Jiroemon Kimura dies at 116: five things you might not know

Briefing Wed 12 Jun, AT 14:56

The world's oldest man has finally died in Japan. His secret? Light meals and no smoking

Schoolgirl tells how affair with maths teacher Forrest all began

Summary Wed 12 Jun, AT 13:02

He would take her home for sex before the pair fled to France and started an international manhunt

Manchester City players applaud fans who paid £62 to watch game

Man City has best-paid players in the world, on £100k a week

One-Minute Read Wed 12 Jun, AT 12:26

Average salary at the Etihad is £5.2m-a-year, as football dominates global pay league

Chaos spreads as more workers join French air strike

One-Minute Read Wed 12 Jun, AT 12:16

Thousands of flights cancelled as EU transport workers protest at shake-up of air traffic control

Speaker John Bercow acts over conflict of interests scandal

Wed 12 Jun, AT 11:34 The Mole

Move follows revelations that Tim Yeo has green interests while chairing energy committee

Australia axe batsman David Warner after Joe Root bar fight

First Reaction Wed 12 Jun, AT 11:19

Cricketer dropped after allegations of attack on England star in Birmingham pub

Bank of England

BOE's Paul Fisher says UK will not recover at same rate as US

One-Minute Read Wed 12 Jun, AT 10:17

Senior Bank official downplays recent positive data and warns UK is 'one or two years' behind America

Jiah Khan suicide: police grill boyfriend over abuse claims

One-Minute Read Wed 12 Jun, AT 10:10

Suraj Pancholi taken into custody after six-page letter talks of 'torture' and 'forced abortion'

Ex-HBOS chief James Crosby is stripped of his knighthood

One-Minute Read Wed 12 Jun, AT 10:05

Former chief executive asked to return his title in April after savaging from banking standards commission

Greece axes state broadcaster ERT as austerity grip tightens

First Reaction Wed 12 Jun, AT 09:36

TV screens fade to black in debt-laden country as government suspends 2,500 staff at 'haven of waste'

London police raid G8 protest base: what was that all about?

Summary Wed 12 Jun, AT 08:51

'Huge show of force' from police in central London as more than 50 anti-G8 protesters are arrested

US

Jane Lynch seeks gay divorce but lawyers shouldn't crow

Wed 12 Jun, AT 08:17 Charles Laurence

Lynch and Lara Embry were among first celebrity gays to get married. Now they've hit splitsville

Blame the players: Pearce fury after Under-21s lose to Israel

First Post Wed 12 Jun, AT 07:14

'Psycho' Pearce loses plot as Under-21 team suffer third defeat and leave finals without a point

Miller's Rutherford & Son 'powerful and prescient'

Hot Ticket Wed 12 Jun, AT 07:04

Jonathan Miller directs rarely seen Edwardian gem about economic uncertainty and family tensions

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