Those on half a pint of beer a day are 81 per cent more likely than teetotallers to reach a tenth decade.

Women who drink similar amounts increase by a third their chance of reaching that landmark.

Even blokes who consumed three nips of whisky or two pints daily — double the recommended NHS maximum — are two-thirds more likely to live to that ripe age when compared to abstainers.

The booze habits of 5,500 people were tracked by researchers from Maastricht University in Holland for over two decades.

Lead researcher Prof Dr Piet van den Brandt said: “Our analyses show significantly positive associations between alcohol and longevity in men and women.”

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One theory is moderate drinking is good for heart health. But too much booze can be toxic, explaining why bingers do badly.

However, the researchers claim their results do not mean teetotallers should hit the bottle.

They said: “The results should not be used as motivation to start drinking.”

But Prof Dame Sally Davies, former Chief Medical Officer, said even one pint a week increases the risk of cancer.

And Sir Ian Gilmore, from Alcohol Health Alliance UK, claimed: “There is no evidence to suggest non-drinkers should start for the good of their health.”

NHS guidelines recommend no more than 14 units of alcohol weekly – roughly six pints of beer or six standard glasses of wine.

A recent survey reveals that contrary to what many people may believe, some people are more willing than others to forgive their partners and give them a second chance, even if they have cheated on them.

Gleeden, an extra-marital dating app, conducted the said survey, to find the dating trends among its users, mostly in the age group of 34-49 years.

The survey saw the participation of some 1,000 users from the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad.

It was found that while infidelity is a deal-breaker for many people, many more are aware that times are changing. As such, they are willing to give their unfaithful partner a second chance.

In fact, it has been found that while 36.9 per cent of the respondents are willing to forgive their partners without any conditions, 40.1 per cent think the relationship’s future will depend on the reason behind the infidelity.

Some 23 per cent of people say they are going to call it quits if such incidents happen.

It was also found in the survey that while previously people looked for flings and casual relationships when they sought extramarital relationships, now it is a big no-no.

With people’s perspectives changing, the survey revealed that most people are “committing infidelity” when they are “trying to find a companion rather than flashy flings”.

Also, when letting someone know of their actions, most people trust their closest friends. The study states that while 37.5 per cent of Gleeden users are willing to share the secrets about their love affair with their close friends.

31.3 per cent are likely to confess to their siblings. And the remaining 31.2 per cent would like to reveal secrets to their parents and spouses, so as to get rid of the guilt.

It warns that if someone contracts gonorrhoea, it is now much harder to treat, and in some cases impossible.
The sexually transmitted infection is rapidly developing resistance to antibiotics.
Experts said the situation was “fairly grim” with few new drugs on the horizon.
About 78 million people pick up the STI each year and it can cause infertility.
The World Health Organization analysed data from 77 countries which showed gonorrhoea’s resistance to antibiotics was widespread.
Dr Teodora Wi, from the WHO, said there had even been three cases – in Japan, France and Spain – where the infection was completely untreatable.
She said: “Gonorrhoea is a very smart bug, every time you introduce a new class of antibiotics to treat gonorrhoea, the bug becomes resistant.”
Worryingly, the vast majority of gonorrhoea infections are in poor countries where resistance is harder to detect.
“These cases may just be the tip of the iceberg,” she added.

Throat infection

Gonorrhoea can infect the genitals, rectum and throat, but it is the last that is most concerning health officials.
Dr Wi said antibiotics could lead to bacteria in the back of the throat, including relatives of gonorrhoea, developing resistance.
She said: “When you use antibiotics to treat infections like a normal sore throat, this mixes with the Neisseria species in your throat and this results in resistance.”
Thrusting gonorrhoea bacteria into this environment through oral sex can lead to super-gonorrhoea.
“In the US, resistance [to an antibiotic] came from men having sex with men because of pharyngeal infection,” she added.
A decline in condom use, which had soared because of fears of HIV/Aids, is thought to help the infection spread.

What is gonorrhoea?

The disease is caused by the bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoea.
The infection is spread by unprotected vaginal, oral and anal sex.
Symptoms can include a thick green or yellow discharge from sexual organs, pain when urinating and bleeding between periods.
However, of those infected, about one in 10 heterosexual men and more than three-quarters of women, and gay men, have no easily recognisable symptoms.
Untreated infection can lead to infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease and can be passed on to a child during pregnancy.
The World Health Organization is calling on countries to monitor the spread of resistant gonorrhoea and to invest in new drugs.

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Dr Manica Balasegaram, from the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, said: “The situation is fairly grim.
“There are only three drug candidates in the entire drug [development] pipeline and no guarantee any will make it out.”
But ultimately, the WHO said vaccines would be needed to stop gonorrhoea.
Prof Richard Stabler, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: “Ever since the introduction of penicillin, hailed as a reliable and quick cure, gonorrhoea has developed resistance to all therapeutic antibiotics.
“In the past 15 years therapy has had to change three times following increasing rates of resistance worldwide.
“We are now at a point where we are using the drugs of last resort, but there are worrying signs as treatment failure due to resistant strains has been documented.”

The school, one of the oldest in the area has been left with deep cracks because it has not been renovated for decades.

The dilapidated structure has been abandoned to collapse on innocent little children.

Rainstorms and other natural phenomenon have taken a huge toll on the structure compelling teachers to send home the children when it rains.

Adom News visited the school and found only a handful of pupil sitting at the corners of the classrooms due to scorching sun.

Some students who spoke to Adom News’ Illiasu Abdul Rauf said snakes and other reptiles invaded the school during classes hours.

The situation, they added has created fear and panic and appealed to government to as a matter of urgency come to their aid.

Some parents are said have withdrawn their wards from the school to assist them at farms while others are also engage in hunting lizards.

A parent who is also the Chairperson of the Parent Teacher Association, Hafisah Sina also called for intervention because their children are now being taught under trees which she said was risky.

She revealed that several appeals to the district education service have fallen on deaf ears.

Describing the development as very dangerous, Hafisah Sina called on government to save the lives of the students.

Meanwhile the Assembly man of the area, David Gyema said the district Assembly has refused to address the matter after several appeals.

He envisaged a catastrophe if government also fail to intervene.

SOURCE: Ghana/Adom News/Illiasu Abdul Rauf