Captain Tom Moore breaks the world record for the oldest person to have a No.1 single

Captain Tom Moore has become the oldest person to have a No.1 single after his song with Michael Ball reached the top of the UK charts. The record was previously held by Tom Jones, who reached No.1 with [Barry] Islands In The Stream aged 68 in 2006, 32 years younger than Tom is now.  Captain … Read more

Zoo prepares to serenade one of the UK’s oldest penguin’s Rosie

One of Britain’s oldest penguins will be serenaded with a ‘special birthday celebration’ from the confines of her zoo in honour of reaching the milestone age of 30. Rosie the Humboldt Penguin, who arrived to Sewerby Hall and Gardens, near the seaside town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990, has left … Read more

One of Britain’s oldest coronavirus survivors, 102, leaves hospital after defeating disease

Centurion survivor! Footage shows heartwarming moment one of Britain’s oldest coronavirus patients, aged 102, leaves hospital after defeating the deadly disease Vera Beeley, 102, from Sheffield, diagnosed with coronavirus on Easter Monday  She was admitted by her care home previous day after complaining of a cough  Touching video shows moment left hopsital after defeating the … Read more

World’s oldest piece of mahogany is found in Canada and dates back almost 80MILLION years

World’s oldest piece of mahogany is found in Canada and dates back almost 80MILLION years to when the dinosaurs roamed the planet Chunk of mahogany was found in a piece of rock found near Vancouver Island  It was dated to between 72 and 79 million years old – the end of the Cretaceous Previous evidence … Read more