John Tinniswood, the world's oldest man, has died in northern England. He credited his longevity largely to "pure luck," but did offer advice about over-indulging - in anything.

The world’s oldest man has died in England at age 112. The family of John Alfred Tinniswood said he died Monday at a care home outside Liverpool, where he was born in 1912.

The world’s oldest man, Briton John Tinniswood, has died aged 112 at the care home where he lived in Southport, north-west England, Guinness World Records