Sir Norman Wisdom to retire at 90
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Comedy great Sir Norman Wisdom is to retire next year after a career which has spanned decades.
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Matthew Pinsent, the four-time Olympic gold medallist, confirmed today that he is to retire from the sport - as reported in The Times yesterday.
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Washington Wizards assistant coach Tom Young announces his retirement at the age of 74 after a near 50-year coaching career.
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The funeral of West End musical star Pat Kirkwood, who died at the age of 83, will take place later.
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Humourist and broadcaster Alan Coren, star of BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, dies at the age of 69.
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Seve Ballesteros decides against retiring and will play in the Masters in April before joining the US Seniors Tour.
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Richard Notebaert, who is 59, announces his retirement as chief executive and chairman of the telecom giant.
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William Hutt, widely regarded as one of Canada's finest classical actors and a company member at the Stratford Festival for almost four decades, has died at the age of 87.
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Scott McGregor, former head of Royal Philips Electronics' semiconductor division, will replace Alan Ross, who plans to retire.
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Tony Blair was warned not to expect the quiet life in retirement as he was welcomed into the club for former world leaders on Thursday by South Africa&#39;s revered ex-president Nelson Mandela.
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A 102-year-old will become Britain's oldest emigrant this weekend when he leaves to start a new life with his wife in New Zealand.
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National Audit Office boss Sir John Bourn, who has faced calls to resign in a row over travel expenses, is to retire.
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Sweden's former French Open finalist  Magnus Norman announced his retirement Friday, citing a string  of injuries for his decision.
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The 51-year-old Scot has quit his post at Blackburn and will take over at St James&#39; Park next Monday. A Newcastle United club statement read: &quot;Graeme Souness leaves Blackburn Rovers today to take up the position of team manager of Newcastle United.
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When Carolyn Wood, a computer programmer, retired two years ago at 63, her husband, Paul, an English professor in Philadelphia, followed suit, even though it meant forfeiting some benefits because he was just shy of his 60th birthday.
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WAYZATA, Minn., Feb. 6  â The agribusiness company Cargill said Tuesday that its chief executive, Warren R. Staley, would retire June 1 after reaching 65, the companyâs retirement age for executives.
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Britain's oldest worker has enjoyed a day off to celebrate his 100th birthday but explained he would become a &quot;miserable sod&quot; if he ever had to retire for good.