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A great-grandfather from Merseyside has become the world's oldest living man.

John Tinniswood, who is 111 years and 223 days old, says he doesn't pin his extraordinary longevity down to any particular lifestyle choice or diet but he does eat battered fish and chips every Friday.

The Briton lives in a care home in Southport, where staff call him a "big chatterbox". He said: "I eat what they give me and so does everybody else. I don't have a special diet."

He also said his secret to longevity is "pure luck", adding: "You either live long or you live short, and you can't do much about it."

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