Father of three Tim King said the insurers had told him the house was not fit to live in until it is cleaned.

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Professor Tim Spector of King's College London, who also works on the ageing process, says the focus is not on extending life, but on extending good health.

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Surrey have also retained eight players on new two-year contracts - batsmen Walters, Matthew Spriegel, Arun Harinath and Michael Brown, bowlers Stuart Meaker, Simon King and Tim Linley, and wicketkeeper Gary Wilson.

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"We are impressed by the business and we believe that by bringing the two sets of assets and people together we can create one even better company going forward, " said Greene King chief executive Tim Bridge.

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