Sean

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23507214 - Mugabe promises to step down if he loses the election in Zimbabwe can`t say I believe you can lose a rigged election. Mind you " IF"he does give in and finally retire could be a sign of ill health however that is probably more wishful thinking !

Watched the Clive James interview tonight was mostly about his work and opinions - the health update he gave was more of a re-cap.The only thing I noticed different about him was that he had lost some weight but not enough to provoke any real concern!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23468227- no new info but an interesting quote from a Jewish activist "He is 100 years old. There is no need to hurt him. We're not saying he should face the guillotine, the gas chamber or the electric chair." - for the sake of his victims The Death List and those who picked him on the DDP I beg to differ!

http://www.contactmusic.com/photo/peter_o'toole_1787760 I personnally thought that Peter O`Toole was the weakest candidate on the list until stumbling upon these pictures in which he looks almost as tired and vacant as Zsa Zsa Gabor !

It probably would be a record except he is most likely only alive due to his life support machine so I think Guinness World Records would refuse to accept his record for frailest old man !

http://www.telegraph...nce-Philip.html- Prince Philip has not been able to travel from Sandringham to London in order to see his great grandson and may not see him for three months which on one hand suggests he is too unwell to travel but on the other hand there seems no hasty rush for the two to meet which suggests he has not deteriated since being released from hospital .

http://uk.news.yahoo...60.html#TV4uKON - the" alleged" surgery was to unblock a dialysis tube which if true means Mandela`s kidneys are now failing as well as his lungs ! After 50 days in hospital it is obvious he is never going to improve to the point of maintaining any quality of life!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10207095/Ronnie-Biggs-proud-to-have-been-part-of-Great-Train-Robbery.html- Ronnie Biggs appears to still be very lucid and as defiant as ever! No new medical details have emerged but a friend of Biggs described him as a "great fighter" which is the understatement of the century !

http://www.dailymail...cal-career.html - Theresa May has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and is now dependent upon insulin - she is still carrying on as normal she does however look very tired and pale in these first two pics.

http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07_23/Kalashnikov-to-be-discharged-from-hospital-soon-4469/ - Mikhail Kalashnikov is due to be released from hospital by the end of this month as his rehabilitation continues to "proceed well".

Six suggestions for next year : 1) Luise Rainer (b.1910) - double Oscar Winner who looks extremely frail and is wheelchair bound. 2)Sir Nicholas Winton (b.1909) - "British Schindler "guaranteed numerous UK obituaries appeared lucid but slumped back in his chair with the One Show`s Dan Snow recently. 3)Dora Bryan (b.1923) of Last of the Summer Wine fame has had severe Alzheimers disease for several years. 4)John Bardon (B.1939)- has been paralysed since a major stroke six years ago and was taped in bed looking very frail in a Documentary presented by his former Eastenders co-sta rJune Brown. 5)Daniel Von Bargen (b.1950) -American actor who shot himself in the head last year.Aside from that has severe diabetes which has lead to amputations 6)Sue Townsend (b.1946) Author of Adrian Mole is now registered blind is wheelchair bound and has suffered a heart attack and stroke as well as kidney failure resulting from type 1 diabetes - was quoted earlier this year as saying "I won`t make old bones".

Apparently he is moving to Spain upon his release with his wife who is incredibly standing by him http://www.dailystar...ife-to-leave-uk

Sad to hear about Sam Simon he seems like a genuinely nice bloke - if he makes 2014 he will be nearly everyone`s DDP Joker though (assuming Wilko Johnson and Valerie Harper are no longer with us that is).

Nelson Mandela

http://www.guinnessw...ving-man-50056/- Turns out there is a new title holder for words oldest man Salustiano Sanchez born 8th June 1901 - meaning we now have two verified male supercentenarians currently alive with several pending cases including Dr Alexander Imich being observed as slowly as ever by the GRG! .

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/nazis-100th-birthday-sparks-resentment-rome-131616184.html?.tsrc=sun - Aside from being deaf and suffering memory loss Priebke appears to still be active walking regularly ( which kind of contradicts a house arrest ) however he could still be hit number 9 if he is lynched by angry Jewish organisations!!