A "meticulous" and "very careful" police analyst could not explain how he failed to see a 91-year-old woman with a walking frame in the road as his vehicle fatally collided with her, a court has heard.

The family of murdered Limerick pensioner Rosie Hanrahan has “begged” for information which will lead to her killer’s arrest, writes David Raleigh.

The family of an 83-year-old man who was stabbed to death while walking his two dogs have described him as "a lovely, gentle husband, dad and grandfather".

A pensioner who had been jailed, and was subsequently released by the High Court, over a failure to pay court-ordered instalments on a €5,000 judgment debt has brought fresh proceedings seeking damages.

Detective Superintendent Andrew Smith said it was "very likely" that the medication error "hastened his death".

A pensioner died after a man drove a car into pedestrians in a central square in the German city of Heidelberg on Saturday.

A pensioner has gone missing while dressed in her nightwear.

A woman in her 90s is recovering in hospital after she was rescued from her burning home in Co Clare this evening.

A rapist who barged his way into a pensioner's home and attacked her has been jailed for 12 years.

A mentally-ill man has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 10 years for killing a retired solicitor after their cars were involved in a minor collision.

In the UK more than 27,000 people have now signed a petition calling for a pensioner who tried to save murdered MP Jo Cox to be officially honoured for his bravery.

The pensioner who tried to save MP Jo Cox has been released from hospital as calls grow for him to be officially honoured for his bravery.

The family of a 91-year-old pensioner who died in a house fire caused by his neighbour say they are disappointed at the sentence handed down.

A pensioner has denied murder after allegedly shooting dead his wife at a care home.

Thieves have robbed a frail blind pensioner of £250 after cornering her in a lift at a council building, UK police have said.

The over-75s in the UK could be asked to make a voluntary contribution towards their TV licence under a BBC initiative potentially fronted by stars of pensionable age.

A pensioner found murdered in his own home was tied up on a chair and stabbed in the chest, police have said.

Police in the North are investigating two aggravated burglaries at pensioners homes in Newtownabbey and Ballyclare last night.

There is good budget news for pensioners and people on social welfare today.

A disabled pensioner who inspired global sympathy after he was mugged is selling his house that was funded by well-wishers and will move to the Shetland Islands after getting a “calling from God”.

Lessons on computers reunite one old lady with some of her musical favourites.

Age Action Ireland has called on the Government to divert the extra money it will get from this Thursday’s hike in tax on solid fuels to protect vulnerable pensioners.