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He is the doctor whose book offering simple, but revelatory, advice on how to live longer has taken France by storm. Now Michel Cymes, a 59-year-old Parisian surgeon (and handsome TV pundit), is sharing his medical insights and latest research with us Brits, too. (Vanessa Paradis, Marion Cotillard, Catherine Deneuve, Carla Bruni and Sophie Marceau, above)

Britain is set to shiver from an Arctic blast with four inches of snow and temperatures as low as minus 10C. Plunging temperatures have been blamed for dozens of deaths across Europe as winter takes its toll. In Turkey, anti-riot police officers patrol around the Blue mosque during snowfall in Istanbul (left). Meanwhile, frozen bridges, small fishing boats and stones on the coast have been seen near the Black sea town of Varna, some 279 miles east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia (top right). And polar bear Wolodja took a nap on some snow which has fallen in its enclosure in the Berlin Tierpark zoo (bottom right).

In their pomp, they played in front of an adoring crowd, earning thousands of pounds a week. Rather than make the obvious move into coaching or punditry, these former footballers opted to pursue obscure jobs after hanging up their boots. From a pastor to a fisherman and from a policeman to a presenter, here MailOnline looks at those footballers in their second lives. Former Manchester United player Phil Mulryne (left), who once rubbed shoulders with David Beckham and Ryan Giggs is now training to be a priest; Dion Dublin now presents Homes Under The Hammer (second left); towering striker Kevin Francis is now a gang squad police officer in Canada (second right), while former England midfielder Lee Bowyer (right) is a fisherman in France.

Paramedics taking 86-year-old great Brenda Wilding to hospital pulled over to rescue the 'cold wet' labrador from the side of the road. The journey then continued with Mrs Wilding vomiting from a severe gallbladder condition while a paramedic tried to stop the 'hyper' dog from leaping on her. The pensioner had dialled 999 from her home in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on November 12 after doubling over with pain. But when the ambulance was taking her along the A10 to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, it suddenly pulled over. Both Mrs Wilding and her granddaughter Justine Butcher have expressed their annoyance.

Esteban Santiago, 26, has been seen in surveillance footage pulling out his handgun and shooting dead five people and wounding another six inside Fort Lauderdale airport. Santiago (inset) opened fire inside the baggage claim at Terminal 2 of the Florida airport on Friday afternoon. Shocking surveillance footage, first obtained by TMZ, shows the Iraq war veteran calmly walk into shot before pulling the pistol from his waistband. He then begins firing, appearing to be aiming initially at a man in front of him. Santiago then runs out of the frame as people desperately take shelter. The 26-year-old could face the death penalty after being accused of an act of violence at an international airport resulting in death, and weapons charges. The new video was the second released from inside the terminal, after one that emerged on Friday (left and right) showed people taking cover as shots rang out.

WARNING: UPSETTING CONTENT In the video, the child is seen walking across a ball pit, full of broken plastic balls, towards a prisoner who is tied to a fence by his wrists. The toddler is then is handed a gun by the man in the background, points it at the prisoner (inset), and seemingly shoots (main pic). The footage then ends.

The Queen, 90, attended the church service at Sandringham today, after missing the traditional Christmas and New Year's services for the first time. The monarch was seen arriving by car (left) at St Mary Magdalene Church with a blue blanket over her lap just before 11am this morning. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (right), along with the Middleton family - including Pippa Middleton (inset) - walked to church this morning from Sandringham House.

A mother has pleaded with youngsters to avoid taking ecstasy - after posting pictures of her teenage daughter in a coma after she popped a pill. In posts that have now got viral, devastated mum Kerry Robinson took to social media site Facebook to explicitly reveal the shocking dangers of taking the banned class-A drug. And she added to her warning by showing her own 16 year-old daughter Leah in a hospital coma after taking ecstasy over Christmas. Mrs Robinson, of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, explained how her family's own scare with ecstasy came after Leah took what was believed to be the drug at a local party. The first harrowing picture on Boxing Day showed Leah among a tangle of tubes and machines as she lay unconscious in an induced coma in hospital.

Beleaguered residents can finally breathe easily in their own homes after the removal of a 20,000-tonne rubbish heap - which was like 'living next to rotting corpses'. The litter heap on the former Waste4Fuel site in Orpington, Kent, had been left to fester for several years, creating a risk which saw fire crews regularly sent out to tackle hotspots which would erupt into flames. Neighbours in the cul-de-sac joining the site described it as a 'living nightmare' due to the horrific smells coming from the 40ft (12m) high and 60ft (18m) wide heap.

A man who was born female has become the first in Britain to get pregnant. Former Asda worker Hayden Cross, 20, from Gloucester, decided to pause his gender reassignment process so he could give birth. Hayden (pictured left and right as a man in recent years) found a sperm donor on Facebook (inset) and become pregnant four months ago. He will complete his transition, which will remove his breasts and ovaries, after his child is born.

NEW The 47-year-old, who is a judge on new BBC talent show Let It Shine, said she believes many women undergo the cosmetic treatment as a 'subconscious' reaction to being unhappy.

Crystal Duke, 24, has a condition which means her body does not produce eggs. She and husband Terry, 34, of Ealing, West London, (left) treat the doll (right), which they named George, like a real child and it even has its own bottle. They approached an artist who crafted the doll's face using images of the couple as children (Crystal's inset) so that it looked like them.

This hotel has everything you'd need for a weekend of romance, which would be wonderful - except you're there to get over a romance, not kindle one. Welcome to Ashdown Park Hotel, in East Grinstead, East Sussex, home to Britain's only divorce and break-up retreat. (Pictured above on the right is Sara Davison)

The 26-year-old 800m runner (inset) wed Violet Raseboya in a lavish traditional ceremony in her native South Africa (left) while also celebrating her 26th birthday. Semenya, who has faced controversy throughout her career and was once forced to undergo humiliating gender testing to prove she was female due to her high levels of testosterone, uploaded pictured of the event at an exclusive venue in Pretoria and called it 'our perfect day'. She donned a blue 'Prince Charming'-style outfit while Violet wore a full-length white lace and appliqué dress (right).

