Activities which strengthen the muscles – like weightlifting – should be part of an older person’s weekly exercise routine, a study suggests.

People doing both aerobic and muscle exercises were more likely to live longer than those who did just one or the other, US researchers found.

But you don’t have to go to the gym – carrying heavy shopping bags, digging in the garden and pilates all count.

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Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews Richard Westcott reports from inside Inmarsat’s control centre in London.

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Part of a SpaceX rocket hurtling towards the Moon is thought to have made impact. The Falcon 9 rocket was launched last year …

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“We’re getting very big in space,” says the US president. What would a new branch of the military do?

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The BBC’s Tech Now explores the fast-developing area of digital clones, where your digital self will act, talk and write like you, and complete tasks on your behalf.

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