Consumer groups have cautiously welcomed the new freedoms, which liberate the newly retired from having to buy a hated annuity.

It's a cliché that the newly retired are busier than they ever were at work.

Twenty per cent of the newly retired said their biggest regret was getting too stressed.

He nods at the suggestion that many newly retired players 'grieve' for their careers.

People in their 60s are much healthier than a decade ago, with serious illness among the newly retired falling by almost half.

A 76-year-old retired soldier has been jailed a second time for not paying his council tax.

I came here as a retired soldier to pay tribute to my forebears.

Twitching to get his old boots on, like a retired soldier given one last crack at the enemy.

Occurrence of at least one of these conditions increased nearly tenfold from 2003 to 2009 among retired soldiers.

Our top retired soldiers have been getting a bit gobby of late.

In addition, a retired worker from a state enterprise will have a pension and often a relatively desirable apartment as well.

The proposals have drawn protests from retired workers, about 70 of whom staged a demonstration outside the motor show.

When profits plunged, the pain was made worse by a bulging deficit in the pension scheme for its 12,000 retired workers.

More companies should strive to retain their grey talent, or encourage retired workers to retrain.

The embattled telecoms giant wants to link future payments for retired workers to a less generous inflation measure, potentially saving billions of pounds over the coming decades.