The world's oldest person turns 116 - Ethel Caterham was born 5 years before the start of World War I
The world's oldest person has celebrated her 116th birthday in Surrey. Ethel Caterham became the world's oldest person in April, following the death of Brazilian nun Inah Canbarro Lucas, who was 116 years old.
She will celebrate her birthday at a nursing home in Lightwater and spend the day "at her own pace", surrounded by her family.
Mrs Caterham was born on 21 August 1909, in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, five years before the outbreak of World War I, the second youngest of eight siblings. This makes her the last person to have lived during the period when Edward VII was King of Great Britain.
According to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), she met her husband Norman, who was a major in the British Army, at a dinner party in 1931. They served in Hong Kong and Gibraltar and had two children. Her husband died in 1976, according to records.
A spokesperson for the nursing home said: "Ethel and her family are very grateful for all the messages and interest shown to her as she celebrates her 116th birthday this year."
Last year, Mrs Caterham was sent a card from the king to mark her 115th birthday.
The title of oldest person ever is held by French woman Jeanne Calment, who lived 122 years and 164 days, according to Guinness World Records.
Femrat mbajnë peshën kryesore në bashkitë e vendit/ 77% e stafit me gra, kryesojnë ato në shërbime sociale
Një raport i publikuar UNDP për sa I përket punionjësve të 12 bashkive kryesore ka zbuluar se 77% e stafit të bashkive në Shqipëri janë femra, duke treguar......
Slight fluctuations in the foreign exchange market – The Franc strengthens while the Pound loses points!
The US dollar has not registered any fluctuations in its price since the previous day this morning, being bought again at 82.6 lek and being sold at 83.9 lek......
Fires "surround" Spain - Around 400,000 hectares have been burned by flames, 37 arrests
Spain continues to battle one of the most devastating wildfire seasons in decades, despite temperatures beginning to drop across the Iberian Peninsula. Wet......
Formalization in the labor market increases - In 7 months, over 1,300 informal workers enter the scheme
The action against informality in the workplace, as one of the priorities of the Albanian government, seems to have borne first fruits. The risk-based......
Qukës-Qafë Plloçë road, nearing completion - The last 400 meters are being asphalted, opening for vehicle traffic is expected
The last lot of the Qukës – Qafë Plloçë road, with a length of 9.3 km, is nearing completion. The engineers of the company “2T” have informed the......
Mandatory home earthquake insurance - US House: The bill needs some improvements and clarifications
The American Chamber of Commerce has asked the Ministry of Finance to make some improvements to the draft law on mandatory earthquake insurance. This draft......
China Considers Creating Stablecoins - Seeks to Boost Global Use of Local Currency
China is considering allowing stablecoins, or stable currencies pegged to the yuan, for the first time in an effort to boost its currency's global presence.......
If the US saves, Europe pays - Lowering US drug prices endangers access to medicines in the EU
President Donald Trump's move to match drug prices in the United States to the lowest levels in major trading nations is worrying industry and analysts in......
