On 17 March, the Scottish cardinal will be 75, the statutory retirement age for Catholic Bishops.

BBC: Scotland

From next year, the minimum statutory retirement age will be raised, in stages, from 60 to 65.

ECONOMIST: Japan

Italy's unique years-in-work system of calculating pensionable age is to be phased out, and the statutory retirement age will be pushed back.

ECONOMIST: Italy��s budget: Saving Italy | The

Her departure from the BBC in 1983 was said to be "reluctant" - she had reached the statutory retirement age - and she was rewarded with a special commendation at the inaugural Sony Awards that year.

BBC: Patricia Hughes