State and private pension WARNING: Elderly ‘sleepwalking’ into poverty

The maximum you can currently claim on a state pension is £122.30 a week, which adds up to £6,359.60 – a sum most would struggle to live on. This means private pensions are relied upon by most Britons to top up their finances after they retire. However, there are strong concerns that the previous pension […]

Sleepwalking is the result of a survival mechanism gone awry

Last night, most of us went to the safety and comfort of our beds before drifting off to a night’s sleep. For some, this was the last conscious action before an episode of sleepwalking.  Recent research from Stanford University shows that up to 4 per cent of adults might have had such an experience. In […]