Elderly man back at medical school after 50 years

A 74-year-old man has become Britain's oldest ever medical student.

Elderly man back at medical school after 50 years

A 74-year-old man has become Britain's oldest ever medical student.

David Seelig – who dropped out of medical school 50 years ago to join the RAF - has only recently recovered from prostate cancer, but has set about trying to achieve his life-long dream of training as a nurse.

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