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Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope in 600 years to retire, saying that at 85 he lacked the strength to fulfil his duties. Some priests who make him look a stripling:
— Msgr Gerald Ryan, 92 St Luke’s in the Bronx, New York
— Msgr Anthony Majchrowski, 94 All Saints Catholic Church, Flint, Michigan
— Msgr Vincent J. Topper, 100 St Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
— Father Geoffrey Schneider, 100, St Aloysius’ College, Kirribilli, Sydney
— Father Alvaro Fernandez served as parish priest in San Tirso, Asturias, Spain until his death aged 107 in 1988.
A one-month-old baby in Bromley had his finger bitten off by a fox which had entered his home. Recorded fox attacks over the past three years:
— November 2012: Angler in East Sussex bitten while he slept in a tent
— June 2010: Two nine-month-old girls attacked in their bedroom in Hackney
— June 2010: Toddler bitten in garden in Brighton Number of people treated for pet dog bites in NHS hospitals in past three years: 18,000
Source: NHS episode statistics
More horse meat was found in food. How does horse compare nutritionally with 100g portions of other meats?
| Horse | Beef | Pork | |
| Energy (KJ) | 703 | 920 | 594 |
| Protein (g) | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Fat (g) | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| Iron (mg) | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1 |
Source: Danish National Food Institute
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