A Japanese woman, recognised as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116. Tomiko Itooka died in a nursing home in the city of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, according to officials. She became the oldest person in the world after Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera passed away in August 2024 at age 117….
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on 29 December at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture in central Japan. Itooka, who enjoyed bananas and a…
Met Police Edward Pettifer has been identified by the Metropolitan Police as the British national who was killed in New Orleans on 1 January King Charles is deeply saddened by the death of a British man who was killed in the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, palace sources say. Edward Pettifer,…
A man is behind bars and will likely face extradition after his arrest over a woman’s alleged murder more than two decades ago. Keith Lees, 72, remains in custody after spending about 18 months evading an arrest warrant over the death of his former partner, 25-year-old Meaghan Louise Rose, who was discovered at the base…
A former city councillor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she had removed from her office after losing a bid for re-election. Footage of one of Janaína Lima’s employees hauling away the facilities was posted online as her tenure as Sao Paulo councilwoman ended. “I decided to donate the equipment I acquired…
South Korean anti-corruption officials attempting to arrest the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, must know by now what he meant by his repeated vows to “fight to the end”. In the month since his calamitous declaration of martial law, Yoon, along with most of his party, his legal team and, crucially, his security detail,…
Play video content TMZ.com The Titans are in desperate need of a quarterback, but Chris Johnson is advising his former squad to still take Travis Hunter in the spring’s NFL Draft — telling TMZ Sports Tennessee would be “absolute fools” to pass on the Heisman Trophy winner. If the season ended today, the 3-13 Titans…
A British man was among 14 people killed in a New Year’s Day vehicle attack in New Orleans, it has been confirmed. The Metropolitan police said they were supporting the family of Edward Pettifer, 31, of Chelsea, who was killed in the attack in Bourbon Street. His family said he was a “wonderful son, brother,…
Kawhi Leonard is evidently ready to play basketball again. The LA Clippers upgraded Leonard from out to questionable on their injury report Friday night, he’s expected make his season debut Saturday when the team plays host to the Atlanta Hawks, according to reports. Leonard has been out with what the Clippers described as right knee…
A man has been charged with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The man “will be produced in court on Monday”, after having been taken into custody on Wednesday, acting police commissioner Juki Fong Chew said in an email…
