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YOGHURT could be one of the keys to a long and healthy life, according to Maria Branyas Morera who lived to the ripe old age of 117.  Mrs Branyas Morera was the oldest person on Earth at the time of her death in Spain in 2024, and researchers have been studying her lifestyle, which included…

ROOFMAN  (15) 126mins ★★★☆☆ A NICE guy doing bad things isn’t an original premise for a comedy drama.  But base it on the true story of an escaped felon hiding out in a toy shop and things get more interesting.  Channing Tatum plays Jeffrey Manchester, the charismatic convict from North Carolina with the “you couldn’t…

THIS is the terrifying moment a woman is stabbed by a stranger while walking to work, with the unprovoked attack caught on CCTV. Sushi chef Wan Lai, 26, was walking near the intersection of Little Bourke Street and Spencer Street in the CBD district of Melbourne, Australia, at around 7.40am on October 2, when her…

IF you need cash for Christmas, now is the time to apply for a festive job.  The number of seasonal roles is up 16 per cent on last year as retailers, logistics firms, pubs, clubs and restaurants take on temporary staff for the season.  However, the number of people looking for a yuletide position is…

ED Miliband’s green agenda is putting British jobs on the line and hammering home-grown manufacturing, a Labour MP warned today.  Steve Yemm called on the Energy Secretary to rethink his strategy on tackling emissions, insisting current rules are inflicting “economic self-harm”.  Mr Yemm’s criticism of Net Zero is among the boldest yet from a Labour…

AN asylum seeker accused of murdering a worker at a migrant hotel was seen “having a good time” with pals hours after the attack, a court heard yesterday. Housing officer Tyler English said Sudan-born Deng Chol Majek had “seemed sad” and “in a trance” beforehand, apparently staring at where Rhiannon Skye Whyte, 27, was working…

SIR Elton John’s glasses firm owes a whopping £3.7million, latest figures have revealed. The Rocket Man star’s glasses are available via his website and at high street giant Specsavers. However, the firm that receives cash from the sale of the eyewear has substantial debts. Accounts for Elton John Optical Company Ltd show that it is…

TELLY’S Victor Meldrew would not believe it but his terraced house from One Foot In The Grave has sold for £337,500. The setting for the 1990s BBC comedy about an old grump, played by Richard Wilson, was used throughout the series. Classic scenes included the garden being covered in 263 garden gnomes and a Citroen…

ACTOR Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted a man despite being told, “No, this is not right”, court documents allege. The star is being sued at the High Court by the man known only as LNP, who says he suffered pain, anxiety and distress. Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel, for LNP, says in papers filed at the court that the…