its battered finances.<br />
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The plan hinges on Tokyo Electric (Tepco) restarting its Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant to cut fossil fuel costs, a contentious undertaking staunchly opposed by the local governor.<br />
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/japan-approves-fukushima-operators-revival-plan-1540580
Bank of America (BAC) Profit Soars As Loan-Loss Provision Falls :: <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>(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), the second-largest U.S. bank, reported an eight-fold jump in fourth-quarter profit, driven by a steep fall in the bank's provisions to cover bad loans.</p>
<p>Net income applicable to shareholders rose to $3.18 billion, or 29 cents per share, from $367 million, or 3 cents per share, in the same quarter of 2012. The year-earlier profit was dented by about $5 billion of mortgage-related charges.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Anil D'Silva in Bangalore and Peter Rudegeair in New York; Editing by Ted Kerr)</p>
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/bank-america-bac-profit-soars-loan-loss-provision-falls-1540576
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/danish-tourist-allegedly-robbed-gang-raped-indian-capital-new-delhi-files-police-complaint-1540528
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25743929#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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<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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