Fwends help us all live longer

HAVING lots of friends is as important as diet and exercise for living a long and healthy life.

- STEVE HUGHES

The lads in The Inbetweeners telly hit may take the mickey out of making new “fwends”, but a “large social network” is vital for our health, says boffin Dr Marisa Franco.

She says we shouldn't take platonic bonds “for granted”.