A massive 250ft-long wind turbine blade has been unveiled in the centre of Hull as it celebrates its year in the spotlight as UK City of Culture. 'Blade' was created by artist Nayan Kulkarni and workers at the Siemens factory in Hull. It is the first in a series of temporary commissions in Hull this year that will reflect its fishing port past and its future as a manufacturing hub. 'Blade' arrived this morning in Queen Victoria Square and large crowds gathered to watch it slowly lifted into its final position by late afternoon.

Bemused passengers on the tube awkwardly averted their gaze today as hundreds of commuters stripped down to their underwear across London for the bizarre annual tradition. An open invitation was issued to exhibitionists to join others meeting in central London before they took off their trousers and made their way to the Piccadilly Line and boarded tubes across the capital. This comes ahead of the London underground grinding to a halt during crippling 24 hour strike action, starting this evening, which is set to leave thousands of people stranded during Monday morning rush hour.

Ukip activist George Cottrell, 23, (right) was arrested and led away in handcuffs as he and the former leader of the party, Nigel Farage (inset), got off a flight in Chicago in July last year. The young man used to run Mr Farage's private office and later admitted his role in the scam which took place in 2014. He was initially charged with 21 felonies including attempted extortion, money laundering and fraud and is now locked up in an Arizona jail. His mother, former glamour model Fiona Cottrell (left) - who once dated Prince Charles - has spoken on his behalf claiming he had 'turned his life around' before he was arrested.

Locals living in a Spanish town donned extraordinary costumes and covered themselves in leaves (left) and tree bark (right) as part of an annual festive. Participants ran through the town of Silio, northern Spain, to celebrate La Vijanera carnival on Sunday. The event, symbolising the triumph of good over evil and the change of the old for the new, is a festival declared of National Tourist Interest. It typically takes place on the first Sunday of the new year and it is one of the year's first carnivals in Europe. The celebration involved around 60 men who were dressed up as different characters - including animals.

A beloved miniature railway (right) which travels at just 4mph and has enchanted tourists since 1949, will close due to 'ludicrous' health and safety regulations. The railway in Poole Park, Dorset, (pictured in 1971, bottom left) will have to temporarily shut for up to a year while the 700 yards of track is upgraded and fenced off. Council officials have decided to implement the Health and Safety Executive's 'Passenger-carrying miniature railway guidance on safe practice' which runs to 28 pages. This is despite it running for nearly 70 with hardly any accidents. It has been incredibly popular with holidaymakers and locals for decades (pictured in 1967, top left).

Fans of Narcos will be well aware of the dramatic gunfights that took place at the various homes of Pablo Escobar. But a group of Brits went as far as recreating these battles by charging around the drug lord's bombed-out Colombian estates with paintball guns. Various posts on Twitter show the group at the the vast estate in Guatape, in the northwest of the country, posing with equipment for the game.

Melissa Parsons, 32, said she was horrified to see her abusive ex-boyfriend was involved in a riot at HMP Birmingham just weeks before he was jailed for attacking her last year. Ross Queen was jailed for 18 weeks last Wednesday at Birmingham Crown Court for assaulting the mother-of-one, whom he also 'harassed' for months after they broke up in September 2015. Ms Parsons said the attack left her 'afraid to be in her own home' and added she did not think Queen was 'remorseful' for the incident.

A video blogger dad broadcast his wife's C-section on Facebook to 100,000 people - and even filmed while she was on the operating table. Stephen Skinner, 32, hit record just as Holly, 28, was heading to hospital to be induced and was expecting to capture the water birth of their first child on camera. Things didn't go to plan and doctors were forced to perform a C-section after the baby's head moved into a sideways position.The excited parents-to-be, both living in London, overcame the issues and baby Atlas was born on Boxing Day weighing 9Ibs 9 ounces.

A woman has miraculously survived being sandwiched between two cars after a speeding joyrider, who tried to flee the scene immediately, smashed into her by a busy road. Kanta Anand, 40, was walking out of her home in Delhi, India, when the 17-year-old driver ploughed into her. She is then dragged more than 50 yards by the white MUV car before horror footage shows it ramming into a black vehicle pulling out of a junction.Incredibly she only suffered a fractured hip and following surgery is now stable in hospital.

Car enthusiasts were out in force today as they dusted off their vintage motors for a picturesque 80 mile journey through the Yorkshire Dales. The annual road trip led keen Citroen 2CV drivers from the starting block in Leeds, through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, along the Wharfedale Valley - where the motorists took in the spectacular views. As they made their way to the finish line at the Tan Hill Inn, at Reeth, North Yorkshire, the drivers had to battle a punishing 1,732ft steep slope to reach the pub famed for being the highest in Britain.

A leopard soars through the air with her front legs spread like wings as she hunts a warthog. The female predator almost seemed to be flying as she pounced on her prey. The leopard had been stalking the unsuspecting warthog and followed him out of sight into the bushes. Suddenly the two animals burst from the bush, with the leopard in pursuit of the wild pig, who realised he could not outrun his pursuer and turned to confront her. The creatures then faced each other in a tense two minute stand-off, before the big cat pounced. Photographer Peter Thompson captured these breathtaking action shots in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Morris dancers have celebrated the ancient custom of wassailing, said to prepare orchards for the new year. Members of the Leominster Morris performed the ceremony with black face make-up. They led a procession to an orchard near Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, to bless trees with a good crop and to frighten away evil spirits.