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John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, has been confirmed as the new holder of the title

A 111-year-old man from Merseyside is now the world’s oldest living man, and said the secret to his longevity is “pure luck”.

John Alfred Tinniswood is now the world's oldest man. At 111 years old, the man from England does not have a special diet or routine he follows and mostly credits his long life to "pure luck."

The world's oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was "just luck" and there was no special secret to his diet - although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday

LONDON — The world's oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was "just luck" and there was no special secret to his diet — although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday. Tinniswood, who has been retired for more than half a century, inherited the Guinness World Records title from Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora,...

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

The world's oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was "just luck" and there was no special secret to his diet - although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday.

The Guinness World Records (GWR) has named a 111-year-old man, John Alfred Tinniswood from England as the world’s oldest living man.    The GWR said that Tinniswood became the world’s oldest living man after the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez from Venezuela.   According to the Records, 112-year-old Gisaburo Sonobe from Japan was initially expected to be the new record holder, but he was recently confirmed to have died on 31 March.  

The world's oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was "just luck" and there was no special secret to his diet - although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday.

Former Royal Mail worker John Tinniswood, aged 111 years and 222 days old, from Southport, Merseyside has officially been named the oldest man in the world by Guinness World Records